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by Steve Ashfield | in Champions Cup Predictions
South African side Sharks begin their European Rugby Champions Cup campaign. They are in pool 1 and this weekend host English Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. Can the Sharks get off to a winning start? Here's our match prediction.
Also in this pool are Leicester TIgers, Bordeaux Begles, Stade Toulousain and Ulster with the top four going into the last 16. Finishing fifth sees a club transferred to the European Rugby Challenge Cup and last season, that was won by Sharks.
The South Africans are sixth in the United Rugby Championship with four wins and a couple of defeats. Three of those wins have come on home soil where all their league matches have been won. Glasgow Stormers and Munster have all been beaten this season.
Exeter Chiefs are having a miserable time in this year's English Premiership. They are bottom of the table after losing all seven of their matches this season. Their most recent defeat saw them beaten 19-15 at Bath Rugby.
Away form in the English Premiership has seen them beaten in all four of their games with 102 points conceded. Other defeats came at Newcastle (their first league win since the 2022/23 season), Saracens and Northampton Saints.
We tip Sharks to win this on a -11.5 points handicap.
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The Best Betting Odds for Hollywoodbets Sharks v Exeter RC Chiefs Match
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1.06 | 34 | 8.5 |
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1.07 | 41 | 7.5 |
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1.08 | 34 | 8 |
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1.07 | 41 | 10 |
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Hollywoodbets Sharks and Exeter RC Chiefs's standings in the Champions Cup
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Hollywoodbets Sharks - Exeter RC Chiefs Key Points
- Sharks won the European Rugby Challenge Cup last season.
- Sharks have won all their home league games this season.
- Exeter Chiefs are bottom of the English Premiership.
- Exeter Chiefs have lost all seven of their league games this season, four on the road.
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Our Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Exeter RC Chiefs Prediction
Sharks qualified for this competition as a result of winning last year's European Rugby Challenge Cup. They are sixth in the United Rugby Championship this season and have won all three of their home games.
They begin pool 1 with a home match against Exeter Chiefs. They are bottom of the English Premiership this season and have lost all seven of their matches. This is a tough opener for them and our Sharks v Exeter Chiefs prediction is Sharks to win on a -11.5 points handicap.
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