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[aoluain]

And as expected Leinster take the win from Munster.
Not a high scoring game it had a lot of handling errors. Munster were pretty much
chasing the game in the second half and were not allowed play their game. Leinster
has a few "held up" trys but in the second half there was no doubt they were getting
more dominant.

Leinster continued their dominance of the Guinness PRO14 by collecting a fourth consecutive title with a 16-6 win over rivals Munster in Saturday’s final.

Highlights > https://youtu.be/OO9pxZsqzyI

[Timelord2067]

Just two picks for round four of the NRL Rugby League games to be held over the 4th/5th of April, 2021

Wests to beat the Parramatta Ells.  (the announcer on the ABC radio at the end of Wests' last game said that if they play like they just did, then they'll win next week)

Saint George / Illawarra Dragons to slay the Newcastle Knights

[aoluain]

How did you do after your round 3 bets?

Not much Rugby Union going on here ATM, Six Nations Championship and Pro14 League
have been completed.

The last competition is the Heineken Champions Cup > https://www.epcrugby.com

From an Irish perspective we have again Leinster and Munster still involved in the
round of 16.

Games coming up for both are:

Leinster V Toulon (France) KO 17:30 local time - Friday 2nd April

Munster V Toulouse (France) KO 15:00 Local time - Saturday 3rd April

[Timelord2067]

Round 4 of the NRL Rugby League competition begins in nine hours time:

Screen shot via https://www.nrl.com/



I'm expecting the Panthers to continue their for from last week.  Dragons to slay the Knights (scorch them?)  And Wests' Tigers will eat the Eels if they are able to continue their form from last week.

*edit* Late bet for the New Zealand Warriors to win over the Roosters who lost last week to the Rabbitohs.

How did you do after your round 3 bets?

Union:  Won 2 / Lost 1

• I won on the Chiefs over the Blues / Scotland over France
• Lost calling the Highlanders' over the Hurricanes /

League:  Won 2 / Lost 2

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• Won Rabbitohs over the Roosters / New Zealand Warriors over the Canberra Raiders /
• Lost calling the Bull Dogs over the Broncos / Lost in the Qld Cup Townsville beat the Easts' Tigers

I won't be putting a bet on the in form Rabbitohs because they are the firm favorites and it's reflected in the odds:




I haven't been following the form of the Gold Coast Titans, or the North Queensland Cowboys, but I expect they'll win over their respective opponents (but I won't be putting a wager on either game)

[aoluain]

Not bad Tinelord2057, you were in the GREEN with the last round.


50/50 result for the Irish sides in the Heineken Champions Cup.

Leinster progress to the quarter final - the match against Toulon of France was
cancelled because of Covid-19 health risk in the Toulon team.
https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12263705/champions-cup-leinster-progress-to-quarter-finals-after-last-16-match-against-toulon-is-cancelled-hours-before-kick-off

Munster were beaten by Toulouse 33-40
Looked like a clise game but Toulouse's class brought them home towards the end.

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/munster-vs-toulouse/report/97995

[Timelord2067]

I'd started to do a post and it got lost, so "take two" as they say...

Screen shots via https://www.nrl.com/



Round four as you can see above I'd called the Panthers (but somehow forgot to place a wager).  The three Qld teams, Broncos, Cowboys and Titans all lost (thankfully I didn't place bets on two and won picking the Storm over the Broncos)  With one game left to play I've called four correctly and one incorrectly (NZ Warriors and Roosters have won one and lost one in rounds three and four).  I'm expecting Wests' Tigers to eat the Eeels.



Round Five of the 2021 Season kicks off in a few days.  Based on the the round four results, my picks to win are:

Rabbitohs, NZ Warriors, Panthers, Knights, Storm, Roosters, Wests' Tigers and the Dragons.

The odds are too short for two games:



with a couple of other markets not yet available via https://nitrogensports.eu/sportsbook

[Saint-loup]

Impressive performance from France against Wales yesterday at the first round of the Women's Six Nations tournament. Les Bleues beat the welsh ladies 53-0. They were clearly above technically and physically during all the match. France will be a very serious contender for England this year. I think they could even make a Grand Slam if the format of the contest hasn't been changed this year.  
https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/women/womens-fixtures-results/

[aoluain]

Ah I havent been keeping up with this at all.
Who is the top team, France? and who would be favourite to win the championship?

The format has changed for this year only

The Six Nations will also have a condensed format, although this is expected to be a one-off for 2021. The six teams have been split into two pools, each playing one home and one away fixture with a bye weekend during the group stages. Then they will play the team ranked in the same position as them in the other pool table on a ‘finals weekend’ on 24 April.

Well then, the first two games were high scoring affairs, England hammering Scotland 52 - 10

[Timelord2067]

The Paramatta Eels managed to outplay the Wests' Tigers.  I have a feeling the Eels might be the overall better team and the Tiger's win last week was the exception rather than the rule.

So, at the end of the fourth round, the NRL 2021 Season:

https://www.nrl.com/ladder/?competition=111



I feel the Panthers, Rabbitohs, Dragons and Storm with be top eight if not facing off against each-other in the semis.

The Eels and Sharks will be in the top eight. 

As to the other two slots Roosters/Raiders/ plus maybe Knights/Warriors.

[aoluain]

Looking at the table I see the Broncos are on the bottom half, it looks again like they are
just cruising like you were saying earlier!

Points difference isnt great -30, is that as you say it was in previous seasons?

