Rugby Union: Guiness & Magners

[redroar]

Its very rare that you see leicester with a + 10 handacap against any team in the premiership, but looking at the team they named I'm begining to like the look of bath more and more. Leicester are starting without 10 regulars, they're form has been very average of late and bath at full strength have been mightedly impressive at home this season.

A few other factors to consider are: bath did'nt play at the weekend and are fresher, there is fierce rivalry between the two and they be out to punish the tigers. On the other hand leicester are in real danger of not making the play offs this year and desperately need a boost after the edf humiliation.

All in all bath - 10 @ 9/10 for me

[redroar]

The other game is a lot trickier to call. I think Wasps are pretty much a banker to win this but Sale at close to full strenght and on decent form might do enough to beat the 8pt spread.Having said that wasps mainly second team were mighty impressive in their destruction of worcester at the weekend. Their form in the leauge has been tremendous and they have the air of champions about them already.

Wasps -8pts @ 9/10

[redroar]

Had another think about the wasps/sale game and am going to leave the handicap alone. Sale will need a least a losing bonus point tonight to stay in the hunt. Going to do a bath -10 wasps outright double instead

[Doc]

I'm on your original picks redroar (from my own research I should add LOL), except I have Wasps -7

[Snodser]

Hi lads, bit of a rush tonight, for the record:

2 small bets ; Bath -8 & Wasps -8

and a straight dbl.

Bets of luck to all

[Beanie]

29-19 Wasps and 26-12 Bath - you boys rule

[Snodser]

Just nipped in to post the scores, but Rick beat me to it

Anyway, "I'm never gonna give you up" & the turkeys gonna win .

[redroar]

Good nights rugby, nice to have a game on early in the week, Was happy with my own double but glad yours came in as well. For the record danny cipriani kicked a penalty from inside his own half with a minute left to give wasps the ten point lead.



Wasps all the way this year.

[Doc]

Connacht +10.5, Glasgow -5 and Leinster -6 for me. Full reasonings/stats here.

[Doc]

agree about Wasps redroar - once again they're timing their end of season to perfection.

Here are my current European rankings:

Team At Home Away
Clermont-Auvergne 43.78 33.56
Ospreys 41.88 33.32
Munster 39.41 34.25
Leinster 41.01 32.53
Wasps 38.71 31.79
Toulouse 39.81 30.33
Sale 36.88 29.32
Gloucester 34.72 29.1
Bath 34.75 28.61
Stade Francais 35.05 27.97
Leicester 34.38 27.88
London Irish 34.26 27.16
Cardiff Blues 34.36 26.68
Saracens 34.45 25.23
Harlequins 30.19 27.73
Perpignan 30.92 23.82
Glasgow Warriors 30.62 23.24
Edinburgh Rugby 30.62 23.1
Bristol 31.04 22.6
Biarritz 29.1 24.2
Llanelli Scarlets 31.99 21.23
Newcastle 30.77 22.29
Worcester 27.59 23.31
Ulster 29.53 20.37
Castres 27.31 20.75
Bourgoin-Jallieu 29.64 18.14
Brive 26.74 19.6
Montauban 24.66 18.6
Newport Gwent Dragons 25.19 17.95
Montpellier 26.72 15.14
Connacht 22.81 17.31
Leeds 23.05 16.83
Dax 23.98 14.5
Bayonne 23.69 13.43
Albi 22.97 11.87
Auch 19.21 15.37

[Snodser]

Originally Posted by DoctorOfDanger

Clermont-Auvergne 43.78 33.56
Ospreys 41.88 33.32
Munster 39.41 34.25
Leinster 41.01 32.53
Wasps 38.71 31.79
Toulouse 39.81 30.33
Sale 36.88 29.32
Gloucester 34.72 29.1
Bath 34.75 28.61
Stade Francais 35.05 27.97
Leicester 34.38 27.88
London Irish 34.26 27.16
Cardiff Blues 34.36 26.68
Saracens 34.45 25.23
Harlequins 30.19 27.73
Perpignan 30.92 23.82
Glasgow Warriors 30.62 23.24
Edinburgh Rugby 30.62 23.1
Bristol 31.04 22.6
Biarritz 29.1 24.2
Llanelli Scarlets 31.99 21.23
Newcastle 30.77 22.29
Worcester 27.59 23.31
Ulster 29.53 20.37
Castres 27.31 20.75
Bourgoin-Jallieu 29.64 18.14
Brive 26.74 19.6
Montauban 24.66 18.6
Newport Gwent Dragons 25.19 17.95
Montpellier 26.72 15.14
Connacht 22.81 17.31
Leeds 23.05 16.83
Dax 23.98 14.5
Bayonne 23.69 13.43
Albi 22.97 11.87
Auch 19.21 15.37

Great, phone no's, whats the international code

[Snodser]

Ok , Ok , enough slagging (sorry dods ;-) )

Just a few words; Munster will prob. rest O'Gara against the Ospreys & may keep a few others in reserve for the H-Cup semi, not really a surprise after last weeks defeat at Leinster.

Leinster can win the Magners this WE with a win over Edinburgh. very important for a team who has promised so much and delivered so little. BOD is likely to be on the bench but may start.

[Snodser]

Originally Posted by DoctorOfDanger

Full reasonings/stats here.

Brilliant, no doubt your machine is working flat out .

I have nothing against you DOD except the low level marketing you are trying to pull. I've been over to your place even before you brought in the modifications to boost memberships.
TDP is far from perfect but you are all on your lonesome in PP.
I am just an ordinary member here and we have had a few words about aftertiming.

In the past & forgotten from my POV.

I'm pretty much up to speed on the frog end and you have you're strong points elsewhere. Lets just leave it at that.

I would love to be in a more rugby focussed forum with a wider view but for the mo' thats not an option. We'll have to put up with what we have.
If we don't like it? we know what to do .

'Till then lets help each other out with whatever info we have so that we (& no doubt a few silent partners) make a few quid each weekend and keep the bookies crying

Bets of luck,

Snodser.

[Snodser]

Magners League:


Fri 18 Apr
Dragons v Connacht Rugby
Edinburgh Rugby v Leinster
Glasgow Warriors v Llanelli Scarlets

Sat 19 Apr
Cardiff Blues v Ulster
Munster v Ospreys

[Snodser]

Guinness Premiership:

Saturday, 19 April 2008
Gloucester v Leeds Carnegie, 15:00
Leicester v Bristol, 15:00
London Irish v Harlequins, 14:45
Worcester v Bath, 15:00


Sunday, 20 April 2008
Sale v Newcastle, 15:30
Saracens v Wasps, 15:00