I'm guessing there might be some away wins this week. Counties-Manukau have been really struggling and Tasman are stacked with Super Rugby players so shouldn't fail.

BoP beat Waikato away in a local Derby in the first round, and are a solid team, so they might squeek past Otago down in Dunedin, and Taranaki as defending champs should be able to beat Southland - though the latter is much improved this season over years past.

Canterbury & Hawke's Bay are in their storm weeks this round, the latter has upset Canterbury in season's past but with only a few days rest, and away from home it would be a huge result if they pull it off.