Archive for October, 2007

Auckland Remain Unbeaten

Auckland put on a display of controlled rugby in atrocious conditions at Eden park and won through 38-3. Eden Park looked like it was in a monsoon as Auckland playing with the wind in the first half stretched out to a 24-3 lead . Auckland as you would expect given the conditions controlled territory, but […]

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Wellington into Finals

So we got the prediction wrong and Wellington beat Canterbury 21-26 to be the first side into the Air New Zealand Cup Final.  There is no doubt had Canterbury escaped which they had a chance to do it would have been an injustice.  Wellington blew their hosts away in the first half and controlled most […]

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ANZ Cup Quarter-Finals Scores and Semi Fixtures

So we now know the semi-finalists for the Air New Zealand Cup. We got one prediction wrong as all the home sides took advantage of the fact and won through to the semis. We had expected Waikato to turn over Hawke’s Bay, which was not to be although it was the most competitive […]

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6 October - Civil Service V Basingstoke

Basingstoke travelled to Civil Service knowing that they must win if they were to get the season back on track. In good conditions, Basingstoke took the game to the home side and opened their account through a Nick Cooper penalty within the first 5 minutes.  This was followed by a try to Karl Buttle, unconverted […]

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Premier Rugby Spread Bet

These spreads come courtesy of Sporting Index who are world leaders in Sports Spread Betting. These are live prices as of Tuesday 9th Oct at 10.15, as they are live they are subject to change.
Premiership 2007/08 Spreads
Gloucester: So Far 18/4 49-52
Leicester: So Far 12/4 34-37
Saracens: So far 14/4 28-31
Bath: So Far 13/4 […]

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Guinness Premiership results wk 4, plus fixtures and predictions wk 5

Sale Sharks 16-0 London Wasps
London Irish 20-22 Bath
Newcastle Falcons 21-19 Leeds Carnegie
Harlequins 24-18 Bristol
Worcester Warriors 16-21 Saracens
Leicester Tigers 17-30 Gloucester
We had some fantastic results this week and some of our predictions were a bit out. We certainly did not see Leicester being turned over by Gloucester and by such a margin as well. We also […]

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Magners league results week 5 plus fixtures and predictions week 6

Leinster 23-52 Llanelli Scarlets
Edinburgh 13-13 Ospreys
Glasgow Warriors 16-15 Connacht
Munster 17-19 Cardiff Blues
Dragons 31-11 Ulster
Well week 4 threw up a few surprises and we did not do very well on the prediction front, as the Welsh sides all got the better of the Irish. Cardiff remain top and with Leinster losing have strengthened their position, though […]

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Rampage Elite SG Rugby Boots Review

Canterbury’s Rampage Elite SG Rugby Boot has been produced with the rigours of rugby in mind. Featuring Kangaroo leather uppers said to give superior fit, coupled with a new integrated lace system to increase support. They also have Internal support straps to provide a more secure fit and further support. With 8 […]

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Magners Celtic League Results week 4, plus fixtures and predictions week 5

Llanelli Scarlets 34 - 11 Connacht Rugby
Cardiff Blues 19 - 30 Leinster
Edinburgh Rugby 24 - 10 Ulster
Ospreys 37 - 23 Glasgow Warriors
Cardiff Blues lost their unbeaten record at the weekend, going down at home to Leinster. They still top the table, but look out for Leinster who having only played 2 against Cardiff’s 4 games remain […]

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Robinson to coach Edinburgh

Andy Robinson, the former England and Bath rugby coach, has been appointed as the new head coach of Edinburgh Rugby on a three year contract.

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