International

England v Australia Betting: Even lineout may not save the Red Rose from another home pruning

Geoffrey Riddle / 06 November 2009 / Leave a comment

There are encouraging signs throughout the Australian camp and the return of Steve Thompson to England's lineout gives them hope of dominating all areas of the Twickenham pitch on Saturday...Read more »

International Rugby Betting: Can England and Wales survive against the fittest?

Geoffrey Riddle / 05 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Geoffrey Riddle is very excited about the internationals at Twickenham and Cardiff this weekend. However, the home nations both face tests of stamina as they take on world rugby's fittest athletes......Read more »

Rugby Union Betting: Crunch time for Johnson

Ralph Ellis / 05 November 2009 / Leave a comment

After a year in the job, England's head coach needs to start producing. Good news then, that Jonny's back and exciting youngsters are staking their claims, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Autumn Internationals Betting: The impact of injuries

Ralph Ellis / 21 October 2009 / Leave a comment

With England facing a front row injury crisis, Ralph Ellis takes a look at the current epidemic of injuries within the game....Read more »

Rugby Betting: No holiday for Wilkinson

Ralph Ellis / 18 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Jonny Wilkinson has made a superb start to the season for Toulon and fly-half is desperate to play his way into Martin Johnson's thoughts, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Support the bid to make Rugby Sevens an Olympic sport

Editor / 15 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Always keen to support a worthy cause here at betting.betfair.com, we chatted to Bodo Sieber, who is championing a campaign for Rugby Sevens to be given Olympic status. Here's what he had to say......Read more »

Rugby Betting: Geoffrey Riddle on the pick of this weekend's international fixtures

Geoffrey Riddle / 11 June 2009 / Leave a comment

France tackle a weakened All Blacks while England will be wondering which Argentina will show up....Read more »

Rugby Union Betting: England v Barbarians

Geoffrey Riddle / 28 May 2009 / Leave a comment

If the Lions need any tips on how to gel as a team, they could do worse than to buy in to the Barbarians' ethos, a squad that gets together every year, under different management, and who can boast a...Read more »

International Rugby Betting: Blaming the Ref is pointless for England with the All Blacks ready to compound Johnson's misery

Ralph Ellis / 28 November 2008 / Leave a comment

After the drubbing received at the hands of South Africa last week, England need to bounce back against New Zealand this weekend, and Ralph Ellis believes they need to stop concentrating on the Referee and start focussing on improving their...Read more »

International Rugby Betting: Wales v Australia

Geoffrey Riddle / 27 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Australia are likely to be out of sight by the time the Welsh finally get playing in the second half, says Geoffrey Riddle....Read more »

International Rugby Betting: England v New Zealand

Geoffrey Riddle / 27 November 2008 / 1 Comments

Let's hope pasty boys England have cut back on the pastries, says Geoffrey Riddle, they're going to face a second-half onslaught against the All-Blacks on Saturday....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why England will beat New Zealand in the rugby

The Betfair Contrarian / 27 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Last week the Contrarian took Wales to conquer New Zealand - pretty crazy - this week he's selected Martin Johnson's battered and bruised charges to overcome the world's best. That's just madness......Read more »

International Rugby Betting: Canada give Scots chance to grab initiative

Geoffrey Riddle / 21 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Geoffrey Riddle delves into the www.bettorlogic.com database to find some interesting pointers for this weekend's internationals....Read more »

England v South Africa Betting: Boks will tackle England to a standstill

Geoffrey Riddle / 21 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Martin Johnson may urge his side to keep hold of the ball but against the tough tackling, set-piece dominating South Africans possession must be converted into points, says Geoffrey Riddle....Read more »