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[aoluain]

Rugby World Cup

One game on today from Pool A, Uruguay v Namibia. Neither team have any points,
between them they have conceded 244 points.

I am expecting a Uruguay win today being the favourites @1.09 (Namibia are 8.0)

Neither team is going to make it out if the pool so its a game to get some points on the
board and register a win. It could also be a game riddled with handling errors.

[Timelord2067]

Even for a low end game such as this, the Uruguay v Namibia match was fairly one sided with the final score 36 - 26

https://www.rugbypass.com/rugby-world-cup/fixtures-results/

Tomorrow, Japan take on Samoa and then the day after New Zealand and Italy clash.  I'm expecting Japan to win in a close game while New Zealand should easily win.  (and we're still only in week four)

[aoluain]

As I expected Uruguay won. I dont think it was a one sided game, half time score was interestingly-
Uruguay 12 - 20 Namibia. I wonder what the odds were on Uruguay  at half time?


Todays game- Japan v Samoa I have to disagree with you Timelord, I fancy Samoa and they are
favourites to win @ 1.61.

I havent been impressed with Japan so far and Samoa will want to secure that second pool spot
ahead if Japan and put big pressure on Argentina.

[Timelord2067]

Very true the Pacifica teams can't be discounted, but I feel Japan will dig deep to win.

In Oz the news is all about the NRL (and to a lesser extent in Qld) the AFL grand finals being played this weekend.

Brisbane has a team in each Grandfinal including the NSW Cup GF hours before the NRL women's and Men's GF

I'm off Sunday and hoping to catch some of the games. (More coffee I think)

[aoluain]

Final result today, Japan held out against a late push from Samoa, Japan did actually
deserve to win.

Pool D is hotting up now, Japan in 2nd spot and Argentina have to make their move on
Saturday against Chile, second spot could be determined by points.


Tomorrows game is interesting - New Zealand v Italy.

In Oz the news is all about the NRL (and to a lesser extent in Qld) the AFL grand finals being played this weekend.

Brisbane has a team in each Grandfinal including the NSW Cup GF hours before the NRL women's and Men's GF

I'm off Sunday and hoping to catch some of the games. (More coffee I think)

Are you doing a multi bet on the Brisbane teams?

[bitbollo]

Tomorrows game is interesting - New Zealand v Italy.

Even if actually my Country has performed well in this world cup, I don't know if there is a real match since each time Italy has ALWAYS loss (bad ) against NZ.
Ok NZ is not the best NZ team that we have see but it's still too strong for them

[aoluain]

Tomorrows game is interesting - New Zealand v Italy.

Even if actually my Country has performed well in this world cup, I don't know if there is a real match since each time Italy has ALWAYS loss (bad ) against NZ.
Ok NZ is not the best NZ team that we have see but it's still too strong for them

Welcome to the Rugby thread bitbollo.

You are right, there is little hope for Italy in this game against world cup royalty.

Italy have been improving ^slowly over the last couple of years, that doesnt
necessarily show in their results, one of the biggest improvements they have made
is at no.10 and being able to score penalties which was always a very weak position for them.

You are also right in that New Zealand are not quite the force they were in the past but
they are still very hard to beat.

The odds reflect what we talk about
New Zealand 1.01 - 22.00 Italy

[Timelord2067]

Japan won their match against Samoa in a close game.  Next up they encounter Argentina who are still managing to impress.



This morning New Zealand thanked Italy for providing a light training session before they go home.



Tonight my time Argentina should fend off Chile, Fiji should likewise decimate Georgia then Scotland should win over Romania.



Screenshots taken from bing.com


In tomorrow's NRLW grand final, I'm picking the Newcastle Knights (first on the ladder) over the Gold Coast Titans (third on the ladder) who are playing in their first Grand Final.

I've followed the NSW cup even less than the NRLW games, so I'm only going to speculate the Rabbitohs over the Tigers.

