January 2009

Guinness Premiership Betting: Gloucester must step up against Exiles

Geoffrey Riddle / 30 January 2009 / Leave a comment

One week to go before the Six Nations starts, but this weekend sees a top-of-the-table tussle in the Premiership between London Irish and Gloucester at Kingsholm, an encounter that Sky have quite rightly decided to screen, writes Geoffrey Riddle....Read more »

Six Nations Betting: Will Ireland's call finally be answered?

Cormac O'Keeffe / 29 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The Irish rugby squad goes into this year's Six Nations campaign with the usual combination of high hopes and fear of failure. Cormac O'Keefe considers their chances......Read more »

Rugby Union Betting: What next for Leicester Tigers?

Ralph Ellis / 29 January 2009 / Leave a comment

After the news that Heyneke Meyer will not be returning to Leicester Tigers, Ralph Ellis wonders Richard Cockerill has what it takes to make the step up to director of rugby....Read more »

Heineken Cup: Soul-searching Gloucester face battle of the underachievers

Geoffrey Riddle / 23 January 2009 / Leave a comment

England's most talented but unimaginative team meet their French counterparts on Saturday and so far Betfair punters have been trepidatious. And, while the Liberty Stadium hosts a titanic clash in which all is still to play for, Geoffrey Riddle believes...Read more »

Troubled Stevens' failed drug test shows he fell for the showbiz side of the game

Ralph Ellis / 21 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis on the surprise news that Bath prop Matt Stevens has failed a drug test....Read more »

Six Nations Betting: Wales strong enough to win without Peel

Ralph Ellis / 20 January 2009 / Leave a comment

That Wales are able to leave out a player of Dwayne Peel's calibre from their Six Nations squad demonstrates their strength and further justifies their price as favourites for another title, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

The Six Nations 2009 Betting Preview

Hugh Cahill / 15 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The 2009 RBS Six Nations Championship begins on Feb 7th. RTE's Hugh Cahill takes a country-by-country look ahead and sifts through the betting markets on Betfair to bring you the best value long-term bets....Read more »

Heinenken Cup Betting: Wasps are slight favourites in 'battle of the capitals'

Geoffrey Riddle / 15 January 2009 / Leave a comment

European rugby cranks up a notch this weekend with the first of two consecutive rounds of the Heineken Cup which will decide who goes through in to the knock-out stages. Geoffrey Riddle picks the best bets from the key matches......Read more »

Guinness Premiership: Sale prepare their au revoirs as sliding pound and salary cap weaken England's appeal

Ralph Ellis / 09 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The massed ranks of stars exiting English rugby suggests the salary cap is not working, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Guinness Premiership Betting: When will he learn?

Geoffrey Riddle / 09 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Danny Cipriani may have only played seven internationals but Geoffrey Riddle is fast losing patience with the fly-half. He needs to put the howlers behind him in time for the Six Nations but can he start rebuilding his confidence this...Read more »

Six Nations Betting: Cipriani troubles make England too short

Ralph Ellis / 06 January 2009 / Leave a comment

What with Danny Cipriani's problem kicking and Martin Johnson's other mounting woes, Ralph Ellis reckons England are too short a price for this year's Six Nations....Read more »

Guinness Premiership Betting: Wasps and Quins rely on big guns for acid test

Geoffrey Riddle / 02 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The starts the New Year with a real buzz as the heavyweight duo of Leicester and Wasps receive Bath and Harlequins respectively. Both matches are on Sunday, and both are on Sky Sports so there should be decent liquidity, writes...Read more »