The United Rugby Championship (URC) continues this weekend with action taking place from the 24th to the 26th of January. In this blog Brent Graham shares any early thoughts, highlights what he considers to be early value and provides a bet on each game.
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WEATHER LINKS FOR THE WEEKEND
Posted 21 Jan 16h56
Nobody studies weather like a rugby punter – here are links to weather sites for this weeks venues and the forecast at much time at the time of posting – Friday up so far and the balance to follow
Glasgow v Connacht – Friday 21h35 – Scotstoun Stadium (Synthetic) – Freezing with rain
Ospreys v Benetton – Friday 21h35 – Swansea.com Stadium (Hybrid) – cold but clear
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HANDICAPS ARE OUT
Posted 20 Jan 16h41
The handicaps are out and here is the current caps at Betxchange
Friday
- 21:35: Glasgow Warriors -8.5 vs Connacht
- 21:35: Ospreys -7.5 vs Benetton
Saturday
- 14:45: Lions +3.5 vs Bulls
- 17:00: Scarlets +2.5 vs Edinburgh
- 19:00: Leinster -14.5 vs Stormers
- 19:15: Cardiff +8.5 vs Sharks
- 21:35: Dragons +7.5 vs Munster
Sunday
- 19:30: Ulster -21.5 vs Zebre
Stormers +14.5 looks tempting although hearing Leinster may have Sheehan and Lowe this weekend as they return from injury.
LOG & OUTRIGHT BETTING
Posted 20 Jan 13h14
Here is the latest log
The latest outright betting from World Sports Betting - as at 13h14 and subject to change
A NEW WEEK BUT NOT EASY TO HANDICAP
Posted 20 Jan 08h00
I am quite worn out after a hectic weekend of Investec Champions Cup action. The newsletter bet Bulls over 5.5 tries arrived with ease (get on my mailing list here) and I also hit the over 5.5 Racing tries hard but Sunday was a shocker with all of my bets going missing.
A small profit overall but a feeling that things should have been better.
Here are the fixtures
Friday
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21:35: Glasgow Warriors vs Connacht Rugby
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21:35: Ospreys vs Benetton Treviso
Saturday
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14:45: Lions vs Bulls
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17:00: Scarlets vs Edinburgh Rugby
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19:00: Leinster Rugby vs Stormers
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19:15: Cardiff Rugby vs Sharks
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21:35: Dragons vs Munster
Sunday
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19:30: Ulster Rugby vs Zebre Rugby
6 NATIONS PLAYERS NOT AVAILABLE
I am not going to try and handicap the games due to the break but also the number of players unavailable due to 6 Nations commitments.
Below a summary of the players missing from each club (I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy)
Edinburgh Rugby: 11 players
Glasgow Warriors: 16 players
Cardiff Rugby: 8 players
Scarlets: 7 players
Ospreys: 5 players
Dragons: 3 players
Leinster: 21 players
Connacht: 7 players
Munster: 5 players
Ulster: 4 players
Benetton Rugby: 11 players
Zebre Parma: 9 players
I will keep an eye out for early handicaps.
