A quick overview of our fantasy rugby tips and recommendations of the players expected to go well as we enter Round 9 of 2026 Super Rugby Pacific…
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Teams on a bye in Round 9: Waratahs
Potential mismatches
Here are the match predictions courtesy of Rugby4Cast’s predictor algorithm…
Expected to go well
*Playing Out of Position
PROPS
- Fletcher Newell (Crusaders)
- Haereiti Hetet (Drua)
- Marcel Renata (Blues)
- Allan Ala’alatoa (Brumbies)
HOOKERS
- George Bell (Crusaders)
- Tyrone Thompson (Chiefs)
- Jack Taylor (Highlanders)
LOCKS
- Tupou Vaa’i (Chiefs)
- Jeremy Williams (Force)
- Franco Molina (Force)
- Nick Frost (Brumbies)
- Josh Beehre (Blues)
- Etonia Waqa (Drua)* – Superbru Only
BACK ROW
- Charlie Cale (Brumbies)
- Christian Lio-Willie (Crusdaers)
- Peter Lakai (Hurricanes)
- Fraser McReight (Reds)
- Rob Valetini (Brumbies)
- Du’Plessis Kirifi (Hurricanes)
- Semisi Tupou Ta’eiloa (Moana)
SCRUM-HALF
- Cam Roigard (Hurricanes)
- Cortez Ratima (Chiefs)
- Noah Hotham (Crusaders)
FLY HALF
- Damian McKenzie (Chiefs)
- Ben Donaldson (Force)
- Declan Meredith (Brumbies)
CENTRES
- Leicester Fainga’anuku (Crusaders)
- Quinn Tupaea (Chiefs)
- Billy Proctor (Hurricanes)
- Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes)
- George Bridge (Force)*
- Timoci Tavatavanawai (Highlanders) – On the offiical game only
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Kyren Taumoefolau (Chiefs)
- Fine Fineanganofo (Hurricanes)
- Corey Toole (Brumbies)
- Caleb Tangitau (Highlanders)
- Sevu Reece (Crusaders)
- Leroy Carter (Chiefs)
- Josh Moorby (Hurricanes)
- Chay Fihaki (Crusaders)
Recommended Captain Picks
This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…
- Leroy Carter (Chiefs)
- Kyren Taumoefolau (Chiefs)
- Damian McKenzie (Chiefs) – On the offiical game only
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