Super Rugby Round 9 Expert Tips & Predictions

Super Rugby continues this week with five games, kicking off with the Highlanders vs. Brumbies on Friday night.

The featured games in Week 9 include Hurricanes vs. Blues and Reds vs. Crusaders.

We have Super Rugby betting tips for every game of the season, and there is good value available with the best betting sites in Australia!

Friday 10/4/26

5:05pm Highlanders vs. Brumbies @ Forsyth Barr Stadium

Betting Tip: Highlanders @ $2.05

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The Highlanders are tough to beat at home, and we’re surprised that they’re underdogs with Super Rugby odds.

They enjoyed a bye last week, which followed an easy win over Moana Pasifika, and with the Brumbies losing that week to the Waratahs, their confidence levels should have dipped.

We don’t know where to place the Brumbies, but we’re not betting against a Kiwi team in NZ.

Highlanders by 7

Saturday 11/4/26

12:05pm Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs @ Go Media Stadium

Betting Tip: Chiefs –31.5 @ $1.90

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After hammering the Waratahs 42-14 last week, the Chiefs are making up for a slow start to the year, and another one-sided win is likely on Saturday afternoon in Auckland.

Moana Pasifika hasn’t fired a shot recently, including being beaten heavily by the Highlanders in their latest game, which won’t fill them with confidence.

The –31.5 line is tough to cover, but if any team can, it’s the Chiefs.

Chiefs by 40

2:35pm Fijian Drua vs. Force @ Churchill Park

Betting Tip: Drua -4.5 @ $1.90

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The Drua play their final game at this stadium, but the game threatens to be wet and wild with the recent storm moving through.

Those conditions suit the Drua, who have already beaten the likes of the Crusaders and Brumbies in Fiji, and the Force don’t come close to that level of opposition, despite beating the Reds 42-19 last week on the road.

We expect the Drua to come up trumps in front of their home fans.

Fijian Drua by 10

5:05pm Hurricanes vs. Blues @ Sky Stadium

Betting Tip: Blues +8.5 @ $1.90

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We don’t think there is much between the Hurricanes and Blues, so we’re surprised by the +8.5 line for the visitors.

They come off a 40-15 win over the Drua, and although the Hurricanes looked equally impressive against the Reds, they cancel each other out in terms of quality wins.

It should be the closest game of the round, and it could come down to a late penalty.

Blues by 3

7:35pm Reds vs. Crusaders @ Suncorp Stadium

Betting Tip: Reds @ $2.50

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Consistency has been thrown out the window for the Reds, who were pumped by the Force in a one-sided game last week.

That was a shocking display of rugby, and you would assume they would be beaten by the Crusaders last week, but strange things have been happening in Super Rugby this season, so we’re picking the Reds to win at home.

Punters get $2.50, so there has been some support for them to beat the Crusaders.

Reds by 7

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