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[aoluain]

Last week was the first week of the URC - United Rugby Championship. The lead up to the
annual competition has kind of been over shadowed by the RWC.

3 of the 4 Irish sides won their matches with Leinster beaten by Glasgow Warriors.
Leinster were missing a lot of key players because they make up a big portion of the
National side.

Parma 36 - 40 Ulster
Connacht 34 - 26 Ospreys
Munster 34 - 21 Sharks
Glasgow Warriors 43 - 25 Leinster

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[aoluain]

RUGBY WORLD CUP Bronze Medal Match

Argentina v England

Its half time and England lead, the match actually is riddled with errors and Argentina
while struggling early on came back into it

The odds at half time are 6.25 - 1.15

IMO Argentina should be lower odds, I really think thwy have a stronger chance to win this,
if they can cut out the errors which hands England the opportunity to at least kick their penalties.

[Saint-loup]

RUGBY WORLD CUP Bronze Medal Match

Argentina v England

Its half time and England lead, the match actually is riddled with errors and Argentina
while struggling early on came back into it

The odds at half time are 6.25 - 1.15

IMO Argentina should be lower odds, I really think thwy have a stronger chance to win this,
if they can cut out the errors which hands England the opportunity to at least kick their penalties.

Nice pick bro, only few minutes remain before the end of the match currently, and England is only leading by 3 small points (23-26). It was definitively a good value bet, and everything is still possible as of now. On which sportsbook did you find those odds by the way? This is live odds or pre-match ones? Because the ones I've seen for Argentina were way lower than that. So if it's live odds, I wonder if the bookie really evaluated them properly.

[darxiaomi]

NAAAAA MANNNNN completly pissed off, again and again making ton of errors, the first 15 minutes of the game are how you DONT have to play rugby, and in the second half missing that penalty who can put us in a tie.

Is not a England win it was more an Argentina lose, you cant play in that way, we can win this game, and like i said cheika please go home, Sanchez has to be starter every game Cubelli the same, do you see how good the team played with them?.

Asides of that if we want to become one real contender we need to fix all this minor mistakes plus stop having idiot players or cowardy ones, also not make ton of faults.

[aoluain]

Argh with a couple of minutes to go Argentina got a penalty but Sanchez pulled the kick
to the left and the score remained a 3 point difference.

In the end it was Argentinas game which they lost due to too many errors, they had some
great attacking play but couldnt turn the possession into points.

That bet was so close to winning!


Final coming up today

Way too close to call....

[Timelord2o67]

Overnight Australia Vs New Zealand (both men's and women's) NRL Pacific cup games occurred. The Australian men won their game while the Jilleroos lost their game against New Zealand for the first time since 2016.

In a few hours New Zealand and South Africa clash in the Final of the Rugby World Cup. (The calm before the storm). I haven't heard anything to suggest South Africa will win.


RSA are ahead 12 - 11 after 60 minutes and a no try to NZ followed by a try seconds later.

Through in attention just a little while ago I've managed to lock myself out of my main account while watching the game.

I'm going to have to reset my password a little later today.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

So.... we just see the MOST lucky champion in the history of Rugby World Cup?.

They win by one point in QF.
They win by one point in SF.
They win by one point in the final.

For me New Zealand deserve to be the champion, they played way better with one men less, and they missed two chances with the foot. GG For me the red card was TOO MUCH in a final in the frist half, you cant blow that as a red card.

[Timelord2o67]

Way too close to call....

The last five minutes were breathtaking. I could see NZ wouldn't be able to maintain possession but then RSA gave it back ... and then it kept going back and forth.

Getting a scrum with 23 seconds to go was near heart stopping.

Congratulations to the victors the Republic of South Africa.

[Timelord2067]

Am back in (should never watch Rugby and surf the net at the same time...)

@aoluain - please post your wallet address to return your wager given neither of our selections won in the end.

[aoluain]

Overnight Australia Vs New Zealand (both men's and women's) NRL Pacific cup games occurred. The Australian men won their game while the Jilleroos lost their game against New Zealand for the first time since 2016.