[bitbollo]

Welcome to the Rugby thread bitbollo.

You are right, there is little hope for Italy in this game against world cup royalty.

Italy have been improving ^slowly over the last couple of years, that doesnt
necessarily show in their results, one of the biggest improvements they have made
is at no.10 and being able to score penalties which was always a very weak position for them.

You are also right in that New Zealand are not quite the force they were in the past but
they are still very hard to beat.

The odds reflect what we talk about
New Zealand 1.01 - 22.00 Italy

Little hope well you're too optimistic at least.
I try to find some betting sites that allow to bet on the game but nothing only handicap betting
I was tempted to place some bets related "under" for Italy, but ok nevermind.

Yesterday I watched the match and it was a kind of shock like in second part of the game when NZ was scoring literally every 5 minutes.  I am pretty sure I will never see in my life Italy rugby team be able to win against NZ

[aoluain]

Tonight my time Argentina should fend off Chile, Fiji should likewise decimate Georgia then Scotland should win over Romania.



Screenshots taken from bing.com

Yes I agree with your winners.

I'm really looking forward to Argentina in 10 minutes, they really need a super performance
today to keep their hopes for advancement out of the pool. With a big score difference
they should go second today.

Welcome to the Rugby thread bitbollo.

You are right, there is little hope for Italy in this game against world cup royalty.

Italy have been improving ^slowly over the last couple of years, that doesnt
necessarily show in their results, one of the biggest improvements they have made
is at no.10 and being able to score penalties which was always a very weak position for them.

You are also right in that New Zealand are not quite the force they were in the past but
they are still very hard to beat.

The odds reflect what we talk about
New Zealand 1.01 - 22.00 Italy

Little hope well you're too optimistic at least.
I try to find some betting sites that allow to bet on the game but nothing only handicap betting
I was tempted to place some bets related "under" for Italy, but ok nevermind.

Yesterday I watched the match and it was a kind of shock like in second part of the game when NZ was scoring literally every 5 minutes.  I am pretty sure I will never see in my life Italy rugby team be able to win against NZ

Wow that was some performance by NZ. Italy's set piece play was their weakness, line outs &
scrums were a problem and biggest of all the rucks, that is where they got turned over the most.

Italy had two great attacking plays which resulted in try's but their possession was too little.

NZ were phenomenal and Italy are not as bad as the final scoreline suggests.

You can bet under/over with ROLLBIT as well as handicap for the Rugby!

[darxiaomi]

Another bad game by Argentina, an easy win as expect, but i still notice the same mistakes we have in other games, and these are other players pure subs, but the same fails. We need to wake up.

And man i dont see the game, but close to the miracle was Georgia.

[aoluain]

Another bad game by Argentina, an easy win as expect, but i still notice the same mistakes we have in other games, and these are other players pure subs, but the same fails. We need to wake up.

And man i dont see the game, but close to the miracle was Georgia.

An easy win alright but the performance was not as good as we expected. There will
be a showdown match not between Argentina and Japan for that second spot in the pool,
I expect Argentina to win that too !



 Fiji v Georgia - terrible game to watch, so many handling errors. Fiji failed to score in
the first half and Georgia only scored 3 in the second and almost scored a try to at least
draw with the last play of the game.




Rugby League - Australian National League Grand Final

In a few hours the reining champions Penrith Panthers take on the Brisbane Broncos.
The panthers are favourite at 1.65, Broncos are 2.50. I fancy the Broncos and would
like to see them stop the Panthers from winning again!

[Timelord2067]

Despite how the three teams played, the favoured teams won comfortably by all accounts. While the Fiji score wasn't they much better, they did win.

Tomorrow, Australia has another tough game against Portugal while the Republic of SA should overcome a solid effort by Tonga.


