At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. 

 

Netball: 7/10 

Because the pleas I have heard this week from players, and coaches, and fans to save the thing have all had passion attached to them, and passion is no bad thing. 

 

Michelin: 9/10 

It did exactly what we paid for; got buzz, got vibes, got tables booked, and reps confirmed. It's quite possibly a tourism-come-marketing masterstroke. 

 

Chris Hipkins: 4/10 

The Michelin misread was next level cloth-ear. Keep that up and the campaign is over. 

  

Serena and Mark: 4/10 

As in Williams and Mitchell. The common thread? Age and injury. You've got to know when to fold 'em. 

 

The All Blacks: 8/10 

New era, new season, easy spanking for the opener given it's the French away, and not even a good French away. 

 

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