Thats a big upset for the Jilleroos. The Australian RL is very strong so most people
would expect both the mens ans womens sides to win.

So.... we just see the MOST lucky champion in the history of Rugby World Cup?.

They win by one point in QF.
They win by one point in SF.
They win by one point in the final.

...and the only team that beat them was Ireland!

For me New Zealand deserve to be the champion, they played way better with one men less, and they missed two chances with the foot. GG For me the red card was TOO MUCH in a final in the frist half, you cant blow that as a red card.

I disagree, IMO the scoreboard reflects the performance of both teams, SA were only
marginally better than NZ. NZ had some very good attacking play but they also
made a lot of errors due to the SA defence and ferocity in the tackles.

The RED card decision was correct, its something the officials have been cracking
down on -head contact-

If NZ had been at full 15 man strength they probably would have won though.

Way too close to call....

The last five minutes were breathtaking. I could see NZ wouldn't be able to maintain possession but then RSA gave it back ... and then it kept going back and forth.

Getting a scrum with 23 seconds to go was near heart stopping.

Congratulations to the victors the Republic of South Africa.

It wasnt a great match, it was riddled with errors from both sides but the conditions
were tricky I suppose.

Yea those last 5 minutes were real nail biting stuff and the scrum in the dying seconds
was real drama. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT

Am back in (should never watch Rugby and surf the net at the same time...)

@aoluain - please post your wallet address to return your wager given neither of our selections won in the end.

Pity for your bet Timelord, would have been nice for one of us to have won.

Pity also that we didnt get more interest from other members to place a wager,
chances are then that someone would have won the pot.

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[Timelord2067]

Pity for your bet Timelord, would have been nice for one of us to have won.

Pity also that we didnt get more interest from other members to place a wager,
chances are then that someone would have won the pot.

My address --------- bc1q0r6dqr860rw2a2dz5hqlgltw0t07qfg356xpqk

As it was the price of Bitcoin had risen, so our $20 wagers had improved to ~ $26.50 by the time the payout occurred.

Refund details can be found here: 73c81c20f403af86c3059b6ac51fb60420d5332915531b2841fd84fdcc624c34

[aoluain]

So we win anyway !!! - Refund received with thanks Timelord 👍


So with the RWC completed its back to standard seasonal fare of the United Rugby
Championship with round 2 completed this weekend,

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup kicking off in December

Gallagher Premiership Rugby  with 3 rounds
played already.


My team - Connacht clocked up their second win against Glasgow Warriors yesterday,
in contrast to last year they have started strong with 2 wins.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

So.... we just see the MOST lucky champion in the history of Rugby World Cup?.

They win by one point in QF.
They win by one point in SF.
They win by one point in the final.

...and the only team that beat them was Ireland!

For me New Zealand deserve to be the champion, they played way better with one men less, and they missed two chances with the foot. GG For me the red card was TOO MUCH in a final in the frist half, you cant blow that as a red card.

I disagree, IMO the scoreboard reflects the performance of both teams, SA were only
marginally better than NZ. NZ had some very good attacking play but they also
made a lot of errors due to the SA defence and ferocity in the tackles.

The RED card decision was correct, its something the officials have been cracking
down on -head contact-

If NZ had been at full 15 man strength they probably would have won though.

Yes we can have diferent point of views clearly and i understand what yous aid and i also agree in some with you, in high performance sports a nail or a hair can make the diference between being champion and not.

About Ireland yes really sad, it was one of the better team by far.


For example right here, for me the NZ player doesnt have bad faith in  his tackle and was a fast play, you are not thinking about damage or injury the other player and also you dont fully understand the play. Different is for example when in a kick a player knowing he is being late charge with so much force and damage the other player.

[aoluain]

So.... we just see the MOST lucky champion in the history of Rugby World Cup?.

They win by one point in QF.
They win by one point in SF.
They win by one point in the final.

...and the only team that beat them was Ireland!

For me New Zealand deserve to be the champion, they played way better with one men less, and they missed two chances with the foot. GG For me the red card was TOO MUCH in a final in the frist half, you cant blow that as a red card.

