New Zealand looking strong for a 2010 Tri Nations win
July 16, 2010
In what is thought to be one of the toughest competitions in international rugby (and will become even hard in 2012 when Argentina join in the action and the tournament will be renamed the Four Nations) has returned and a new winner will soon emerge but who will be the holders of this prestigious title, will it be the All Blacks, Wallabies, or once again the Springboks? Well in several months we should have a winner when the last game is played in mid September.
Tri Nations Winner 2010
The favourites to win this years title are New Zealand who will be looking for their 10th Tri Nations win and last years winners South Africa at odds of 23/10 to keep their title.
2010 Tri Nations Fixtures
Saturdays are full for the next few months for Rugby Union fans!
- 17th July – New Zealand v South Africa
- 24th July – Australia v South Africa
- 31st July – Australia v New Zealand
- 7th August – New Zealand v Australia
- 21st August – South Africa v New Zealand
- 28th August – South Africa v Australia
- 4th September – South Africa v Australia
- 11th September – Australia v New Zealand
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Super League cash back betting offer from Bluesquare
April 23, 2010
There are two matches in the Engage Super League takes place between Hull and Wakefield which is a mid table clash and also tonight Wigan take on Harlequins which will be a clash between the top and bottom sides of the league, Harlequins are currently languishing at the bottom of the table with just 2 points from 10 games.
Super League match betting odds
Hull v Wakefield
- 1/3 – Hull FC win
- 9/4 – Wakefield win
- 20/1 – Draw
Wigan v Harlequins
- 1/20 – Wigan win
- 15/2 – Harlequins win
- 25/1 – Draw
The internet bookmakers Blue SQ are running a cash back offer on this Superleague game. They will refund your stake money back if either of Hull’s starting wingers manage to score the first try of the game.
First try scorer odds
Odds have been supplied by Blue SQ, who will be the first player to score a try?
| Player | First/last try scorer | Anytime try scorer |
| Craig Hall | 10/1 | 10/11 |
| Tom Briscoe | 10/1 | 10/11 |
| Kirk Yeaman | 12/1 | evens |
| Luke George | 12/1 | 5/4 |
| Damien Blanch | 12/1 | 5/4 |
| Aaron Murphy | 14/1 | 6/4 |
| Richard Whiting | 14/1 | 5/4 |
| Sean Gleeson | 14/1 | 6/4 |
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England and Ireland are evenly match for Six Nations tie
February 26, 2010
Both teams have not had the strongest start to this years Six Nations campaign, they have still managed to grind out results but neither team has displayed the quality of Rugby that we have been accustomed to and know that they can deliver. Case in point was the shocking England game against Italy which saw living legend Jonny Wilkinson fail to deliver on several sure fire conversions, however England boss Martin Johnson has named an unchanged side for this fixture.
As it stands the bookies are calling this match an even tie, giving the same odds to both teams, although the game is at Twickenham there will a large contingent of Irish fans present who be very vocal so England will not have the normal home advantage that they normally gain from Twickenham.
Drawing on past experience with the two sides Ireland have won five of their last six matches against England but England still lead matches won overall with 70 wins to Irelands 44 and they have shared 8 draws.
England v Ireland match odds
If Irelands outside centre and captain Brian O’Driscoll manages to score a try in this game then Irish bookmaker Paddy Power will be kind enough to refund all losing try scorers and winning margin bets that have been made on the match.
To Score a Try in 80 min
| Player | Anytime try scorer odds |
| Mark Cueto | 3/1 |
| Ugo Monye | 3/1 |
| Delon Armitage | 10/3 |
| Ben Foden | 7/2 |
| Tommy Bowe | 3/1 |
| Keith Earls | 3/1 |
| Andrew Trimble | 10/3 |
| David Wallace | 4/1 |
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Cash back if O’Driscoll scores a try against France with Paddy Power
February 11, 2010
Ireland travel to the Stade de France in Paris for the week 2 match against France on the 13th February. Both France and Ireland recorded wins in their opening games of the 2010 Six Nations tournament, Ireland probably having the more convincing win against Italy beating them 29-11 whilst France could only register a 18 to 9 defeat against Scotland.
Both sides have experienced winning the Six Nations in recent years with Ireland being the current holders and also won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in their 2009 outing. However France will have the edge for this game having the home advantage.
Match Betting
Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on this Six Nations match. If World Rugby player of the decade (well according to Rugby World magazine anyway) and captain of Ireland Brian O’Driscoll scores a try in this game for Ireland then Paddy Power will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets that have been made on the match.
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Ladbrokes open up the betting on the 2010 Six Nations Championship
February 3, 2010
The RBS 6 Nations Championship starts this coming weekend with the last game taking place on March 20th. The tournament kicks off at Croke Park in Dublin when holders Ireland take on the holders of the wooden spoon Italy on the 6th February, this is followed by England versus Wales from Twickenham, all the games can be watched live on BBC One.
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Six Nations Match Odds
Saturday will see the tournament kick off with two very exciting fixtures of the Six Nations Championship, with the remaining two teams Scotland and France meeting on Sunday at Murrayfield.
Ireland v Italy
England v Wales
Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on this game, if the Welsh full back Lee Byrne scores a try then they will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets made on the match.
Ladbrokes have recently released their odds on who then believe will be holding the Six Nations Trophy. Already past winners France have seen them installed as firm favourites to win the Championship, they are closely followed however by last years grand slam champions Ireland, who are also tipped to win the Triple Crown with odds of 2/1. The England side managed by under pressure Martin Johnson are coming in at a fairly ropey 4/1 and Italy are looking good to collect the wooden spoon again.
