Super Rugby Pacific Week 9, Champions & Challenge Cup Quarters 11-13 April

coil wrote: Small loss , need a good win though for the golf later on , thought the ref in teh Bulls game favoured the home side somewhat

Sticking with Munster on the best plus 13.5 and unders 54.5 Total.

Later I'm with Bad Breath , all over Racing like a rash

Cracking game. Only 76 points. Mad stuff.

It was sick losing Munster +13.5 with that last joke try against 13 men. At least I had something in the +23.5 to compensate a bit.

Penalty try against UBB was a complete joke, still 3 players that could easily defend with at least two of them behind the guy that did the knock on.

Meanwhile I remember Clermont not getting the penalty try in some Challenege Cup game last year whilst there was literally no one behind ( think the deliberate knock on was on Jurand ).

Rugby really need to get their refereeing sorted out because it's not professional at all, with this variance...
Ref would never have awarded it if it was a close game, same way south african player would have been red carded against Edimburgh if the game was closer.
I don't mind about the rules being either enforced strictly or being more loose like in Super Rugby ( personally I think SR has the best refereeing for the game ) but at least please give us some consistency...


Also @Pablo, I had a LBB try in like 6 acca so I won't say I wasn't relieved when that " clown try " was scored ;D

Agree Munster penalty try was a joke, not even Usain Bolt would have scored that one with Penaud and Lucu chasing.

Now on o57.5 in Northampton-Castres @1.90 2u

Piardi is an actual embarrassment. That decision there in the Saints Castres game has to be up there with one of the worst I've seen in a long time. It's a very obvious pen try.

Brad Breath wrote:

Pablo wrote: Ospreys o13.5 HT @1.83 2u

Ospreys going strong, Lou make plenty of rotation but have a big big bench. Good weather

I like this Pablo, have followed with over 12.5 @ 1.91 at Billy Hill

Later I like Racing to beat Connacht @ 3.0

Brain dead stuff from Ospreys. Take the scrum 5m out and get the advantage and play from there.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they go into administration soon as well, absolute shambles.

Chiefie wrote:

Brad Breath wrote:

Pablo wrote: Ospreys o13.5 HT @1.83 2u

Ospreys going strong, Lou make plenty of rotation but have a big big bench. Good weather

I like this Pablo, have followed with over 12.5 @ 1.91 at Billy Hill

Later I like Racing to beat Connacht @ 3.0

Brain dead stuff from Ospreys. Take the scrum 5m out and get the advantage and play from there.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they go into administration soon as well, absolute shambles.

No brain this guys from Swansea, you have the advantage at the scrum but you go to the lineout.

Against Lyon second unit forward pack they looked like kids.

There didnt seem to be much in the way of game management from O's - makes you wonder what they practice day in day out.

I enjoyed the game though. Lyon were very committed which seemed to catch the O's out!

I'm looking forward to Ospreys moving to the historic St Helens ground - maybe this will bring about a change for the better. Will be glad to see the back of that soulless place Swansea.com or whatever its called these days ....

Brent Graham wrote: Investec Blog Updated

Toulouse -4.5 at 0.92/1 for me

Geez down in Ballito and the humidity in Sharks land is real (and I don't even think it is that bad by their standards

I'm thinking the other way. Toulouse haven't won at Toulon for 10 years is it? And they are not the same side without Dupont.

Been a fairly mixed weekend. I've probably won more bets than I've lost but fancied reds and chiefs most. I had more on those bets and I usually level stake just ro take that thing out as a possibility.

I can see plenty of points in the bath v glos game but the I'm seeing total 61 which is high.

On the toulouse game I fancied toulouse but the move for Toulon gave me pause for thought. I think there might have been a little bit of money for toulouse over the last day or so.

Has anyone opinions on that game? I might wait before ko but I'm with toulouse now

I’m going to leave this one off and enjoy the game.

I had a slight fancy for a penalty to be converted within the first 10 minutes on bet365 but changed my mind and cashed out. Too short a time period though I could see them exchanging penalties in a tight start to the match

Heading into Sunday behind and would have been a disaster had Racing not turned up yesterday evening to ease the pain .

I'm in Toulouse's camp , they're really something to watch and will be very hard to beat IMO. Going against the grain and rooting for unders at 54.6 as my main bet .

Bath / Gloucester = points , but are we in for a surprise , not confident in this game either way and may end up having a small punt on the Cherries plus 14.5 .

All eyes though on tonights golf.

Been a good weekend and don’t want to undo it on a typical overs play. Going exotics instead -

1st try Marchand @ 14/1
Player of match Meafou @ 14/1

RugbyEdgeTips wrote: I’m going to leave this one off and enjoy the game.

I had a slight fancy for a penalty to be converted within the first 10 minutes on bet365 but changed my mind and cashed out. Too short a time period though I could see them exchanging penalties in a tight start to the match

Glad I left that one off, Ramos missed one he would normally get on 5 minutes and he got one on 10m30s!

Matthew Carley lol.

In fairness to Matthew Charley he doesn’t get the easy ones! He gave a phantom knock on in this match on Blair Kinghorn, like he did against Leinster for a try in the final last year that could have had a big factor in the end result

RugbyEdgeTips wrote: In fairness to Matthew Charley he doesn’t get the easy ones! He gave a phantom knock on in this match on Blair Kinghorn, like he did against Leinster for a try in the final last year that could have had a big factor in the end result

Had £1,000 on the line for a draw.

Coupled with that, had Toulouse under 20.5 points.

Sending Villiere the invoice. Fml

RugbyEdgeTips wrote: In fairness to Matthew Charley he doesn’t get the easy ones! He gave a phantom knock on in this match on Blair Kinghorn, like he did against Leinster for a try in the final last year that could have had a big factor in the end result

Tough game to officiate I agree. Very partizan crowd

Southpaw wrote: Been a good weekend and don’t want to undo it on a typical overs play. Going exotics instead -

1st try Marchand @ 14/1
Player of match Meafou @ 14/1

They do love a good lock display down in Toulon and Meafou lands it, think they would have given it to Ribbans if Toulon had edged it.

Very nice shout South!

I ended up taking Toulouse, best i could get was -3 and o61 in the bath game. After the Toulouse loss I was a little pissed and done something that I shouldn't have really, I took some alts up to 70 pts on that game. Worked out but prob not a good habit as it was mainly out of tilt and a little of experience where i win some bets by miles but never think of alts.

Now in a good mood I can settle in for the 1 night in the year I watch golf

Chiefie wrote:

RugbyEdgeTips wrote: In fairness to Matthew Charley he doesn’t get the easy ones! He gave a phantom knock on in this match on Blair Kinghorn, like he did against Leinster for a try in the final last year that could have had a big factor in the end result

Had £1,000 on the line for a draw.

Coupled with that, had Toulouse under 20.5 points.

Sending Villiere the invoice. Fml

Your on the big stakes, how did you get 1k£ down? Across different sites?

Lovely betting Southpaw!

Don't want to speak for Chiefe but id say this was some acca. I'm pretty sure there is no one on this forum betting the draw for a grand.

Sharkster wrote: Don't want to speak for Chiefe but id say this was some acca. I'm pretty sure there is no one on this forum betting the draw for a grand.

Haha, Jesus no. It’s not that bad.

Odds were 25-1 and put £40 down.

That made me laugh out loud. I was thinking you bet the draw in the last few minutes!

In hindsight the bet was More penalties than tries 4/1 on bet365 prematch. I was tempted but thought it could be a try fest second half. Didn’t realise it was wet weather conditions either