I disagree, IMO the scoreboard reflects the performance of both teams, SA were only
marginally better than NZ. NZ had some very good attacking play but they also
made a lot of errors due to the SA defence and ferocity in the tackles.

The RED card decision was correct, its something the officials have been cracking
down on -head contact-

If NZ had been at full 15 man strength they probably would have won though.

Yes we can have diferent point of views clearly and i understand what yous aid and i also agree in some with you, in high performance sports a nail or a hair can make the diference between being champion and not.

About Ireland yes really sad, it was one of the better team by far.


For example right here, for me the NZ player doesnt have bad faith in  his tackle and was a fast play, you are not thinking about damage or injury the other player and also you dont fully understand the play. Different is for example when in a kick a player knowing he is being late charge with so much force and damage the other player.

I agree with you, it happens so fast, half a second, but thats sport and sport gambling,
the game and result can be determined and changed by a split decision, a mis tackle, or
a momentary loss in discipline.

With Rugby being a simple game with a fair amount of rules the officials are very much
on top of the play so all infringements and errors are caught and dealth with.

[Timelord2o67]

During the Grand Final I was watching with interest the video referees who had a pannel In front of them with a wide variety of camera angles. At one point, one of the operators used their fingers to zoom in in the game play frozen in their monitor as a person would do in their camera phone.

I've no doubt the camera clarity for broadcast is that much better (and it would want to be with a global audience watching on).

[aoluain]

During the Grand Final I was watching with interest the video referees who had a pannel In front of them with a wide variety of camera angles. At one point, one of the operators used their fingers to zoom in in the game play frozen in their monitor as a person would do in their camera phone.

I've no doubt the camera clarity for broadcast is that much better (and it would want to be with a global audience watching on).

Yes its a great system, but I thought for a lot of the matches where there was room or need for the video ref
to get involved they didnt, eventhough we were shown replays of a particular incident in question.

Anyway the idea is also that the game play is speed up with no need for extended deliberation on the field,
the decision can be made fairly quickly and play resumes. Overall its a good system.

[Timelord2067]

The NRL has a "bunker" with a video ref - viwers get to see the replays, rewinds and freeze frames in real time. It's accepted by everyone and there is now a "captain's challenge" where one team can request a video review (usually towards the end of game play when teams are looking to catch their breaths).

[aoluain]

In some cases the "Video ref" isnt even on the grounds! they can operate remotely and
still be in contact with the on field ref!


Rugby Union - URC

Round 3 kicks off on Friday with Glasgow Warriors at home to the visitors DHL Stormers,
tough 3rd match for the Warriors IMO but they are favourites @ 1.37, Stormers are 3.0,
I wonder if they have a full strength team after SA winning the RWC? Thats a tempting bet
to go with the Stormers @ 3.0

Connacht play home rivals Ulster on Saturday. Connacht at home are slight favourites
at 1.75.

The other 2 Irish sides, Leinster and Munster are massive favourites ao no point doing an
ML on them.

[Timelord2o67]

I'll have to have a look and see if there's any good odds on this games.

In one months time the Rugby Sevens kicks off in Dubai. (Not sure I like the slender game play times)

[aoluain]

Excellent, thanks Timelord.

Here are the 8 destinations and timetable the 2023/2024 tournament will be played over
for both the mens and womens sides. I really want to try and follow this series this year,
last season I was really playing catch up with it.


1.) Dubai, UAE – 2nd - 3rd of December, 2023
2.) Cape Town, RSA – 9th - 10th of December, 2023
3.)Perth, Australia – 26th - 28th of January, 2024
4.) Vancouver, Canada – 23rd - 25th of February, 2024
5.) Los Angeles, USA – 2nd - 3rd of March, 2024
6.) Hong Kong, China – 5th - 7th of April 2024
7.) Singapore – 3rd - 5th of May 2024
8.) Madrid, Spain – 31st May - 2nd of June, 2024 - the final and relegation play offs will be
held on this day.