Guiness Premiership : Rugby

Guinness Premiership Betting: Falcons soar past the handicap

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:47:30 +0000

Geoffrey Riddle looks ahead to the weekend's Premiership fixtures and explains why backers and layers might want to focus on winning margin markets.

Guinness Premiership Betting: Leicester's slow starts could cost them dear

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:42:56 +0000

Cockerill's men will need to stop Irish getting of to a flyer whilst Wasps look to take advantage of a Gloucester side in poor form. Geoffrey Riddle looks forward to this weekend's biggest Premiership games.

Guinness Premiership Betting: Irish flourish as Catt calls for flair in attack

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:16:12 +0000

After announcing themselves as credible title challengers last season, London Irish have kept up the good work and could go top if they beat Sale tonight. Ralph Ellis salutes their World Cup-winning coach....

Guinness Premiership Betting: Falcons' draw number four?

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:21:35 +0000

Saracens preparations are paying dividends but could Newcastle eke out another draw on Sunday? Meanwhile, Gloucester's lack of ambition leaves them struggling and things could get worse in Yorkshire this weekend, writes Geoffrey Riddle.

The Big Interview: Dean Schofield

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:23:07 +0000

Sale Sharks are starting to swim among rugby's big fish again after a huge summer of change at the club. They play London Irish in tomorrow night's live Guinness Premiership game, and Betfair went to meet their new captain Dean Schofield to learn more. . .

Guinness Premiership Betting: Bath attack can purr past Tigers

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:18 +0000

For the last decade, Leicester and Wasps have have set the benchmark in the Guinness Premiership, and punters will be able to draw an early season comparison between the two when Leicester clash with Bath at The Rec in front of the Sky cameras on Saturday, writes Geoffrey Riddle.

Guinness Premiership Betting: Falcons aim to crash Tigers' housewarming

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:59:31 +0000

As Leicester open their new home, Geoffrey Riddle is anticipating a battle royal at the coalface. Elsewhere, still smarting from last week's disallowed try, our man is backing Quins to upset Sarries.

Guinness Premiership Betting: Sarries target numbers but can we expect points?

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:09:18 +0000

Geoffrey Riddle is staggered that Sarries are hot favourites to defeat Saints. Meanwhile, unlike last weekend, the second round of fixtures should provide some big scores...

Guinness Premiership Betting: Geraghty eyes centre spot

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:01:15 +0000

Guinness Premiership Betting: Time for the boy to become a man

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:17:14 +0000

Danny Cipriani has long been hailed as the future of English rugby. Ralph Ellis wonders if this might be the season when the Wasps no.10 starts to fulfill his promise....

Guinness Premiership 2009/10 Betting: The title contenders

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:35:25 +0000

Leicester lack strength in depth and Harlequins are a big price to discover virtue in adversity, says Geoffrey Riddle. Controversial views from our man as he looks at the main contenders for this season's Guinness Premiership title.

Guinness Premiership 2009/10 Betting: The challengers

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:51:07 +0000

In the second of his Guinness Premiership previews, Geoffrey Riddle profiles the middle group of teams, amongst which some will settle for mid-table mediocrity while others might fancy their chances of being this season's surprise package...

Guinness Premiership 2009/10 Betting: The relegation candidates

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:35:04 +0000

With the Guinness Premiership set to kick-off on Friday, Betting.Betfair's number one union man Geoffrey Riddle takes a close look at all 12 teams, beginning with the clubs which are likely to be battling relegation...

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Harlequins will win the Guinness Premiership

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:08:30 +0000

Bloodgate may have tarnished rugbys reputation as a gentlemans sport, but at the time of writing, Harlequins as a team have yet to be punishmed. Therefore, last years regular season runners-up can still win their first ever Guinness Premiership, says the Betfair Contrarian.

Betfair Big Interview: Leicester Tigers' Richard Blaze

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:08:28 +0000

Blood, drugs, it's not been a good summer for Rugby Union. So with the Guinness Premiership season a bit more than a week away Betfair went in search of some good news and sat down with Leicester Tigers' potential England lock Richard Blaze...