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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British Lions begin their tour of South Africa
May 27, 2009
This coming Saturday sees the first warm up match in the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, with the first game taking place at 14:00 between the Royal XV and the British & Irish Lions at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.
The tour of South Africa is a tough schedule of games with three test matches and no less than seven warm up games and mid week matches to squeeze in before the final game at the beginning of July. The first real match of the tour takes place on the 20th June against the Springboks at ABSA Park in Durban.
Outright Betting
British & Irish Lions Tour 2009 Series Betting
- South Africa 3-0 – 5/4
- South Africa 2-1 – 15/8
- South Africa 2-0 – 20/1
- South Africa 1-0 – 250/1
- British and Irish Lions 3-0 – 16/1
- British and Irish Lions 2-1 – 7/2
- British and Irish Lions 2-0 – 80/1
- British and Irish Lions 1-0 – 300/1
- Draw 1-1 – 20/1
- Draw 0-0 – 5000/1
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Leinster v Leicester Tigers Heineken Cup final odds
May 21, 2009
Leicester takes on Leinster in the final of the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland this coming Saturday in what is being billed as Tigers v Lions. The match sold out well in advance with fans picking up the 67,130 tickets available. The match can be watched live on Sky Sports 2 and commentary is available on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website.
Paddy Power Leinster v Leicester Match Odds (Saturday 23rd May, 17:00 Live on Sky Sports 2)
Leinster – 10/11
Leicester – 10/11
Draw – 18/1
Both teams look equally matched going into the game and accordingly they are both being offered odds of 10/11 to win in 80 minutes of play. To get better odds it might be better to look at who will be the first try scorer, the favourite to get a try first for Leinster is Brian O’Driscoll at odds of 11/1 and for Leicester Tigers it’s Alesana Tuilagi also at odds of 11/1.
To spice things up there is a great offer from the Irish Bookmaker Paddypower, if Brian O’Driscoll or Geordan Murphy scores the final try of the match in normal time Paddy Power will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets made on the match.
First Try Scorer
Leinster
Leicester
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Munster v Leinster Heineken Cup odds
April 28, 2009
The Heineken Cup this weekend sees a semi-final between Munster v Leinster it what promises to be a great game. When these two Celtic League teams meet in league matches its a lively affair bringing in the rivalry between these south and east teams. Munter are the current holders on the Heineken Cup and will be trying their best to keep hold of their title!
Paddy Power have a free bet offer on this match if Keith Earls or Brian O’Driscoll score the final try of the match this refund applies to all losing try scorer and winning margin bets on the match.
The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power are making Munster the clear favourite to win giving them odds of 3/10, Leinster have been given odds of 5/2 for an away win, if the match ends in a draw the odds are a high 20/1.
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BlueSQ cashback offer on all the weekends Six Nations Matches
March 20, 2009
The 21st of March will see three RBS Six Nations Championship matches takes place and most eyes will be on the Wales v Ireland match where victory for Ireland would give them the title as well as the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam, a title that has avoided them for 61 years. A win for Wales will give them a 3rd Triple Crown in 5 seasons and if they win by 13 points or more it would be enough to guarantee a title defence.
Italy v France
Italy’s near win against Scotland may have improved their egos but it wont improve their odds of winning this fixture, a home win for Italy is seeing odds of 11/2 and a whopping 25/1 for the draw, the more likely away win for France is 1/10.
England v Scotland
The local grudge match between these two sides takes place at Twickenham and England will be looking to even the score following Scotland’s 15-9 win over England at Murrayfield. England are the favourites to win this home tie and have odds of 1/7 for the win and 22/1 for the draw, Scotland are 5/1 for an away win.
Wales v Ireland
This match has the most going for it as Wales and Ireland both compete for every prize on offer during the tournament. Wales are looking the favourite for this match and are currently at odds of 8/13, and 18/1 for the draw, the win for Ireland has odds of 5/4.
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