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[Welsh]

Scotland absolutely taking the game to France today. I think there was a argument for a penalty try, and potentially a yellow card around the 28 minute mark, but moments later Scotland scored a try anyway. France looking a little ill disciplined today, which I think ultimately might be what decides this match. I tell you what, if France could control their discipline issues they would be one hell of a team, they've largely looked unstoppable attacking today, but it's just these issues they can't sort out. I had them, and Ireland has favourites to win the Six Nations, but I think Ireland probably has the better chance looking at the issues of the French team.

10-12 to France with ten minutes left in the first half.

[aoluain]

Ah but their defence looks good in the second half and then their counter attacking
was pretty damn good, ok they a bit lucky with the bouncing ball but to quote
an old saying "you have to make your own luck".

I really thought this was going to be close and a did a small bet on Scotland more
than half knowing it was a tall ask.




Right, up next is England v Wales, this has the potential to be a close one too.
On the upside for Wales, the team is boosted with the return if Josh Adams
and top player Taulupe Faletau.

EDIT :::



That was a game of two halves for sure, Wales probably a bit unlucky in the end,
in extra time England to have a player penalised for deliberate knock on and not be
yellow carded is lucky but unlucky for Wales who had a great second half to
score 3 tries and a losing BP.

What went against Wales today was the amount of overturns they had against
them at ruck time and the line outs and of course not being able to register a score
in the first half.

[aoluain]

Six Nations - Round 3 - Game 3: Ireland v Italy



To be short about this game today it was a disaster all round because of
a bit of an anomaly in the rule book which came into play today.

The scenario which transpired started with an injury for Italy's hooker who
was replaced who then got a red card which resulted in a case for un-contested
scrums which in turn meant Italy lose a second player and go down to 13 players.

All this happened within the first 17 minutes of the game.

More about it here >
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/ireland-v-italy-five-things-we-learned-as-rugby-s-laws-come-under-spotlight-1.4813578

and the table as it looks now

[aoluain]

This Rugby season there are 3 new rules introduced by World Rugby (union) and
to me one of the rules is really interesting and promotes a level of skill, its the 50:22
rule which promotes skill, game management and field awareness. It can be used
in both attack and defense positions.

When a player kicks the ball from anywhere in their own half and it lands in the opposition
22 then bounces into touch the kicking team is awarded the resulting lineout, previous to
this the opposing team got the lineout.

The finest example I have seen of this to date was last weekends kick by Henry Slade
of England, the link below has a clip of the action.

https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/watch-superb-henry-slade-5022-138128

[Timelord2067]

Rugby Union.

Round three of the Super Rugby Pacific kicks off in about eight hours time along with two games in Round one of the Super W.



The first game this week is between the Moana Pasifika and Crusaders after the formers previous two games had to be postponed.



The Crusaders should win, however, Moana Pasifika will no doubt want to play catch up for matches missed, so it should be a good game.

Screen shots via https://www.rugby.com.au/


Rugby League.

Similarly this weekend sees the Women's premiership round two get underway on Sunday.  Reigning women's champions The Broncos will be looking to advance on the ladder with a win over the Knights in their game.



Thursday next week will see the first round of the regular season for 2022.

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

[aoluain]

These are busy times for Rugby globally.

Rugby Union

In the URC here Round 13 kicked off tonight with 2 thrashing scores

Ulster 48 - 12 Cardiff

Edinburgh 56 - 8 Connacht

The top 6 spots in the URC will qualify those teams into next years Champions Cup
and with the URC just over half way places 6 to 11 are very close points wise.

And another break this weekend with the Six Nations.

[aoluain]

Yesterdays set of games in the URC saw what looks to mismatched teams with
big scores for one side and very few scores for the other, a big imbalance. The big
surprise for me was firstly the win over Glasgow by Scarlets and second the
final score, well done to them

Benneton 17 - 61 Leinster

Scarlets 35 - 10 Glasgow Warriors

Muster 64 - 3 Dragons

[aoluain]

Rugby Union

The last game of the weekend was Ospreys v Zebre which was a very close game.
Scoring wise Ospreys scored 3 tries to 1 for Zebra while Zebre kicked 5 penalties
to 2 for Ospreys, it finished up:

Ospreys 27 - 22 Zebre

Here are the table standings after round 13:






Rugby League

This week sees the start of the NRL proper as in round 1 of 25, so lets wait for
Timelord's introduction!

[Timelord2067]

Rugby League

This week sees the start of the NRL proper as in round 1 of 25, so lets wait for
Timelord's introduction!

