The Gold Coast Bulletin

SUPER RUGBY

- GREG DAVIS

We are set for another Australian derby in Super Rugby when the Reds host the Brumbies in a rare Sunday afternoon clash at Suncorp Stadium.

The Brumbies are favourites with Ladbrokes at $1.62, but it might be the Reds that represent value at $2.30. The home side has won the past five games played between these two sides and the Brumbies have won only two of their past seven games away from home. Home-ground advantage might not be enough to get the Waratahs over the line against the Crusaders.

The Crusaders ($1.17) have not lost a game this season and are already $1.80 favourites with Ladbrokes to win the competitio­n. The Rebels had their unbeaten start to the season ended by the Lions last weekend and they go into their clash with the Sharks as outsiders. The boys from Melbourne have never beaten the Sharks in South Africa, but they did win their only clash last season and have been profitable as away underdogs.

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