The first of the NRL finals is underway. At half time, the NSW Cup winners Rabbitohs are leading 12 - 6 against the QLD Cup winners Brisbane Tigers

Soon the NRL Women do battle with Newcastle favoured to win, then tonight - the big one with the Panthers favoured to win over Brisbane.

[aoluain]

Tomorrow, Australia has another tough game against Portugal

Normally we would expect Australia to blow these tier 2 teams away but obviously
they have been struggling lately. The odds would suggest they are still going to win...
comfortably. Australia 1.02 - 18 Portugal.

This is actually going to be an interesting match, Portugal were able to get a draw with
Georgia and like Australia have the same points difference ~ -20/21


League NRL Final

Compliments of ROLLBIT I can watch the match on their site as they are streaming it.

[Timelord2067]

Bronco's Adam Reynolds kick in the twentyith minute resulted in the Panthers first try.

They need sound effects with a trombone.

Wah-waash-waaaaahhhhhhhh


The Women's game was tough - ten minutes into the second half there were multiple stoppages with heavy knocks.

The Knights leveled the score with less than ten minutes to go then scored again with just minutes to go.


In the NSW State comp, the Rabbitohs were always going to win with some NRL players having been demoted essentially to their reserve grade which the Brisbane Tigers don't have.


Edit.

After doing the splits, Adam Reynolds have the Panthers another two points with a near identical short kick from the try line.

Half time and it's 8 - 6 after the Broncos score a late try.

[aoluain]

Bad day really at the office for the Broncos kicker, that first short kick and resulting
try by the Panthers inside the 20th minute was comical. He did make all his conversions
though. Great game though, very close fought but the Panthers were stronger in the
last 20 minutes.

I loke that it wasnt a one sided affair and the two best teams of the season got
to battle it out for the title.

I definitely didnt make any money this year on the NRL, the early season killed me.

[Timelord2o67]

On the non crypto tab.com.au site I've been putting $1 in each of the top four teams on the ladder for the "to make too eight" to make top four" "to make the GF" "to win the GF" etc

I made overall $100+ on top of what I put in which has refilled my wallet quite nicely.

I also had two parlays in the GF one the women's and men's games which won and a second parley including the Brisbane Tigers whi lost their game.

All up I picked five or six from each round enabling me to break even, or, get a little ahead.

Yes, the grand final was bizarre. The Broncos gave the Panthers eight points, then lost by two. Adam Reynolds was just about in tears with a haunted look on his face after ful time.

Great comeback.

[aoluain]

Nice one Timelord!

4 Grand final appearances for the Panthers and 3 wins in a row! Serious team and a great
season for them after a shaky start to the season.


Union - World Cup

Last round of pool matches this weekend coming starting with New Zealand v Uruguay
on Thursday followed by France v Italy on Friday. That will be pool A sorted and its going
to be France and New Zealand going through. I would live to see Italy trouble France.

[Timelord2067]

Most of the games are very one sided (especially when it comes to the odds on offer)

Australia have blown out to $501:1 so the punters don't feel they're going to win.

Japan is at $6 against Argentina. While I'd like to see Argentina do well in the cup, I've put a dollar on Japan to win that game.

[aoluain]

Most of the games are very one sided (especially when it comes to the odds on offer)

Australia have blown out to $501:1 so the punters don't feel they're going to win.

Japan is at $6 against Argentina. While I'd like to see Argentina do well in the cup, I've put a dollar on Japan to win that game.

The world cup always shows up the difference between tier 1 and tier 2 teams,
in Rugby unfortunately the difference can be massive. I think its similar in Soccer
when it comes to world cup time but sometimes lesser teams can hold out for
a draw or be beaten by only 1 goal.

The team of the tournament as a lot of commentators are talking is Portugal.
Even though they lost 2 and drew 1 their attacking play and scoring ability
has been noted but as I mentioned before the tier 2 teams tend to struggle wil
the set pieces.

Japan v Argentina - this could be a close one. Both teams are under performing
and both need to lift that when it comes to the quarter finals.