Predictions for this weekend

Eoin · 25-02-2005 3:32pm #1

Don't know if anyone here checks PlanetRugby.com - it's not bad, but very clearly a bias towards England.

Anyhow, their predictions:

Scotland v Italy
Planet Rugby prediction: Scotland by 6 points.
sportingodds.com prediction: Scotland by 10 points

France v Wales
Planet Rugby prediction: Wales by about 10 points.
sportingodds.com prediction: France by 7 points

They don't have a prediction for England v Ireland - maybe they will later, or maybe they just don't want to at all...

accensi0n · 25-02-2005 3:52pm

I havn't come across any indication that they are biased towards england.
Links to articles..?

Eoin · 25-02-2005 3:54pm

I can't think of any articles in question, but I have gotten that impression from articles that tend to downplay wins by Ireland etc.

Downtime · 25-02-2005 4:21pm

France by 13
Italy by 3
Ireland by 5

Eoin · 25-02-2005 4:53pm

France by 13

Hmmm, interesting - France have won both their games by playing badly - I think they are well capable of turning up the heat... You could be onto something!

Borzoi · 25-02-2005 4:54pm

I have:
Italy to beat Scotland at 3:1
Wales to beat France at 2:1

Either of which result is not unreasonable. No bet on the Ireland game - not because I don't fancy our chances but because I couldn't get decent odds. And I do think it will be tight

Eoin · 25-02-2005 5:09pm

And I do think it will be tight

Absolutely - they are missing a lot of key players, yet have only lost by a few points in both games: I think people have written them off way too quickly. AFAIK, the bookies have given England a handicap of 3.5 points? (though don't know how they get half a point?)

Keano_sli · 25-02-2005 5:30pm

Borzoi wrote:

I have:
Italy to beat Scotland at 3:1
Wales to beat France at 2:1

Either of which result is not unreasonable. No bet on the Ireland game - not because I don't fancy our chances but because I couldn't get decent odds. And I do think it will be tight

Hi Borzoi,

I have an account with gamebookers.ie and get their Newsletters, the are doing a 100% book on the Ireland match with these odds Ireland 7/10 England 33/20 Draaw 25/1 better then paddy power who has Ireland 4 - 7
Draw 20 - 1
England 11 - 8

Still won't be parting with any cash myself, just don't feel comfortable with Ireland being favorites. :cool:

Nukem · 25-02-2005 6:28pm

Biast-went to watch the rugby club on Sky last night and was all about England,bout a second on Ireland-on another note Hodgson had a good game over the weekend and got a lot of good kicks? \

daveirl · 25-02-2005 6:45pm

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RuggieBear · 25-02-2005 7:03pm

personally i think eng will win. cant see eng losing 3 games in a row this year and they have been desperately unlucky so far....

CJhaughey · 25-02-2005 11:02pm

Nukem wrote:

Biast-went to watch the rugby club on Sky last night and was all about England,bout a second on Ireland-on another note Hodgson had a good game over the weekend and got a lot of good kicks? \

Big step up from ZP to International Level though.
Also remember that LR is one of the most difficult venues to kick in with a "Swurling" wind.
I guess sunday will be make or break day for Charlie in an International sense.
A. Robinson appears to be very quick to drop/sub players like Tait which can't help confidence.
Goode is on the bench which may or may not be a goode thing(sorry:))

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