At the start of the 2022 season, the Storm, Panthers, Roosters and Sea Eagles round out the top four for betting odds for the season on a local betting platform with the Rabbitohs, Eels, Sharks and Titans filling the remaining top eight spots.  As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the three Queensland teams (NQ Cowboys, Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans) are looking to rebuild after last years poor showing.  Of the three I would have expected more money being poured into the Broncos, but the punters are expecting big things from the Titans.



Compare at the end of round 25 last year where the team rankings were Storm, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Eels, Knights and Titans.




I've got six wagers placed for the opening round of the 2022 NRL season:

Wests Tigers - Melbourne Storm      Melbourne Storm      Money Line   1.21   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.07 mBTC
New Zealand Warriors - St George/Illawarra Dragons   New Zealand Warriors   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC   
Sydney Roosters - Newcastle Knights   Sydney Roosters   Money Line   1.25   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Brisbane Broncos - South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Money Line   1.29   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks   Canberra Raiders   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers   Money Line   1.58   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.09 mBTC

I'm also expecting the Canberra Raiders to do better this year as their team has now been together for a while and does not appear to be allowing external distractions to hamper their preparations.


16 teams. 25 rounds. 1 dream.

It’s all the real that makes the NRL Telstra Premiership so unreal. Experience the Premiership live! NRL.com/tickets 4 hours ago

https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/09/16-teams.-25-rounds.-1-dream/

[aoluain]

Nice one Timelord, thanks for that intro!

At this stage its going to be difficult to bet against last seasons top teams
who were the previous seasons top teams also according to the 2020 ladder.



It also looks like the Gold Coast Titans have been consistent through
the 2 seasons mid table/ladder.

So I'm going to start as I mean to go on and do 3 bets and on 3 of my favourites
from last year...

Wests Tigers - Melbourne Storm      Melbourne Storm      Money Line   1.21   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.07 mBTC
New Zealand Warriors - St George/Illawarra Dragons   New Zealand Warriors   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC   
Sydney Roosters - Newcastle Knights   Sydney Roosters   Money Line   1.25   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Brisbane Broncos - South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Money Line   1.29   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks   Canberra Raiders   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers   Money Line   1.58   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.09 mBTC

[Timelord2067]

Nice one Timelord, thanks for that intro!

At this stage its going to be difficult to bet against last seasons top teams
who were the previous seasons top teams also according to the 2020 ladder.

No worries!

The remaining couple of games only have point spread options for placing wagers - at this early stage of the season I'm not prepared to speculate how teams will go (and besides, a team could win, but fall short of the spread so you loose when they win!)

[aoluain]

Well I dont understand the point spread betting system, I prefer to bet on
the favourites but on Nitrogensports I notice I have bet on the Sea Eagles
by mistake, I know how it happened I thought The Panthers were
favourites which they are not, they are 2.05 ATM. F it I'm peed off with
not double checking.

[Timelord2067]

Sometimes mistake bets pay off.  (Won't be long till we find out)


New Zealand Rugby apologises for ignorant IWD tribute: 'We didn't get it right'

https://uk.yahoo.com/style/new-zealand-rugby-international-womens-day-171859312.html

Hannah Millington·Yahoo Life UK Reporter - Thu, 10 March 2022, 4:18 am

New Zealand Rugby has apologised for its International Women's Day tweet made from the All Blacks men's team account, which portrayed an archaic view of women and left the world-champion women's team out entirely.

The post read, "Forever grateful to all the women in our lives that allow us to play the game we love. Partners, mothers, daughters, doctors, physios, referees, administrators and fans. Appreciate you every day."

This was accompanied with images of male players – including Sevu Reece who pleaded guilty to assaulting his female partner in 2018 – with female family members and loved ones, seen to be supporting them from the sidelines.

[aoluain]

^
Bit of an understatement to say they "didnt get it right".

"Black Ferns are current world champions yet this post chose to ignore their existence and instead thank the women who 'allow' men to play.

"Also they used a player who has plead guilty to domestic abuse #dobetter."

Cannot understand how the article/statement made it into the public domain
without someone somewhere flagging the massive shortcoming.


Rugby League

Sometimes mistake bets pay off.  (Won't be long till we find out)

Not this time though, not even close. Luckily I put a bet on The Panthers shortly
after my post this morning so I'm up! 0.06mBTC @ 2.04, I also put a 0.02mBTC
@2.02 on with Sportsbet. I wonder how The Sea Eagles were favourites for
this game?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-10/nrl-penrith-panthers-manly-sea-eagles-live-scores/100890772

From that article it gives a lot of praise to The Panthers, using words like "Ominous"
and this quote:

Former Panther Luke Lewis described the performance as "an absolute masterclass"

Rugby Union

Round 4 ^{of 5} in the Six Nations Championship kicks off
tomorrow with Wales v France.



