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Quote from: Timelord2067 on December 02, 2023, 03:35:16 AM

Tomorrow, in no particular order, I'm going with Racing Metro 92 ($3.60) Bordeaux ($1.52) Toulon ($1.2) Connaught ($2.3) Ospreys ($5.50) Edinburgh ($4.50) Sarecens ($1.17)

Then, over in the sevens, Wales, England and France. (A few of the other likely to win are suspended).

Wow Timelord, good call on the Edinburgh to beat Ulster bet, they just about did it
with 3 points 24 -27. I didnt think they would do it after their loss last week and
Ulsters form. Great price @ 4.50

Connacht v Leinster up next - I really hope our bets on the home team are in the Green!

I have Benetton to win at home in the last match of this round, they are in fine form
after beating Edinburgh last week.

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Tomorrow, in no particular order, I'm going with Racing Metro 92 ($3.60) Bordeaux ($1.52) Toulon ($1.2) Connaught ($2.3) Ospreys ($5.50) Edinburgh ($4.50) Sarecens ($1.17)

Then, over in the sevens, Wales, England and France. (A few of the other likely to win are suspended).

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Well it was a Munster win tonight and they go into 3rd spot now. Final score 40 - 29.

Tomorrow Leinster travel to play the home side Connacht, Connacht are underdogs for this
one but the odds are not as big as I thought, 2.48 - 1.61, there is definitely a chance of an
upset here.

On tackling in Rugby Union, if there is head contact at all the tackler is penalised
particularly if there is no attempt to wrap the arms in the tackle and/or the tackler
is "upright".

They are trying to reduce the circumstances for concussions to occur.

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Might go Munster and Leinster - will advise tomorrow.

On TV and radio today, commentators are dissecting the tackle rule with the hight being lowered on the torso. It might take a while for players to get used to the revised tackle point.

From what I was hearing, this has been implemented by Rugby (union) international, but not league (at least not yet).

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I'm just trying to figure out how those matches are refereed?

Round 7 of the URC starting today.
Munster v Glasgow Warriors - Munster are big favourites @ 1.19, Glasgow are 5.2.
This is a tricky one, Glasgow have only 1 loss so far and are sitting in top spot.
Thomond Parc is a tough place to play in as a visitor, maybe Munster will be good
enough to win this one, they rand Leinster close last week.

All other draws will take place tomorrow, none on Sunday.

I want to go with home favourites but there is no value apart from Benetton v Ospreys -
Benetton are actually in good form so far and are favourites @ 1.33.

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There's a version of touch leage where players have a detachable ribbon front and back (probably Velcro) if it's torn off then you've been tackled.

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Yea, its a possibility that there may be a requirement to introduce different clothing and
head/neck protection but as you say even the American Football game suffers from concussions
and head injuries.

I wonder if we would see the game turning into "Profesional Tag Rugby" or in other words,
a non-contact sport, although I'm not sure how the hell that would work.

Whatever happens there will be odds available on all games regardless of rule changes.

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Eventually, players will look like their American grid iron counterparts with helmets and shoulder pads. The only problem with that is that participants in that version of football are likewise seeking compensation, so unless the games are banded outright, the game will look like the round ball version where players roll on the grass and scream blue murder, clutch their broken arm only to have the ref shake their head and magically, their arm is broken no more.

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Rugby union players’ legal action over head injuries to be heard in high court

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/19/rugby-union-players-legal-action-over-head-injuries-to-be-heard-in-high-court

Heard this on the radio earlier this evening and wondered what this will eventually mean
for the game? There are over 200 players Men and Women from both Union and League
disciplines who are taking this legal action against the governing bodies for not protecting
players.

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Richard Boardman, the lawyer leading the case, said: “We believe there has been a systematic
failure by the rugby governing bodies to protect players not just from concussions but also subconcussions.
This is still a real and serious threat to the sport and unless immediate and substantial changes are introduced,
current and future generations will end up with the same chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and other
neurological impairments.”

Will we see more and more cases taken from around the world in the future?
Will there be more rule changes to follow this case to try and prevent head injuries?
Will there be so many changes that the game will be unrecognisable in the future?

