Rugby 20-23Dec

Pro D2, Premiership, Pro14 (minus the Kings & Cheetahs) & Top 14 on this weekend.

Not sure what the weather will be like everywhere.

Pro14: will have six derby games so there should be a few tight tussles (fancying the either team to win by 7 or less incl draw).

Premiership: featuring the two top seeds facing off for the first time this year with home team slight favorites.

Interesting read on the current relegation battle going on in the premiership already (
www.planetrugby.com/news/loose-pass-rele...-money-and-injuries/ ).

Gloucester might struggle without Cipriani, also like Bristol on the plus.

Top14: As mentioned numerous times before team selection will be key but think giving a team like Toulouse (on current form) a 14pt head start is a bit too much.

Not really strong on any of the Pro14 caps this week.

Although have just place a win treble on Cardiff Blues, Ulster and Ospreys @ 2.52

Dragons simply can't win away from home (don't think the fact Jackman has gone will change this) and Blues have their #1 scrum half back.
Munster have named much weakened side for their trip to Ulster.
Ospreys at home have been decent and Scarlets pretty awful in recent weeks.

I have taken a bit on Ulster -7,5
Munster with 13 changes and a lot of inexperience in the side.
Ulster have named a strong side and owe Munster a smack.

Added the following. All singles.

Glasgow win 8/11
Leicester win 11/20
Newcastle win 21/20

Last one is Treviso win 8/10

Going for the Gwent Dragons tonight , welsh derby just before Christmas , new coach , think it'll be closer than expected ,plus 14.5 .

coil wrote: Going for the Gwent Dragons tonight , welsh derby just before Christmas , new coach , think it'll be closer than expected ,plus 14.5 .

Nice Coil.

Dragons showed a lot of grit with just 14 men, not sure they deserved to lose. (Although saying that their discipline was atrocious).
Blues were woeful though, such a frustratingly inconsistent side.

Gone big on what I think is one of my bets of the year in the Racing 92 game later today. They’re 26 point favourites now and I don’t think that will be enough for Perpignan! The bet in question is for Vimi Vakatawa to score... he’s been in ridiculous try scoring form this year, so for Betfair to price him up at 15/8 is mental.

Vaka anytime @ 15/8
Vaka first @ 14/1
Vaka double 10/1
Vaka hat trick 55/1
... Got on as much as I was able to

Also taken Racing -24, as well as bigger handicaps such as -35 @ 5/2 and -41 @ 5/1. Also 51+ @ 22/1

Prices may have changed now for Vaka but anything over evens is a steal, should be 1/2 at the very least

Like a few sides today ,

In order of preference ,

Quins plus 5.5 , nothing between the sides and Quins have been impressing me in recent weeks .

Sale minus 8.5 , named a good side and just can't have bristol atm

Lastly Sarries for me at 11/10 . Quality side and Exeter just don't seem 100 %.

In the early game in France going with Agen at 12/10 outright .

Exeter
Glasgow

Win double @ 23/10

Northerner wrote: Gone big on what I think is one of my bets of the year in the Racing 92 game later today. They’re 26 point favourites now and I don’t think that will be enough for Perpignan! The bet in question is for Vimi Vakatawa to score... he’s been in ridiculous try scoring form this year, so for Betfair to price him up at 15/8 is mental.

Vaka anytime @ 15/8
Vaka first @ 14/1
Vaka double 10/1
Vaka hat trick 55/1
... Got on as much as I was able to

Prices may have changed now for Vaka but anything over evens is a steal, should be 1/2 at the very least

Get in there mate. Good stuff.

Got some smalls on Glasgow win at 8s when they were 13-0 down

Super call Northerner !! What a walloping too !!

I can see a very festive Christmas for the Northerner family after those calls haha

Haha cheers guys. The bet always made sense, never in doubt! I’m only 21 so no family as such to provide for, and imagine my stakes are a lot lower than some of yours... but still a couple of hundred pounds just before Christmas can’t hurt!

Well done northerner.

Wasps bench looks strong - Wasps -2.5 2nd half cap @ 10/11