Rugby Champs Rd 3 early thoughts + any other rugby

Boyle (UK) Lines

Australia +11 v NZ
South Africa -19 v Arg

Surely that 19 is a little large!

Early view but that nz -9.5 seems low for me. After dominate boks forward pack I cannot see wallabies matching up front.

Brent Graham wrote: Going to be a strange weekend with only Japan v Samoa and I am not sure if that is televised in SA.

There is another prep game this coming weekend in addition to Japan vs Samoa:
Fiji vs Tonga at 02.00 SA time.
Have no idea as to TV or bookies coverage.

From next weekend there are some juicy match-ups coming
29 July 6 games total,
5 August has 8 games, and so on up till the WC.

I'm salivating at the thought

Samoa +14.5 looks nice on paper. They are a shit team but center partnership looks pretty strong and 9-10 combo as well. They have some experienced campaigners and forward pack is not that bad (Alo Emile, Alanuiese, Faasao, Seu, Seuteni, Paaiaua had a strong last season in their respective teams)

Japan not as good on paper, kicking game very soft (only one reliable kicker in Lee as long as Nakano is a outside center with no kicking game). Osada, their best player against NZ last week, still on the bench. Wingers don't know how to tackle.

Why is Fiji vs Tonga points only 52.5. Weather looks fine...

shaft wrote: Why is Fiji vs Tonga points only 52.5. Weather looks fine...

Think will be fairly intense game as quite a rivalry. But starved of rugby and tomorrow i've taken -

Fiji Tonga over 52.5
Jap Samoa over 57.5 (indoor arena, pitch like a lush carpet)

Double @ 5/2

'evening

Mixed sports weekend treble:

Tonga O 16.5pts v Fiji 4/6
Samoa O 16.5 pts v Japan 4/6
Limerick Win v Kilkenny 4/9 (Ireland -Hurling)

Pablo wrote: Samoa +14.5 looks nice on paper. They are a shit team but center partnership looks pretty strong and 9-10 combo as well. They have some experienced campaigners and forward pack is not that bad (Alo Emile, Alanuiese, Faasao, Seu, Seuteni, Paaiaua had a strong last season in their respective teams)

Japan not as good on paper, kicking game very soft (only one reliable kicker in Lee as long as Nakano is a outside center with no kicking game). Osada, their best player against NZ last week, still on the bench. Wingers don't know how to tackle.

Only one 1u there but a winner is a winner

Heading on holiday tomorrow so will be limited betting time, can’t resist a strike in this evenings women’s international.

Spain over 12.5 pts @ 10/11

southpaw wrote: Heading on holiday tomorrow so will be limited betting time, can’t resist a strike in this evenings women’s international.

Spain over 12.5 pts @ 10/11

Wasn’t a mens rugby sized strike but still a pathetic attempt at some evening rugby betting interest from yours truly. Spain Not even troubled the scoreboard.

Thank god for next weekends games.