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Shaking things up a bit this week, Italy ($1.32) Vs Wales ($3.20) kick off the weekend. Then, England ($2.55) Vs France ($1.48) play an hour later and the next day, Scotland ($2.75) Vs Ireland ($1.42) which, like the other games this week-end, are being more favoured one side over the other.

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 03, 2025, 01:19:17 PM

The tricky one there is Italy v Wales - ok Italy are at home and have improved but
Wales will be hurting from last weekend with no points scored so they will be
out to inflict revenge...but on Italy! Whether Italy can stand the test will be massive.

France and Ireland to win, definitely cant see England beating France and I would like
to see Ireland performing in both halves, not just one half.

Multi bet on all 3 favourites is 2.82, probably worth a shot....

Quote from: Timelord2067 on January 31, 2025, 01:59:37 PM

Six Nations

https://www.rugbypass.com/six-nations/fixtures-results/

The clock is ticking down with the next games to be played in about eight hours:

(more to follow - coffee first)

This round is actually a little more important IMO even though all rounds for all
teams are important because each team only plays the others once, there is no
"home and away" fixtures.

For this round both Italy and Wales need to win but for different reasons, Italy because
they have targeted Wales as a definite win, possibly Scotland as a strong win but they
have lost that one now and Wales need to win because they probably have identified they
are not going to beat Ireland, France or England at least.

For the other 4 teams all matches are must win matches particularly for England.

I think I've misread the start times of those games - I thought they'd be over by now.

Other games having already been played this weekend.

Montauban FD2 Mntb-Agen Hd to Hd - Won $1.27
Dax FD2 Dax-Vale Hd to Hd - won $1.12
Beziers FD2 Bezi-Oyon Hd to Hd - Won $1.34
Aix-en-Provence FD2 Pvce-Nvrs Hd to Hd - Won $1.08
Colomiers - lost

Tomorrow, in the Japan League One,

Mitsubishi ($2.75) Vs Toyota Verblitz ($1.42)
Red Hurricanes ($1.08) Vs Kyuden Voltex ($7)
Wild Knights ($1.36) Vs Toshiba Lupus ($3.)

Getting underway shortly in the Premiership Rugby Cup

Bath ($1.85) Vs Ampthill ($1.90) --------- +/- 52.5 points!
Northampton ($1.20) Vs Coventry RFC ($4.20)
Ealing ($2.35) Vs Harlequins ($1.55)
Leicester ($1.90) Vs Nottingham ($1.85) ---------- +/- 30.5 points!

First match of Six Nations round 2 has just finished and as most expected its an
Italian win - 22-15. They led from the start which is something to comment on!

That also means my small multi bet is under way!

Timelord I'm taking it that you are doing some sort of analysis on those leagues from
Japan and the minor league in France? thats a lot of work IMO.

ATM I'm not focussing on the clubs that much, they are skewed currently with
the international players on duty in the Six Nations.

Quote from: aoluain on February 08, 2025, 04:28:29 PM

Timelord I'm taking it that you are doing some sort of analysis on those leagues from
Japan and the minor league in France? thats a lot of work IMO.

Not really - they are teams I can bet on - hopefully if I'm talking about teams other than just the Australian NRL for six months of the year it might entice others to join in the conversation. (Just a couple of dollars on each of the favourites)

France lost to England. That would have hurt.

Next up, Ireland take on Scotland.

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 08, 2025, 11:10:40 PM

Quote from: aoluain on February 08, 2025, 04:28:29 PM

Timelord I'm taking it that you are doing some sort of analysis on those leagues from
Japan and the minor league in France? thats a lot of work IMO.

OMG - England win by 1 point - yes it hurts! I really thought after Italy beat Wales
I was on a winner ^{talk about counting chickens before they hatch!}, anyway it
was a small wager so its ok.

France were rattled, they left that game behind with try scoring fumbles and
handling errors, its all to Irelands benefit after their win today against Scotland.
They are now the only unbeaten team so far and sitting on top spot.

The betting platform I use, France paid out $1.90 whilst England was $1.80, so no big loss there on my $5 wager loosing.

(same goes for the American attempt at Football - $1.90 Vs $1.80)

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 10, 2025, 10:31:08 AM

The betting platform I use, France paid out $1.90 whilst England was $1.80, so no big loss there on my $5 wager loosing.

(same goes for the American attempt at Football - $1.90 Vs $1.80)

They were actually close odds and more like the game turned out - close.

Welsh Rugby news - Warren Gatland has departed the club by mutual agreement.
Things definitely need to change there and it has to start with a new coach.

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12507/13304606/warren-gatland-set-to-leave-his-position-as-wales-head-coach-after-record-extending-14th-consecutive-defeat

His second stint in the job from December 2022 didnt produce anything Six Nations
wise and have arguably been getting worse with each year.

While the six nations takes a break this weekend club Rugby continues on with the
URC tomorrow. First match up is Edinburg v Parma followed by Ospreys v Leinster.

Leinster are still favourites even though most of their top players are in the Ireland camp.
1.19 to win

Benetton v Ulster - 2.16 v 1.64, great odds on Ulster there.

Also on is the French Top14 and D2 leagues and the English Premiership is also on tomorrow.

I've put a couple of dollars on Warrington, St Helens, Leeds, Hull KR, Catalans and Wigan.

