2019 Rugby World Cup

[Baraldsson]

Anybody here betting on the Rugby World Cup?

Only four teams have ever won it - New Zealand, South Africa, Australia & England. I can't help feeling Wales and Ireland are overvalued here.

Also, interested if anyone has ideas about top tryscorer at the tournament. Some decent odds on Rieko Ioane (11.0) and Sevu Reece (10.0) at the moment.

Thoughts?

[Baraldsson]

* Ireland to win Pool A & England to win Pool C @ 1.79 - 3 units.

[Baraldsson]

* 4 team parlay: Japan to beat Russia + Ireland to beat Scotland + Australia to beat Fiji + Wales to beat Georgia @ 1.51 - 2 units.

[gopolks]

Ireland/England/NewZealand/Australia to win their first matches.

[Baraldsson]

Ireland/England/NewZealand/Australia to win their first matches.

England will definitely win but odds were absolutely miniscule so I steered clear.

Was very tempted to include New Zealand to bump up the overall odds but South Africa are no joke and I ended up talking myself out of it.

Good luck with your bets, gopolks.

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Wow, Wales favoured over Australia in their match on the 29th.

Have not followed international rugby for years but might keep an eye on this thread and tail a bet or two.

Good luck!

[Optional]

Namibia +30.5 v Italy?

No idea how good (bad) Namibia might be, but 30.5 seems like a lot to cover for a team with Italy's recent stats?

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I am thinking it does not look like the best of draws for New Zealand.

After the opening Sth Africa match they have 3 "training runs" to build up to the quarters. Sounds like a nice easy pool draw on paper but not sure it will have them prepared as well the tougher group teams. If they had the Sth Africa match last, or later, it might be better.

[Baraldsson]

Wow, Wales favoured over Australia in their match on the 29th.

Have not followed international rugby for years but might keep an eye on this thread and tail a bet or two.

Good luck!

Thanks, Optional, quite interested in the Aussies here myself. Made a tidy profit backing them to finish above England & Wales in their pool back in the 2015 World Cup. They're often underrated at World Cups for some reason but I'd expect them to surprise a few people again.

Namibia +30.5 v Italy?

No idea how good (bad) Namibia might be, but 30.5 seems like a lot to cover for a team with Italy's recent stats?

Must admit I know very little about Namibia but 30.5 does seem like a lot.

I am thinking it does not look like the best of draws for New Zealand.

After the opening Sth Africa match they have 3 "training runs" to build up to the quarters. Sounds like a nice easy pool draw on paper but not sure it will have them prepared as well the tougher group teams. If they had the Sth Africa match last, or later, it might be better.

Completely agree. One of NZ or SA most likely wins the whole tournament so it's a shame they've to play each other so early on.

Best of luck with your bets, brother.

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[gopolks]

England will definitely win but odds were absolutely miniscule so I steered clear.

Was very tempted to include New Zealand to bump up the overall odds but South Africa are no joke and I ended up talking myself out of it.

Good luck with your bets, gopolks.

Cheers!!!

[Optional]

Japan v Russia

Vasily Artemyev And Will Tupou To Combine for 3+ Tries 6.50 1u

Will Tupou 1st Try Scorer 15.00 .5u

[Baraldsson]

* 4 team parlay: Japan to beat Russia + Ireland to beat Scotland + Australia to beat Fiji + Wales to beat Georgia @ 1.51 - 2 units.

Japan 30-10 Russia.

Leg one secure.

[Baraldsson]

Some interesting matches tomorrow.

Australia should beat Fiji in the early match.

France vs Argentina quite difficult to call, could go either way really.

Then New Zealand against South Africa in a clash of the heavyweights. Can't wait.

[Baraldsson]

* 4 team parlay: Japan to beat Russia + Ireland to beat Scotland + Australia to beat Fiji + Wales to beat Georgia @ 1.51 - 2 units.

Australia 39-21 Fiji.

Two hurdles cleared, two to go.

