Rugby Union six Nations 2015

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Starts Friday evening 6th Feb

Odds for the Winner
England 3
Ireland 3
Wales 4.2
France 7
Scotland 41
Italy 150

fixtures
Friday 6th February
Wales v England 20:05
Saturday 7th
Italy v Ireland 14:30
France v Scotland 17:00

Saturday 14th February
England v Italy 14:30
Ireland v France 17:00
Sunday 15th February
Scotland v Wales 15:00

Saturday 28th February
Scotland v Italy 14:30
France v Wales 17:00
Sunday 1st March
Ireland v England 15:00

Saturday 14th March
Wales v Ireland 14:30
England v Scotland 17:00
Sunday 15th March
Italy v France 15:00

Saturday 21st March
Italy v Wales 12:30
Scotland v Ireland 14:30
England v France 17:00

 

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A decent "unbiased" preview from the Aussies' website

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/2015-six-nations-preview/

a fair bit of reading there

We are playing England in the opening match at home in a World Cup year when we are in the same group with Australia and only two going through.
We have a good side out whilst England have been hit with injuries. Winning this match will give either side a boost for the six nations and the World Cup,
As expected I'll be backing Wales for the Championship but I think France @ 7 are value but like Wales and Ireland they have two home matches whilst England and Italy have three home matches

 

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the first weekend handicaps

Wales -4 10/11 Draw Wales -4 16/1 England +4 10/11

Italy +10 10/11 Draw Italy +10 16/1 Ireland -10 10/11

France -10 10/11 Draw France -10 16/1 Scotland +10 10/11

 

[Kegman]

I don't follow rugby but I've been listening to some guys at work and from memory here are their views.

Ireland to win
Wales are overrated
France have went backwards
England might go close
Scotland have improved and may give one or 2 teams a better run for their money
Italy are piss

 

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here are this weekend's cap

14:30
England -28 (1.91) Draw -28 (23) Italy +28 (2)

17:00
Ireland -6 (1.91) Draw -6 (21) France +6 (1.91)

Sunday 15th
Scotland +3 (2.1) Draw +3 (21) Wales -3 (1.91)

the straight win odds
Saturday 14th February 2015
14:30
England (1.01) Draw (81) Italy (51)

17:00
Ireland (1.44) Draw (26) France (3.6)

Sunday 15th February 2015

Scotland (2.63) Draw (26)Wales (1.62)

 

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handicap odds
Saturday
14:30
Scotland -11 (1.91) Draw -11 (26) Italy +11 (1.95)
17:00
France -3 (2) Draw -3 (21) Wales +3 (2)

Sunday
15:00
Ireland -1 (2)Draw -1 (21)England +1 (2.05)

the straight win

Scotland (1.18)Draw (29)Italy (6)

France (1.73)Draw (23)Wales (2.5)

Ireland (1.91)Draw (21)England (2.25)

 

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the situation with two matches to play , the next Ireland match is away to Wales

the league table
1 Ireland 3 3 0 0 63 23 6
2 England 3 2 0 1 77 52 4
3 Wales 3 2 0 1 62 57 4
4 France 3 1 0 2 39 46 2
5 Italy 3 1 0 2 42 92 2
6 Scotland 3 0 0 3 50 63 0

A Welsh win could put the three sides on equal points if England also win BUT this latest news smells of a conspiracy theory if you have dragon shaped blood cells flowing through your body. Walsh does tend to referee the breakdown strictly whilst Barnes does tend to let things go at the breakdown. Barnes type of refereeing should suit the way Ireland play the rules.
It is strange that a professional referee selected for a prestigious tournament is unavailable due to "business commitments" when previously booked .

"Wales' Six Nations match against Ireland on 14 March will be refereed by Englishman Wayne Barnes after Australia's Steve Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". from the bbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31747947

p.s. I think Barnes is one of the best international referees

 

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http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/six-n...wayne-barnes-takes-charge-of-ireland-v-wales/


the Irish don't want him either if you read the comments and a poster even mentioned a conspiracy!
both sides can't be wrong can they?

 

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It's going to the final weekend and it looks like points difference will decide it

the table


1 England 4 3 0 1 6- points difference = 37
2 Ireland 4 3 0 1 6- points difference =33
3 Wales 4 3 0 1 6- points difference = 12
4 France 4 2 0 2 4
5 Italy 4 1 0 3 2
6 Scotland 4 0 0 4 0

saturday's matches

12:30
Italy (11) Draw (51) Wales (1.07)

14:30
Scotland (4.5) Draw (26) Ireland (1.3)

17:00
England (1.25) Draw (26) France (4.5)

Winner
England 1.8
Ireland 2.8
Wales 8
France 501

I cannot see Wales winning by a very big margin on Saturday but we could do with two small miracles , Scotland home win and a rare France win at twickers.

 

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this weekend's cap

Six Nations Matches
12:30
Italy +23 (2.2)Draw +23 (23)Wales -23 (2)
14:30
Scotland +8 (2)Draw +8 (23)Ireland -8 (2)
17:00
England -10 (2)Draw -10 (23)France +10 (2.1)