In NRL, there is an annual encounter between the Maori All Stars and Australia's Indigenous players. The clock is ticking down to the start of the 2025 NRL Season.

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 14, 2025, 12:14:50 AM

Wow Australian NRL will be back on track on March 2nd! feels like such a
really long time since last season.

Fill time in the annual match

Indigenous All Stars 6 - 10 New Zealand Maori

Did you have a bet on Timelord?

I havent out a bet on the English Premiership at all this season.

Its mostly the URC for me. Only one bet on today on Ulster to win away from home
against Benetton. I think Benetton have more of their too players away with the
international squad than Ulster do, Thats how I am working out an Ulster win???

Well my single bet on the URC was a disaster for both me and Ulster! They were beaten
by the underdogs Benetton 34 - 19. There were a fair few who didnt see that one coming.

Back to the Six Nations and this weekend is Round 3

Wales v Ireland
England v Scotland
Italy v France

The England v Scotland match is probably the one which could go either way but I would
tip England to win being at home and how they were able to beat France against the odds.
Scotland are decent enough, do they have the game to beat the English in Twickenham?
Its interesting to point out that Scotland have won the last 4 Six Nations meetings between
the two!

Quote from: aoluain on February 15, 2025, 04:27:29 PM

Indigenous All Stars 6 - 10 New Zealand Maori

Did you have a bet on Timelord?

I had five dollars on the Maori's which paid $1.60 (i.e. $8) but hadn't wagered on the women's game ^{(would have picked the Australian Women's team)}

We're already up to the third week of the pre-season challenge. (Screen grabs via https://www.nrl.com/ )

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I picked up a couple of wins: Warrington, St Helens, Hull KR but hadn't gone too overboard with my bets with the NRL 2025 season getting ready to kick off proper.

This week Wigan v Warrington Market is Suspended

(go the Spurs!)

Whats the idea behind the pre-season matches? is it purely to put bums on seats?

Is there anyone going to be able to put an end to the Panthers reign this season?

Timelord are you putting any bets on the Six Nations?

The odds are not great, none on Ireland, 1.27 on England and 1.07 on France.
I'm thinking of doing a long shot on Scotland @ 3.70?

Can they beat England in the Six Nations for a 5th time on the trot?

Quote from: aoluain on February 20, 2025, 09:25:33 PM

Whats the idea behind the pre-season matches? is it purely to put bums on seats?

Is there anyone going to be able to put an end to the Panthers reign this season?

I've never really been sure - the semi official stance is it enables coaches to tryout player formations (position on the field) as well as weigh up how their opponents play which in turn enables coaches to modify their game plays. The four teams involved have left for Las Vegas amid a much lower hype compared to last year. The novelty of playing the first two matches of the season overseas may already be wearing off.

In any event, we're down to the last ten days before the 2025 NRL season kicks off.

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The only one I have a small wager on is the England and Scotland encounter. If Scotland were to pull off "the impossible", it would be one people will talk about for a very long time.

Wales ($13) Vs Ireland ($1.01)
England ($1.30) Vs Scotland ($3.20)
Italy ($8) Vs France ($1.06)

Super Rugby Pacific

Chiefs ($1.34) v Crusaders
Reds ($1.13) Vs Moana Pasifika
Hurricanes ($1.08) Vs Fijian Drua
Highlanders v Blues ($1.20)
Brumbies ($1.13) Vs Western Force

All games are fairly one sided with the Crusaders at $3.20 and Fijian Drua at $7.50 (they didn't do too good last week either)

Six Nations!

What a day - 2 fantastic matches today!

Wales v Ireland - the result ended up being as expected - 18-27. Wales had
a fantastic match even though Ireland took the lead. Definitely a much improved
Welsh team now that Gatland is gone.

I was keeping an eye on the odds throughout the match, I was able to get
Ireland at 1.21. Bit of a risk because in the second half it was in the balance
with 18 points each.

England v Scotland - The Scots nearly did it, just list by 1 point. 16-15.
Again England scrape a win by 1 point.

The Brumbies and Blues both lost - I don't have their scores at hand, but judging by the hysteria on the news earlier, those losses were shocks to the pundants.

Was there sevens games on, or is that next weekend?

In the NRL preseason (just one week to go) The Panthers beat the Sea Eagles, Tigers beat the Eels, Dragons flaied the Bunnies, Broncos romped home against the Bull Dogs, Titans made Sushi of the Dolphins, Knights plucked the Roosters and the Coyboys weathered the Storm.

Screen grab courtesy of nrl.com

In just seven days, the 2025 NRL season Game one kicks off:

At 10:00 a.m. Canberra and Auckland start the season off before Penrith and Cronulla square up in Las Vegas.

It's kind of cheezy to watch the hype being built up (well, last year at any rate. This year, it's gotten barely a murmur. But at least the season is underway!)

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 23, 2025, 10:37:39 AM

I'm just wondering if I can make a profit on the NRL this season by backing the same team
through all of the 27 rounds? or 2 teams notably The Panthers and Storm!

Over the last 5 seasons Storm have finished the regular season inside the top 5 with only an
average loss of 6 matches per season . . .

The Panthers over the same 5 seasons have lost on average 3 matches per season

I think they are the only teams to finish inside the top 5 in the last 5 seasons, is a sixth season
too much to expect for either or both to achieve the same again this season ?