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Quote from: Timelord2067 on November 25, 2023, 05:32:21 PM

I lost on Connacht and Munster (both with odds over 5:1) but did win on Glasgow vs Ulster.

I'm thinking of betting on Newcastle over Exeter then Osprey over the Scarlets.

I actually got to watch the second half of Leinster v Munster and couldnt believe
it was so close at half time and pretty much all the way up to about 70 minutes.

Munster had a few chances to score in the second half but Leinster defense was up
to the task. TBH I cant see Leinster losing too many matches even with talisman
Johnny Sexton retired.

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I lost on Connacht and Munster (both with odds over 5:1) but did win on Glasgow vs Ulster.

I'm thinking of betting on Newcastle over Exeter then Osprey over the Scarlets.

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Round 6 of the URC this weekend and I am only catching up on whats happening now.

I see that Benetton had a massive win against the home side Edinburgh yesterday, not
massive in score but massive as a travelling team to scotland and winning by 2 points.

Connachts second match in South Africa against the Bulls didnt end well, 53-27. I didnt have
any bets on this round so no losses.

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IIRC, Hong Kong were sort of big in the 1980'/1990's

Mexico would be a nice addition to see how other teams play.

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This from the World Rugby page >
https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024

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To complete the twelve-team field, the remaining men’s and women’s spot will be offered
to the winner of the World Rugby Final Olympic Repechage Tournament to be held at the
conclusion of the World Rugby Sevens Series 2024.

I believe thats a one off event or mini competition to determine the 12th spot. I wasnt
aware of this event and on looking at the line up for the Tokyo ~~2020~~ 2021 Repechage
here are the teams back then who had a chance to qualify

Band 1: France, Samoa
Band 2: Hong Kong, Ireland
Band 3: Chile, Tonga
Band 4: Uganda, Zimbabwe
Band 5: Jamaica, Mexico

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Argentina did quite well in the recent World Cup and I think their star is still on the rise.

It'll be interesting to see if the RWC success (by all teams) is replicated in the impending Sevens Series in Dubai.

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Only left one 7 seven team for the olimpics.

I hope we (Argentina) can take the gold medal.

aoluain

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Ah if you bet on the Zebre v Cardiff match I dont think you will get your stake back because
of a draw, I cant remember if that has happened to me before?

If you bet on Connacht to win you did very well, the odds would have been high enough,
over 3.0 anyway. They really bucked the trend by winning at the weekend because they
have never won a match in South Africa so most people were betting on the home side!

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I *think* I went with Cardiff's and Edinburgh (and Connacht too) I don't usually bet in a match having a tie, so I probably got a refund on that one.

In the "other" football I've started putting win and draw bets down with mixed results.

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I wouldnt have thought of putting bets on so early before a season started.

The Six Nations scheduled for February has already listed the schedule of matches,
I didnt loom at them all yet but Ireland will be playing France inthe first match!!!

This weeks round of URC games are over, the Zebre v Cardiff match turned out to be a
rarity . . . a draw 22 - 22

The Edinburgh v Bulls match went as I thought and Edinburgh won 31 - 23

The multi payed out with all 3 home teams Ulster, Muster and Glasgow winning their matches.

I have to mention Connacht, they were away to the Sharks in South Africa, they have never
won in SA and were 3.60 to win . . . which they did by 1 point, they are up to 4th on the table
now. [I didnt back them to win]

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I'll have to check which I put money on later (by rights I should be using my mobile while I'm on the road) I used the last of my funds in the TAB account to place where on round one of the NRL 2024 season which kicks off on the 2nd of March 2024...

Because...

Within three hours of the NRL announcing the roster of matches for 2024, the TAB.com.au we site had posted round one match ups with money having already been put down by the time I spotted it, so I put my standard weekly bets in. (Seven out of eight picks are the favoured teams while theres what I thought would be an obvious pick which other punters didn't think so.

I'll talk about them again in four weeks time.

After that, I went over to my nitrobetting.eu crypto account and put some bets down on a couple of rugby games (these two you mentioned didn't ring any bells).

Usually, motels have various extra channels, so I'm hoping to catch some games live. 🥴

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