Rugby

Date: 14/07 9:35 OTAGO vs NORTH HARBOUR/ITM Cup Bet on: Under +40.50 Best Odds: 1.83 at Stake: 3 % bankroll (60 units) No Bet Under: 1.70 First game of 2011 ITM Cup, between Ot

Bet on: CRUSADERS Stake: 2% Lineups : Reds : Lance - Davies, A.Faingaa, Tapuai, Ioane - Cooper, Genia - Robinson, Samo, Higginbotham - Horwill (C), Simmons - Holmes, S.Faingaa, Daley Repl

Bank 123 England chasing a Grand Slam against a side that have been largely ineffective and disappointing this season - a walk in the park ? Possibly, but probably not. Englands early season accu

I was delighted by Italy's win over France but I would have been even more pleased if I'd backed the Azzurri at 16.0. I changed my mind 24 hours before! The result demonstrated what I've known for

I know what it takes to win in Dublin and I know what it's like to lose there too. We missed out on a Grand Slam across the Irish Sea in 2001 when the game was played in October because of the foot an

Bank 189 England are rampant and on the way to a Grand Slam, Scotland have been somewhere between disappointing and dreadful and their confidence must be shot to pieces. The chopping and changing

Readers of this column know two things about me: I landed a 14/1 treble in round three and I have a lot of love for Italy. Here's where those two facts combine. Italy are a massive 16.0 to beat Fra

If Scotland win at Twickenham this Sunday they will be the biggest party poopers in Six Nations history. England fans want to see their team set up a Grand Slam decider in Dublin next week and Johnno'

Bank 52 This is a maximum bet, although it is early in the season it would be a shock if Salford can prevent Wigan remaining unbeaten. They should have too much power upfront, and too much pace

When it comes to talking a good game, Warren Gatland is right up there with the best of them. A few weeks ago he was rubbishing England's scrum before watching them take his own Welsh forwards to piec