A quick overview of our fantasy rugby tips and recommendations of the players expected to go well as we enter Round 8 of 2025 Super Rugby Pacific…
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Teams on a bye in Round 8: Brumbies
Potential mismatches
Here are the projected lines courtesy of Paddy Power…
- Chiefs to beat Reds by 12 points
- Crusaders to beat Drua by 6 points
- Blues to beat Hurricanes by 3 points
- Force to beat Highlanders by 3 points
- Moana to beat Waratahs by 1 point
Expected to go well
*Playing Out of Position
PROPS
- Angus Bell (Waratahs)
- Xavier Numia (Hurricanes)
- Tom Robertson (Force)
- Marcel Renata (Blues)
- Marley Pearce (Force)
HOOKERS
- Asafo Aumua (Hurricanes)
- Matt Faessler (Reds)
- Codie Taylor (Crusaders)
LOCKS
- Darcy Swain (Force)
- Maanaki Selby-Rickit (Chiefs)
- Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues)
- Fabian Holland (Highlanders)
- Jeremy Williams (Force)
BACK ROW
- Carlo Tizzano (Force)
- Peter Lakai (Hurricanes)
- Langi Gleeson (Waratahs)
- Braydon Iose (Hurricanes)
- Ardie Savea (Moana)
- Harry Wilson (Reds)
- Fraser McReight (Reds)
SCRUM-HALF
- Cam Roigard (Hurricanes)
- Noah Hotham (Crusaders)
- Cortez Ratima (Chiefs)
FLY HALF
- Ben Donaldson (Force)
- Damien McKenzie (Chiefs)
- Beauden Barrett (Blues)
CENTRES
- Corey Evans (Blues)*
- Joseph Suaali’i (Waratahs)*
- Quinn Tupaea (Chiefs)
- Bailyn Sullivan (Hurricanes)
- Rieko Ioane (Blues)
- Solomon Alaimalo (Moana)*
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Caleb Tangitau (Highlanders)
- Will Jordan (Crusaders)
- Kini Naholo (Hurricanes)
- Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs)
- Sevu Reece (Crusaders)
- Harry Potter (Force)
- Mark Telea (Blues)
- Leroy Carter (Chiefs)
Recommended Captain Picks
This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…
Superbru
- Caleb Tangitau (Highlanders)
- Will Jordan (Crusaders)
- Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs)
Official Game
- Damian McKenzie (Chiefs)
- Caleb Tangitau (Highlanders)
- Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs)
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