This is another big game, France with Silverware in their sights and sitting
in 1st position still look favourites to me to take the title. Wales however will
be looking for a desperately needed win. They will have 2 key players back and
starting Josh Navidi and Seb Davies but I cannot see them getting past France
tomorrow unfortunately.

Odds: Wales 4.30 - 1.23 France

[Timelord2067]

I've got a parlay on England, Scotland and Wales for this round paying over 9:1 (Nitrogen's in maintenance at the moment).

I would have been very surprised had the Panthers NOT won against the Sea Eagles last night.  The highlights looked like it was very one sided with Sea Eagles' players just strolling behind the Panther's players not even trying to make a play for the ball.

[aoluain]

I've got a parlay on England, Scotland and Wales for this round paying over 9:1 (Nitrogen's in maintenance at the moment).

I would have been very surprised had the Panthers NOT won against the Sea Eagles last night.  The highlights looked like it was very one sided with Sea Eagles' players just strolling behind the Panther's players not even trying to make a play for the ball.

Re: England v Ireland - its going to be close for sure. Ireland travel to
Twickenham which is always a difficult place to play for visitors. England
have a very fast off the line game play and will look to disrupt Irelands
set pieces but Ireland it is reconed has more attacking power and options.

I'm going for France, Ireland and Scotland but not on parlay.


Rugby League

Brisbane Broncos beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 11-4

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-11/nrl-brisbane-beats-south-sydney-canberra-defeats-sharks/100891016

Thats dissapointing for every backing the Rabbitohs.

I had google's live score pinned to my home screen while I was working and The
Broncos were first to score and led right to the end.

[Timelord2067]

Brisbane Broncos beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 11-4

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-11/nrl-brisbane-beats-south-sydney-canberra-defeats-sharks/100891016

That's disappointing for every backing the Rabbitohs.

I had a feeling that might happen - all three Queensland teams seem to have spent the off season doing some soul searching.  I'm not saying they wil make the finals, (not yet) but it might be worth rethinking who they face over the next couple of weeks (then again they came out strong last season then tanked, so who knows?)

I've got six wagers placed for the opening round of the 2022 NRL season:

Wests Tigers - Melbourne Storm      Melbourne Storm      Money Line   1.21   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.07 mBTC
New Zealand Warriors - St George/Illawarra Dragons   New Zealand Warriors   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC   
Sydney Roosters - Newcastle Knights   Sydney Roosters   Money Line   1.25   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Brisbane Broncos - South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Money Line   1.29   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks   Canberra Raiders   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers   Money Line   1.58   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.09 mBTC

I'm also expecting the Canberra Raiders to do better this year as their team has now been together for a while and does not appear to be allowing external distractions to hamper their preparations.

The Canberra Raiders also won their match, so I'm ahead on the three games played already.  I'm expecting a strong showing from the Raiders this year.

I'm going for France, Ireland and Scotland but not on parlay.

All three are strong teams, so it's possible.  France have won their match, so a first leg has come through.

[aoluain]

Rugby League

Wests Tigers - Melbourne Storm      Melbourne Storm      Money Line   1.21   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.07 mBTC
New Zealand Warriors - St George/Illawarra Dragons   New Zealand Warriors   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC   
Sydney Roosters - Newcastle Knights   Sydney Roosters   Money Line   1.25   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Brisbane Broncos - South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Money Line   1.29   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks   Canberra Raiders   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers   Money Line   2.04   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.12mBTC[/colour]

Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Manly Sea Eagles   Money Line   1.69   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.10mBTC

I have a 4th bet on for this weeks round

Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans - Parramatta Eels   Money Line: 1.31   Bet amount: 0.06mBTC   Possible Payout: 0.08mBTC


Rugby Union

I was late home yesterday and didnt catch the first half of Wales v France and
the second half was not a great spectacle, 1 score early in play and the remaining
33 minutes resulted in A LOT of broken play and handling errors. Wales came
close a few times to scoring over the line with one opportunity being
held up, in fairness the French defense was good, maybe a bit lucky at times that
Wales attacking didnt fire 100%.

France certainly didnt have it their own way and seemed to me to try a desperation
drop goal attempt inside the last 10 minutes which went wide.