Respect to Fiji, they gave a good account of themselves.

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Fiji held the lead for a loooong time.

[Baraldsson]

Fiji held the lead for a loooong time.

Must admit I was a bit concerned for a while there. Would be great to see Fiji win a few of their remaining matches.

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Taking a shot on Springboks ML 2.75

My Sth African born brother in law assured me they would win at a family lunch today.

[Baraldsson]

Taking a shot on Springboks ML 2.75

My Sth African born brother in law assured me they would win at a family lunch today.

Can't make up my mind on this match so avoiding altogether. Definitely value on South Africa though, should be much closer than the odds suggest. Hope it cashes for you, Opti.

[Baraldsson]

Tomorrow's fixtures:

Italy vs Namibia,

Ireland vs Scotland,

England vs Tonga.

We were lucky to get 3 very entertaining matches today, hopefully tomorrow's fixtures will be even half as watchable.

[Baraldsson]

Namibia +30.5 v Italy?

No idea how good (bad) Namibia might be, but 30.5 seems like a lot to cover for a team with Italy's recent stats?

Italy 47-22 Namibia.

Good call!

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Not that I bet it

We need a prop bet for the England match, or I will be watching MotoGP instead

[slayer14]

What about 45 points spread for England vs Tonga game

[Baraldsson]

* 4 team parlay: Japan to beat Russia + Ireland to beat Scotland + Australia to beat Fiji + Wales to beat Georgia @ 1.51 - 2 units.

Ireland 27-3 Scotland.

3 legs in the bag, counting on Wales not to let us down tomorrow.

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Ireland 27-3 Scotland.

3 legs in the bag, counting on Wales not to let us down tomorrow.

You can probably hedge your bet now for about 3% total cost. And it still isn't worth bothering!

[Baraldsson]

You can probably hedge your bet now for about 3% total cost. And it still isn't worth bothering!

I rarely hedge and when I do I usually end up wishing I hadn't. I'm going to trust Wales to get it done.

[Baraldsson]

We need a prop bet for the England match, or I will be watching MotoGP instead

What about 45 points spread for England vs Tonga game

My gut says a big win for England, but I don't tend to do well on prop bets so I'm reluctant to offer what would most likely turn out to be bad advice.

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My gut says a big win for England, but I don't tend to do well on prop bets so I'm reluctant to offer what would most likely turn out to be bad advice.

Can't be any worse than my rugby picks so far!

Oh well, MotoGP it is.

Vinales for a podium finish 1.75

Thank me later

[Baraldsson]

Ireland/England/NewZealand/Australia to win their first matches.

Nice work, gopolks.

Any leans for the next round of matches?

[Baraldsson]

* 4 team parlay: Japan to beat Russia + Ireland to beat Scotland + Australia to beat Fiji + Wales to beat Georgia @ 1.51 - 2 units.

Wales 43-14 Georgia.

[Baraldsson]

]* 4 team parlay: Japan to beat Russia + Ireland to beat Scotland + Australia to beat Fiji + Wales to beat Georgia @ 1.51 - 2 units.[/COLOR]

1-0.
+1.02 units.

Off the mark at last. Slow and steady will hopefully win the race.

[Baraldsson]

* 4 team parlay: Ireland to beat Japan + Fiji to beat Georgia + South Africa to beat Italy + England to beat France @ 1.68 (1.5 units).

[Baraldsson]

Uruguay 30-27 Fiji.

I suppose there was bound to be a shock result sooner or later.

Rumour has it there was some infighting between some of Fiji's players ahead of the game. Can't imagine this result will have helped the mood in the camp much. They'd better go and sort themselves out ahead of their match against Georgia.

[Baraldsson]

Big wins for England & Italy today.

No matches tomorrow.

Argentina, Ireland & South Africa all in action on Saturday.

[Baraldsson]

Good game here between Ireland and Japan. Some of the Irish players looking tired already.

[Baraldsson]

Wow! Great try from Japan. Ireland will do very well to come back from this.