6 Nations Round 2, Super Rugby Wk 1 + other rugby 9-15 Feb

A poor start to Super Rugby for me 

Blog Updated with final bet 

Force win at 11/10 

Force over 27.5 pts @ 10/11

The Farce very frustrating once again, so much ball but they are too useless to adjust their attack, Brumbies get the ball twice and score , so very different . Was thinking of having a bet at HT but feel whatever I chose will be a loser . 

Later on will give the Eyetalians a go , in the past they have been inconsistent , but hoping they've moved on a small bit and with Ireland not in great shape at plus 17.5 I'm all over it. 

England looked a little rusty against Wales and it'll be interesting to see the response from Scotland , if England get on top early they should manage to cover this cap quite comfortably. The ref is an unders merchant however and it'll be a mixture of bets for me, England minus and unders in running . 

I really like Bath today in the Premiership Cup , minus 5.5 looks golden against Bristol. 

 

Coil wrote:

The Farce very frustrating once again, so much ball but they are too useless to adjust their attack, Brumbies get the ball twice and score , so very different . Was thinking of having a bet at HT but feel whatever I chose will be a loser . 

Later on will give the Eyetalians a go , in the past they have been inconsistent , but hoping they've moved on a small bit and with Ireland not in great shape at plus 17.5 I'm all over it. 

England looked a little rusty against Wales and it'll be interesting to see the response from Scotland , if England get on top early they should manage to cover this cap quite comfortably. The ref is an unders merchant however and it'll be a mixture of bets for me, England minus and unders in running . 

I really like Bath today in the Premiership Cup , minus 5.5 looks golden against Bristol. 


 

Agree Coil, it was torture to watch the Force! Mixed results with Super Rugby this weekend. Moana cap and Waratahs the highlights. Never even thought of backing Moana for the win as well! Got on the early +5 Blues cap, which saved the win bet. Crusaders need to address their breakdown if they want to retain their title. 

went 0/2 on super rugby this weekend and had i not been tied up and got involved in other games i probably would have ended 0/5. poor start and actually really piss poor rugby on display, as u say coil, the Farce back hopeless at changing things up as usual.

not sure about game in dublin, ref puts me off overs.

gone over 46.5 @ 17/20 scotland v england. more out of desperation to recover from force game.




 

England under 27.5 points - 91/100 @ WSB

The last time they scored more than 22 points against Scotland at Murrayfield, was way back in 2004. 

Ire ita player of match = Balancoune @ 25/1

Amazing call MOM South 

Southpaw wrote:

Ire ita player of match = Balancoune @ 25/1

Brilliant stuff Southpaw, together with your HT/FT Italy/Ireland call earlier in the week.

How frustrating is this 2nd half for anyone who backed over points in SCO-ENG game. Eng had several chances and blew them all.

Hope you guys still get the over 4x,x line...my live over 60.5 is dead.

Wales v France - France over 6.5 tries @ 5/6

been a nice weekend, not too heavily involved in this game as will be travelling but do think France can cut loose under the roof. 

As mentioned previously I have been betting very small as not really feeling things at the moment. 

That being said when you are backing as many losers as I am it all starts adding up. 

I am in the midst (hopefully at the end) of an awful run 

Wales v France Preview 

I like Southpaws over 6.5 France tries but the line generally 7.5 now so going with over 8.5 total at 8/10 and hoping Wales can contribute 

I made a massive mistake writing the Scots off yesterday and paid the price. England looked totally out of sorts, Steward being bundled into touch with an open runner next to him calling for the ball in the 76th min summing up their performance. They had no answer for the Scots blitzkrieg in the opening 20 and were never in the game. 

How the English last try wasn't even checked is also mind-boggling. Italy had a try ruled out for a debatable forward pass where there was no conclusive evidence that the ball went deliberately forward out of the hands. 

Well done to the Scots and also Kyle Steyn making me eat humble pie with a Man of The Match performance. Learnt my lesson and will never ever again go against the Scots when playing England at Murrayfield.

On to the Italian game, The Azzurri nearly pulled it off. The Irish can count themselves lucky that the "forward pass" try was disallowed and that the bounce of the wall went centimeters wrong for Menoncello towards the end. 

Will still hope for Wales +31.5 this afternoon, but confidence much lower as England didn't exactly do anything to "frank the form" yesterday. France, please secure the bonus point and take your feet off the gas 

Yes Italy were done by a dodgy TMO call, a bounce of the ball and the ref.

I've taken us (Wales) +33.5@10/11 

Sweet Lord help us!!

EDIT: Wales win and everyone has lost 1 test - 6N Wide open! Wales France is the championship decider!!

Rugby Europe Championship

Romania vs Belgium

Romania had a very poor start to this new campaign, losing away to Germany, 30-24.

They made many mistakes, and instead of winning the match, as was expected, they came away with only the losing bonus point.

They admitted that their performance was shameful and now want to react, to prove themselves and win with a bonus point, to get back into play-off contention.

There aren't many markets available at my bookies and no points either, so I took Romania to win by the available handicap.

Romania -14.5 @1.94

Well, we thick Welsh deserve all we get - STOP KICKING THE BALL (poorly) AWAY!!!!

Toulouse over 22.5pts away at Stade Francais tonight

These sides managed 22 points between them tonight.
Disappointing end to the wkend

From the super.rugby Website

"Super Rugby Pacific management has reviewed the decision to award a try to Chiefs player Tupou Vaa'i in the 32nd minute of Saturday’s Round 1 game against the Blues.The review concluded that Vaa'i's actions constituted leaving the ground to avoid a tackle, rather than simply diving forward to score a try, and that as a result the try should not have been awarded.The relevant law provision is World Rugby Clarification 3-2022:“In principle, in a try scoring situation, if the action is deemed to be a dive forward for a try, then it should be permitted. If a player is deemed to have left the ground to avoid a tackle; or to jump, or hurdle a potential tackler, then this is dangerous play and should be sanctioned accordingly.""

Not that the Blues can blame the loss solely on this anyway, they had more than enough opportunities to secure victory throughout.