Six Nations Outright Winner
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South Africa favourite for Autumn International against Ireland
November 27, 2009
The Autumn International between Ireland and South Africa takes place this weekend (Saturday 28th November at 14:30) from Croke Park in Dublin. The game can be watched live on BBC2 and coverage is also available on BBC sport website.
In a surprise move Irelands coach Declan Kidney has dropped Ronan O’Gara for the number 10 jersey in favour of Jonathan Sexton, the first time in 5 years that this has happened. The switch has happened following Sexton’s excellent performance last week against Fiji.
Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on this international match. If the either of the wingers Keith Earls or Tommy Bowe score the last try of the game then Paddypower will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets made on the match.
Ireland v South Africa match odds
If however you fancy adding a handicap to your Rugby Union bet then Paddypower can help they have a healthy selection of handicaps available from -11 to + 13, good luck!
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Munster favourites in Magners League betting
September 3, 2009
The annual Rugby Union competition between sides from Ireland, Scotland’s and Wales (formerly known as the Celtic League) kicks off on Sunday and is of the major Rugby leagues in Europe (the others being the English Guinness Premiership and the French Top 14). This year will be first season in which the outcome of the league is decided by a play off structure, previously it was done purely on league performance.
The favourites to win the title this season are the current holders of the title Munster who are odds of 15/8, last years runners up Edinburgh are at odds of 10/1.
Boylesports are running a special on the outcome of the Magners League if any two Irish sides contest the Magners League Grand Final then they will refund all losing ante-post bets that are placed prior to the start of the season, you need to have your bets placed prior to the 1st match on 4th September @ 7pm.
Magners League Grand Final Outright Odds
- 15/8 – Munster
- 10/3 – Leinster
- 4/1 – Neath Swansea Ospreys
- 4/1 – Cardiff Blues
- 10/1 – Edinburgh
- 22/1 – Llanelli Scarlets
- 33/1 – Glasgow Warriors
- 40/1 – Ulster
- 125/1 – Newport Gwent Dragons
- 500/1 – Connacht
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Bloodgate creates a wave of betting on Rugby Union cheats
August 20, 2009
Following the shocking news that the Harlequins ex rugby director Dean Richards was responsible for orchestrating the fake blood injury of Tom Williams in the Heineken Cup tie with Leinster in what has become known as “Bloodgate” the bookmaker Paddy Power is betting on the next rugby Club to be fined by the European Rugby Cup panel (ERC) for a faked injury.
Bloodgate Incident
Footage from the game where Williams can be seen to clearly wink to the bench!
Next club to be fined by the ERC for a faked injury
- 6/5 – Harlequins
- 2/1 – Bath
- 6/1 – London Wasps
- 10/1 – Sale Sharks
- 12/1 – Leicester Tigers
- 12/1 – London Irish
- 14/1 – Gloucester
- 16/1 – Leeds
- 18/1 -Newcastle Falcons
- 18/1 – Saracens
- 25/1 – Northampton Saints
- 20/1 – Worcester Warriors
- 25/1 – Stade Francais
- 33/1 – Perpignan
- 50/1 – Cardiff
- 66/1 – Leinster
- 66/1 – Munster
- 66/1 – Ulster
- 66/1 – Connacht
Bloodgate Aftermath
Following the admissions of the fake injury Tom William was banned for 12 months (later reduced to 4), Dean Richards was banned for 3 years and Harlequins were fined £260,000.
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British and Irish Lions final test betting odds
June 30, 2009
The 3rd and final test of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa takes place on Saturday at Ellis Park, in Johannesburg. The Lions will be hoping for a win this weekend so that their tour against South Africa is not a complete whitewash, they was a great deal of controversy when they were beaten in the 2nd test last weekend and this will be the last chance for Ian Mcgeechan’s side to get a win in the test series.
The Lions had a great run up to the tour in their warm up matches and will be no doubt be disappointed in their test match outcomes, they will also be going into the game without Brian O’Driscoll after he suffered concussion in the 28-25 defeat in the second test, it is likely that New Zealand born Riki Flutey will make his debut as Driscoll’s replacement.
Outright Match Odds
3/10 – South Africa
3/1 – The British and Irish Lions
14/1 – The Draw
Winning Margin Odds
- South Africa 1-5 – 11/2
- South Africa 6-10 – 9/2
- South Africa 11-15 – 9/2
- South Africa 16-20 – 11/2
- South Africa 21-25 – 7/1
- South Africa 26-30 – 9/1
- South Africa 31-35 – 11/1
- South Africa 36-40 – 14/1
- South Africa Over 40 – 12/1
- British & Irish Lions 1-5 – 15/2
- British & Irish Lions 6-10 – 10/1
- British & Irish Lions 11-15 – 20/1
- British & Irish Lions 16-20 – 33/1
- British & Irish Lions 21-25 – 66/1
- British & Irish Lions 26-30 – 100/1
- British & Irish Lions Over 30 – 66/1
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Springboks favourites in 1st test betting against the Lions
June 19, 2009
The British and Irish Lions face a tough challenge this weekend when they take on the Springboks at Durbans ABSA Park in the first test which is part of their mammoth tour of South Africa. The tourists have had an upbeaten run up to thus 1st test in their warm up games but the match on Saturday will be the first real test for the Lions.
Paddy Power will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets on this match if the Ospreys wing man Tommy Bowe scores a try at anytime during the match. The South African’s are the clear favourite to win this first test at impressive odds of 4/11.
South Africa v Lions Match Odds
Nationality of 1st tryscorer
The South Africans have the best odds of scoring a try first whilst in 4th place comes the English.
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