Rugby Blog / Bet Detective

What a treat! Some mid-week rugby to feast your wallet upon, and Stan James is offering a tasty triple to be had...

Wasps to beat Sale by more than 8 points @ 10/11
Bath at half-time, Leicester at full-time @ 8/1
Tom Croft to score first try 33/1

A £10 stake with Stan James wins you £820.91

Unfortunately it's the London Marathon so praise the lord that there's some real sport on Saturday with the EDF Energy Cup finals. Amy Winehouse is rumoured to be out and about on Sunday morning but don't expect to see her in trainers and an 118 vest...

Fatal three-way

Ospreys to win with a three point advantage @ 10/11
Leicester to win by 16-20 points @ 16/1
Harry Ellis to score the first try @ 20/1

Bet with Coral

Things you will see this weekend...

Heather Mills moaning it's not about the money... I just want to be liked...
Rain, rain and more rain in England
Super Mario Kart on the Nintendo Wii
Crouchy winging about his back
Andy Goode enriching his England claims by outplaying James Hook in the EDF Final
Rob Andrew turning his mobile phone off

Things you won't see this weekend...

Karen Brady using her credit card
Drinking in the Halal Inn, Oldham - England's first ever Muslim watering hole
Tiger Woods winning the US Masters
Brian Ashton anywhere near Twickenham
Paula Radcliffe taking a leak at the 13-mile mark somewhere near Tower Bridge
Ryan Jones lifting another trophy at Twickenham

Heineken Cup quarter-finals, FA Cup semi-finals, Grand National - What a cracking weekend for sport. Enjoy it while you can as the London Marathon's next week....

Fabulous four-way

Perpignan to beat London Irish with a 3 point advantage @ 10/11: Close call but Perpignan have won five and drawn one in their last six.
Munster to beat Gloucester @ 10/11: Munster are specialists when it comes to close encounters while Gloucester are in terrible form.
Ospreys to beat Saracens by more than four points @10/11: With most of the Welsh side present, it should be a formality.
Cardiff to beat Toulouse with a 12 point advantage @10/11: Toulouse will win but with the big tackling Martyn Williams and Tom Shanklin in the side, it won't be easy.

A £10 bet with PaddyPower wins you £69.58. Get your pennies ready!

Things you will see...

Snow in Brighton (according to the weather forecast)
A Welsh side reaching the Heineken Cup quarter-finals
Martin Johnson sporting a beaming smile all weekend
Brian Ashton meeting his solicitor for a pint
Hedgehunter winning the Grand National
Gavin Henson's new haircut

Things you won't see...

Dwayne Chambers scoring a hat-trick for Castleford Tigers
Rob Andrew and Brian Ashton sharing Sunday lunch
Cardiff City & Cardiff Blues toasting twin victories in the FA & Heineken Cups
Max Mosley receiving a standing ovation in Bahrain
Naomi Campbell spitting in a cop's face
Danny Cipriani spending a weekend in front of the TV

The Treble

Harlequins to beat Newcastle by more than 8 points @10/11: Quins are climbing up the table as fast as the Falcons are dropping.
Biarritz to beat Toulouse with a 14 point advantage @10/11: No doubt Toulouse will win but Biarritz have the league's best defence.
Munster to beat Connacht by more than 10 points @10/11: If Munster lose this then i'll convert to Welshism

A measly £10 with Coral will pay out £69.68. Happy Days!

Things you will see...

Lawrence Dallaglio doing a bit of commentary work
Mike Stofile's burning effigy in Johannesburg
Newcastle Falcons conceding more tries than Toon Army goals against Spurs
New Zealand winning the Hong Kong Sevens
ScrumoftheEarth at the Stoop
Shaun Edwards reiterating his commitment  to Wales in the Sunday Papers

Things you won't see...

Rob Andrew & Brian Ashton having lunch in a Cotswold country boozer
Francis Baron sending Martin Johnson flowers with an SOS message
Mike Phillips running naked through Swansea after 20 pints
Lewis Moody pulling on a Tigers jersey
Jake White praising the current climate of South African sport
Gavin Henson's new haircut

There's been a fair bit of excitement already this week but with the RBS 6 Nations reaching its penultimate weekend, here's a few things to watch out for... and it's not Casualty or Dancing on Ice...

The Bet Detective Treble

Wales to beat Ireland with a four point advantage @ 10/11: A close one to call and could go either way, but Wales' defence was sublime against England at Twickers so they know how to win away.
England to beat Scotland by more than 9 points @ 10/11: Even with all the muscle in the world, Scottish pride won't be strong enough to stop England's waggon rolling out of Edinburgh with a victory.
France to beat Italy by more than 20 points @ 10/11: Wales showed that with a little flair, tries come very easily, and that's France's forte.

Stick a tenner on with Coral and you'll be walking out with a £69.68 profit

Watch out for a couple of Coral specials: Tom Croft to score England's 1st Try @ 20/1 and Shane Williams to score 2 tries or more against Ireland @ 8/1

Six things you might see this weekend

Danny Cipriani scoring 20+ points against Harlequins
Jonny WIlkinson breaking the world record for the most amount of points
Shane WIlliams breaking Wales' try scoring record
Vincent Clerc coming off the bench and running in five tries
The Super 14 failing to produce the same amount of drama as the RBS 6 Nations
Record amounts of Guinness drunk after Ireland beat Wales

Six things you won't see this weekend

Danny Cipriani out on the lash on Saturday night
Scotland's players wearing loosely fitted shirts
Warren Gatland buying a round for his former employees
Yann David forgetting to take off his bib before he runs onto the field
Stuart Barnes praising Brian Ashton for his treatment of Danny Cipriani
Hotels in Paris, Edinburgh and Dublin offering free beds for the night