The Tasman Makos have produced another major upset in this years Air New Zealand Cup, after they beat Waikato 16-14 on Friday night.

It's Waikato's second loss in a row, and our prediction for a fourth place finish is starting to look a little shaky...

The rest of Round Two went pretty much according to plan, with only Counties-Manukau failing to put up a fight against Bay of Plenty.

Friday night saw the Wellington Lions beat North Harbour 30-27, although Habour were certainly in control for most of the game. The Lions sit at the top of the table on ten points, after securing another four try bonus point.

North Harbour remain winless after the first two rounds.

Southland picked up their first win, beating Manawatu 18-5.

Although losing, Manawatu are showing why they deserve to be in the competition. Nobody thought they could compete, let alone win against the top-tier sides.

Canterbury also got their campaign underway with a 20-13 win over Otago at Carisbrook. Otago gave Canterbury a run for their money in the last twenty minutes, but it was too little too late.

Bay of Plenty racked up 45 points against Counties, who could only manage three points. After last weeks win against Auckland, it's disappointing to see them slump like that.

Hawkes Bay defeated Northland in a high scoring 43-31 display. It was a great game to watch, as both sides looked to play some good, attacking footy.

Taranaki traveled to Auckland to battle for the Ranfurly Shield, but couldn't match it with an Auckland side looking to erase their shock loss to Counties the week before. The final score there was 22-6.

Auckland's next Shield defence will be against Manawatu in Round four.

We think it's been a great start to the Air New Zealand Cup for 2008 - looking forward to the weeks ahead.