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It gets something of a subdued start this weekend, but Super Rugby is here at last. After having lived on a diet of northern hemisphere rugby for the past four months, I cannot wait to get stuck into this competition.

It will come as no surprise that New Zealand teams dominate the betting with the defending champions the Crusaders and the Hurricanes both priced at 7/2. The bookmakers suggest that the Lions, last season’s beaten finalists, are our best hope of victory and they are priced at 11/2, with the remaining three New Zealand franchises next in the betting. The Brumbies are the shortest-priced Australian team at 14/1.

I wrote a few weeks ago that the Lions were short-priced favourites for the SA Conference and while their price has drifted slightly from 11/20 to 6/10, they are still firm favourites ahead of the Stormers at 7/2 and the Sharks at 5/1. The Bulls can be backed at 11/1 with the Jaguares the rank outsiders at 28/1.

I’m going to take a multiple across the three conferences, meaning all three legs have to arrive for me to collect on my bet. The Crusaders to win the New Zealand Conference, the Brumbies to win the Australian Conference and the Sharks to win the South African Conference works out at odds of 47/1 at World Sports Betting. Hopefully, at the very least, that bet will keep my interest until the end of the season.

There are only two Super Rugby games this weekend and both take place in South Africa. The Stormers and the Lions are fancied by the bookmakers to win their home games against the Jaguares and the Sharks. In each case, the home side has been priced at 8.5 point favorites or -8.5 at 9/10.

Being the start of the season all of the sides will be motivated and I’m expecting that we will see some close games early on. I’m taking the double: Jaguars + 8.5 at Newlands and the Sharks +8.5 in Johannesburg at odds of 5/2.

Have a successful Super Rugby betting season and let’s hope we can keep the bookies on the run.

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