With the Crusaders suffering a shock loss, and the Chiefs finally notching their first win of 2019, Super Rugby is back for another week - with three mouth watering clashes for TVNZ's experts to look forward to.
How it works: TVNZ sports buffs will chip in their picks for matches involving New Zealand sides each round with some adding a little insight into their thinking. A correct result will give them two points and a correct margin a bonus point!
Round Seven:
Hurricanes v Crusaders
Blues v Stormers
Jaguares v Chiefs
Matt Hall-Smith - 1 NEWS Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 13+
Blues v Stormers - Blues 13+
Jaguares v Chiefs - Jagaures 13+
Guy Heveldt - 1 NEWS Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Jaguares 1-12
Brodyn Knuckey - 1 NEWS NOW Sport producer
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Jaguares 1-12 : "Despite last week's massive, surprising win, Jaguares at home is a different beast."
Maddy Lloyd - Breakfast Reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Chiefs 1-12
Faleatua Malili - 1 NEWS NOW Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Chiefs 13+
Matt Manukia - 1 NEWS Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 13+
Blues v Stormers - Blues 13+
Jaguares v Chiefs - Chiefs 13+
John McKenzie - 1 NEWS reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12: "Crusaders don't lose two in a row, simple as that."
Blues v Stormers - Blues 13+: "I backed the Stormers last week, only for them to lose a nail biter to the Hurricanes. I expect that loss would have hurt their pride, so picking the Blues to run away with it in the second."
Jaguares v Chiefs - Jaguares 1-12.
Alex Powell - 1 NEWS NOW Sport producer
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Jagaures 1-12
Dewi Preece - 1 NEWS Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Hurricanes 1-12: "You may as well flip a coin with this one. Going with home advantage, and the fact that they'll want to correct the record from their meeting earlier in the season."
Blues v Stormers - Stormers 1-12: "Stormers will definitely feel like they missed the chance of a big scalp against the Canes last weekend, and won't let those silly errors creep in again."
Jaguares v Chiefs - Chiefs 13+: "There's no way on earth the Chiefs should have put 50 against the Bulls at home, so it must be something in the touring water. Jaguares at home is one of the toughest fixtures around, but the Chiefs to keep us scratching our heads."
Michelle Prendiville - 1 NEWS Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Chiefs 1-12
Josh Reich - 1 NEWS NOW editor
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Stormers - Stormers 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs - Chiefs 1-12
Andrew Saville - 1 NEWS Sport presenter
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12: "Can't see the Crusaders repeating last week's performance. Canes won't be easy at home at near full strength!!"
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12: "Stern test for the Blues pack especially, with the Stormers full of Springbok beef. If they get enough ball, surely the Blues will unleash their back three again."
Jaguares v Chiefs: Chiefs 1-12: "Yes tough road trip and the Jags have played very well in patches. Picking the Chiefs to start getting on a roll."
Stephen Stuart - 1 NEWS Sport reporter, producer
Hurricanes v Crusaders - Crusaders 1-12: " At least the irritating All Blacks World Cup resting nonsense won't spoil the game this time! Same result though."
Blues v Stormers - Blues 1-12: "The Stormers reckon feisty Eben "Elisabeth" Etzebeth is worth 10 points to them. Factor in the weather as well, could be another close call."
Jaguares v Chiefs - Jaguares 1-12: "Refreshed and ready to repeat last year's win over the Retallick-less Chiefs."
Victor Waters - Breakfast Sport producer
Hurricanes v Crusaders: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Stormers : Blues 1-12
Jaguares v Chiefs: Jaguares 1-12
Abby Wilson - 1 NEWS Sport reporter
Hurricanes v Crusaders: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Stormers: Blues 1-12
Chiefs v Jaguares: Jaguares 13+
Scoreboard: Hall-Smith 46, Reich 45, Wilson 41, Heveldt 41, Stuart 37, Saville 37, Waters 37, Knuckey 34, Preece 33, Powell 32, Lloyd 32, Manukia 39, Prendiville 28, Malili 25, McKenzie 22.
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