[Timelord2067]

Looking at the table I see the Broncos are on the bottom half, it looks again like they are
just cruising like you were saying earlier!

Points difference isnt great -30, is that as you say it was in previous seasons?

From recollection, the Broncos won the first two games, then there was the long break due to Covid and lockdowns in most East Coast states of Australia.  Then when play was resumed, from recollection, the Broncos won just one more then lost the rest of the games played in the 2020 season.


As the odds are too short on their own to put a small wager on, I've decided to take out my first parlay:



All teams I've said will win this round of the competition.  (Fingers Crossed)

[aoluain]

Oooh an accumulator! This will be interesting to see the results.

For such a spread thats massive odds, it will be massive if  your 8 pics do the business.

Personally I wouldnt do an acca, or rather I wouldnt have the knowledge or info on all
teams to make an informed choice, I would certainly not feel confident.

[Timelord2067]

Oooh an accumulator! This will be interesting to see the results.

For such a spread that's massive odds, it will be massive if  your 8 pics do the business.

Personally I wouldn't do an acca, or rather I wouldn't have the knowledge or info on all
teams to make an informed choice, I would certainly not feel confident.

From what I can tell, all that happens is the odds are added together, it's not like the winnings from the first bet are then placed on the second, then third etc.

The bet is 0.00003 which works out to be $ 1.69 at the moment and the projected winnings are 0.00045 which is roughly $25.44 ( a lot of effort for little payout).

If the rollover snowballed, that would be a story to tell.

[aoluain]

Apologies I read it wrong, I saw 0.45 BTC!
Its really a modest payout if all teams win.


Heineken Champions Cup Quarter Finals this weekend.

The 8 teams comprise of 5 French Sides, 2 from England and 1 Irish.
The bookies 4 favourites are all past winners Exeter, Leinster, Racing 92 or Toulouse.

Fixtures as follows:

Saturday 10th
La Rochelle v Sale Sharks - KO 13:00 GMT
Exeter v Leinster - KO 17:30 GMT

Sunday 11th
Bordeaux Bègles v Racing 92 - KO 12:30 GMT
Clermont Auvergne v Toulouse - KO 15:00 GMT

[Timelord2067]

The Broncos got spanked by the Rabbitohs 35 - 6 including at least two field goals, one of which the first "two point field goal" from more than 40 metres out.  (The second was just to rub in the winning margin the Rabbitohs already had).

I managed to see the first half on TV - the Broncos had moments of good play mid first half, scoring once, then fumbled badly dropping the ball and at one point a Rabbithos player sprinted through four of five players and not one even put their arm out as though they were waiting for someone else to do the work.

At a guess, the Rabbitohs will be finals material and the Broncos are likely to be the "Wooden Spooners" for a second year.

[aoluain]

Big win by the Rabbitohs and you are off to a winning start too.

Yesterdays games in the Heineken Rugby Championship saw La Rochelle progress to
the semi's along with Leinster who beat the defending Champions Exeter Chiefs 22-34.
This is great news and they are getting closer to picking up a second trophy of the season.

Lets see what happens today, I'm predicting wins fir Racing 92 and Toulouse

[Timelord2067]

Big win by the Rabbitohs and you are off to a winning start too.

If the Wests' Tigers win, it'll be an upset win as they are trailing the North Queensland Cowboys 10 - 28 at the 55 minute mark.

I'll post the scores for the other games of round five once the Eels and Dragons play (and given the Eels haven't lost a match this season, I'd say I'm going to loose out on that match too).


*edit*

The Dragons ate the Eels for dinner 26 - 12

Round Five of the 2021 Season kicks off in a few days.  Based on the the round four results, my picks to win are:

Rabbitohs, NZ Warriors, Panthers, Knights, Storm, Roosters, Wests' Tigers and The Dragons.

Five wins, three losses called Vs three wins bet on and three losses with bets on the opposition.


Round six kicks off mid week with the line up as follows:



Screen shots via https://www.nrl.com/


In Rugby, the Qld Reds continued their find form against the Brumbies - they have a bye next week then are likely to face-off in the semis in a few weeks time.

[aoluain]

Big win by the Rabbitohs and you are off to a winning start too.

Yesterdays games in the Heineken Rugby Championship saw La Rochelle progress to
the semi's along with Leinster who beat the defending Champions Exeter Chiefs 22-34.
This is great news and they are getting closer to picking up a second trophy of the season.

Lets see what happens today, I'm predicting wins fir Racing 92 and Toulouse

So I had a 50/50 won loss rate, Bordeaux Bègles beat Racing 92 with a last minute
penalty kick 24 - 2, that was a close game.

So now the semi's are (in 2 weeks time):

La Rochelle v Leinster Rugby

Toulouse v Bordeaux Bègles


So Timelord2067 whats your picks for this week, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Eels, Roosters

[Timelord2067]

So Timelord2067 whats your picks for this week, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Eels, Roosters

I had two of three wins on your recommendations:



I would have gone the other way with Bordeaux, but I'm happy with the payouts none the less.


Round six pics:

Panthers.  Probably the Knights. I want to say The Storm, but I'm thinking the Roosters are getting better as the weeks progress.  The Titans over the Eagles, Rabbitohs, Eels and The Dragons in 20+ wins.  The Cowboys narrowly over the Bull Dogs...

[aoluain]

"2 out of 3 aint bad"

Pity about Racing 92, they just lost in the last minute and could have gone
either way if it went to extra time it was that close.

Will you be making bets on the semi's of the Champions Cup?

I think i'll be going with both Leinster and Toulouse