European Rugby w/o 31st Dec

First of all happy to new year to all of you guys and all the best for 2019!!

Gallagher Premiership, Guinness Pro 14 and Top 14 are on this week end.

Early call goes on Newcastle. It seems a bit crazy looking at the level the team is playing but I cannot believe they became that rubbish in few months. Home advantage with their synthetic pitch but also a bet against Quins that I don’t rate at all.

Newcastle @ 1.83

Interesting week this as we wait for the team announcements - Euro Champions Cup round 5 & 6 follow after this weekend, so wondering where more of the focus lies for some of the teams.

Rarely punt Premiership rugby but I'm interested in Sale +6.5 tonight.

shaft wrote: Rarely punt Premiership rugby but I'm interested in Sale +6.5 tonight.

Tricky one as Saracens are more than capable of beating anyone..anytime. Here's the teams: The weather btw is ok...no rain or wind but a bit nippy...I will add that all the money is for Sale and is generally now 6 on the handicap

Sale

Chris Ashton
15
Denny Solomona
14
Sam James
13
James O'Connor
12
Byron McGuigan
11
Rob du Preez
10
Faf de Klerk
9
Ross Harrison
1
Rob Webber
2
WillGriff John
3
Josh Beaumont
4
James Phillips
5
Jono Ross
6
Tom Curry
7
Josh Strauss
8

Sarries

Alex Goode
Liam Williams
Nick Tompkins
Alex Lozowski
David Strettle
Owen Farrell
Richard Wigglesworth
Mako Vunipola
Tom Woolstencroft
Vincent Koch
Will Skelton
George Kruis
Nick Isiekwe
Schalk Burger
Billy Vunipola
Curtis Langdon
16
Tom Bristow
17
Joe Jones
18
Bryn Evans
19
Ben Curry
20
Will Cliff
21
Luke James
22
Arron Reed
23
Christopher Tolofua
Richard Barrington
Titi Lamositele
Calum Clark
Jackson Wray
Ben Spencer
Marcelo Bosch
Sean Maitland

Nice call on Sale there Shaft.

My main bet rather conservative is Cardiff Blues +11 @ 1.5
I like their line up, (especially they have essentially 4/5 back rowers in starting pack), just hoping they can find some consistency after good performance last week.
Smaller play on +6 also.

Lesser punts on:
Leinster -19
Munster win @ 2.2 (placed yesterday)

And in the Aviva:
Chiefs -18
Wasps -3

Actually had a small double on Edinburgh-24 and Munster over 22pts but confidence was shot after the racing results so didn’t post.

Going to stick that all back on Saints today. Wasps confidence looks shot of late, and Boyd coaching methods and tactics really starting to settle in now for Saints.

Saints +6.5 cap for me.

I initially thought that Northampton +6 was a bet but stumbled on an article and think that we might see a performance from Wasps today...that said not sure they can be trusted at -6....

www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/wa...nizaam-carr-15628977

I'll probably duck it...

southpaw wrote: Actually had a small double on Edinburgh-24 and Munster over 22pts but confidence was shot after the racing results so didn’t post.

Going to stick that all back on Saints today. Wasps confidence looks shot of late, and Boyd coaching methods and tactics really starting to settle in now for Saints.

Saints +6.5 cap for me.

Hardlines South, Saints poor today and not helped by even more poor officiating.