Round Four of the Air New Zealand Cup is done and dusted, and this week we finally got some expected results. Not an upset in sight - although some of the games were hardly exciting to watch.

Otago began the round with a 22-8 win over the struggling Counties-Manukau side, who have failed to fire any shots since defeating Auckland in Round One. Once again, the Otago lads will be disappointed that they didn't come away with a lot more points, but the win does move them into fourth place on the competition ladder.

Friday night saw Bay of Plenty and Wellington continue their unbeaten runs. The Bay beat Northland 15-10, while Wellington had to defend for their life to hold out Southland - and only ran away with the game in the final ten minutes. The final score was 26-7, and keeps Wellington sitting comfortably at the top of the ladder.

Auckland managed to get back to the winners circle with a 25-3 win over Manawatu on Saturday afternoon. Luckily for Auckland they had some of their All Blacks back, and get to hold on to the Ranfurly Shield for a little while longer. Next to challenge for the Shield - Southland.

Hawkes Bay were too strong for the Tasman Makos, outscoring them 41-6. The win puts Hawkes Bay into fifth place, while Tasman currently sit in seventh.

The final Saturday game truly was one of the most boring games we've seen in a long time. Canterbury managed to beat Taranaki by 14 points to nil, but as far as this one goes - the less said about it, the better.

Waikato and North Harbour finished off the round with both sides hoping to pick up their first win of the season. Unfortunately for Waikato fans, they'll have to wait another week for that elusive win as North Harbour held on for a 15-10 win. Both teams have been disappointing so far this year, which has certainly come as a huge surprise to us here in the Attic.

Watch out for the top of the table clash between Wellington and Bay of Plenty next Saturday - should be a great game.