[Timelord2067]

Rugby Union.

So far this week-end The Crusdaers went down to the Chiefs while Fiji lost out to the Reds (but the scores were reasonable)

IN the Super W, Fiji beat the Women's Reds side.  (The Pacific Women's teams always seem to do well!)

Both Ireland and Scotland won their Six Nation's Games - Haggis Pizzas!




Rugby League:

Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Manly Sea Eagles   Money Line   1.69   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.10mBTC

I have a 4th bet on for this weeks round

Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans - Parramatta Eels   Money Line: 1.31   Bet amount: 0.06mBTC   Possible Payout: 0.08mBTC

I've got six wagers placed for the opening round of the 2022 NRL season:

Wests Tigers - Melbourne Storm      Melbourne Storm      Money Line   1.21   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.07 mBTC
New Zealand Warriors - St George/Illawarra Dragons   New Zealand Warriors   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC   
Sydney Roosters - Newcastle Knights   Sydney Roosters   Money Line   1.25   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Brisbane Broncos - South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Money Line   1.29   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks   Canberra Raiders   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers   Money Line   1.58   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.09 mBTC

I'm also expecting the Canberra Raiders to do better this year as their team has now been together for a while and does not appear to be allowing external distractions to hamper their preparations.

I must have been half asleep when I put those wagers on.  If the Storm crashes over the Wests' Tigers, then I'll be three from six in the first round of betting (and not quite broke even).


Not sure how I missed these two:

Parramatta Eels - Gold Coast Titans Money Line Parramatta Eels @ 1.30 Taken Amount: 0.06 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.08 mBTC  -  (Starts in a little over six hours times)
North Queensland Cowboys - Canterbury Bulldogs Money Line North Queensland Cowboys @ 1.70 Taken Amount: 0.06 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.10 mBTC   -  (Starts in about eight and a half hours times)

(with the money being bet on the Cowboys earlier people are expecting great things from them, but I'll go for the Eels this round.

[aoluain]

Rugby League

Re: The Parramatta Eels, well we did right in betting them, I woke up to the scoreline
Eels 32 - 28 Titans = nice one!

I was following the Wests Tigers v Storm live score yesterday while out and
about and I was worried about our bets at the break, I think it was 11-4 at half time.

I have seen a few reports about that "Cannonball tackle" to one of the West Tigers players,
obviously its an illegal tackle? it doesnt look safe to me.

 https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/leilua-felled-by-cannonball-tackle-20220313-p5a48s.html

Rugby League

Wests Tigers - Melbourne Storm      Melbourne Storm      Money Line   1.21   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.07 mBTC
New Zealand Warriors - St George/Illawarra Dragons   New Zealand Warriors   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC   
Sydney Roosters - Newcastle Knights   Sydney Roosters   Money Line   1.25   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Brisbane Broncos - South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Money Line   1.29   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.08 mBTC   
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks   Canberra Raiders   Money Line   1.88   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.11 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers   Money Line   2.04   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.12mBTC[/colour]

Penrith Panthers - Manly Sea Eagles   Manly Sea Eagles   Money Line   1.69   Bet amount:0.06 mBTC   Possible Payout:0.10mBTC

I have a 4th bet on for this weeks round

Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans - Parramatta Eels   Money Line: 1.31   Bet amount: 0.06mBTC   Possible Payout: 0.08mBTC

Thats how my results look after round 1 ^{with Nitrogensports}
I must compile the few bets I did on Sportsbet too to see if I'm up......


Rugby Union



What a game between England and Ireland, the final score kind of flatters Ireland
a bit. England lost #5 Charlie Ewels with a red card in the first few minutes resulting
in a penalty kick followed by a quick try and missed conversion so Ireland up 0-8
in the first 6/7 minutes or so.

There was a lot of handling errors which resulted in a good few scrums, the winger
Jack Knowles had to fill the void in the second row of the English scrum and boy did that
scrum function well, England got a lot off the scrum, they were able to bring the score to
9-15 at half time.

Ireland didnt perform as well as expected with the extra man and England were running
on full energy to counter being down a man and bring the scoreboard to 15 - 15 in the second half.

.....until the 65th / 70th minute where Ireland were awarded a penalty and went ahead
15 - 18 and brought on some replacenents and scored another try and conversion.

::::::::::::...….....

Scotland didnt have it all their own way in Italy but at the end were eating Haggis Pizza!!!

They would be dissapointed with the scoreboard but Italy I'm would take big positives
from their performance.



The weekend RU bets gives me 3 wins, I'll update the post with the wagers later.