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I'll transfer tonight!

Well, that's settled then.

I'm in with 0.000735 7dc26434e7ba54da03610bc297849f624362db1faa27d9e8ad7e3bde43d11934 - if others want to make it 0.000735 PER TEAM, then I'll add a second 0.000735 to cover my bet.

Yes I agree with Timelord, for this I think its nicer to keep it simple, all wagers go into a "pot"
and the winner(s) take/split it!

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I cannot access any of my local TV stations without paying a subscription but I
have learned that the UK channel ITV will be showing all the games, AFAIK I can access
the ITV channel's through my SKY box without subscription, i'll check that tomorrow.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/rugby-union/rugby-world-cup-2023-tv/

Timelord and darxiaomi will you be able to watch some games eventhough they will be
early morning times?

Thanks for letting me know. I'm not really interest in installing an app for a one off bet between friends. 🤷

Wait wait a minute guys!

Do you remember i said some time ago, we play here in the forum a lot of predictions pools of football in an app/page called superbru, well now they released the option to Rugby world cup to predict matches, so we can made our prediction pool. We can put 0.001 or the ammount you put 0.000735.

I drop here the link of the format and give your opinions.

Link to superbru here

Have updated the header for the thread while the sweep-stake is underway.

No takers as yet - looks like it's just the two of us so far - don't forget to post your TX when your funds have landed. 

Hey Timelord, I see you changed the thread title, you might want to include "RUGBY WORLD CUP"
maybe others will get involved when they see that included....IDK


And you dont have to make a bet on Argentina because its your team, you can go with NZ
and France too!!

Yea its interesting to see Argentina favoured ahead of both Scotland and Wales and
Argentina are definitely progressing but it will take a few years for them to be contenders
for a big title. Playing Australia, South Africa and New Sealand regularly will definitely help.

Anyway I like Argentinian Rugby so I hope they do well.

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Traditionally we under achieve in the WC I have a feeling this year it will be different,
we have the potential to win the title and our first game against Romania should go
ok for us. Ireland are currently 1.002 v 17.0 !

I see betting is suspended on Ireland - hopefully they don't get trounced in their first game.


You're welcome to put a wager on Argentina (or France and/or New Zealand)

I wonder if @Welsh would be interested in having a wager?

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Argentina its more favourite to win the World Cup than Scotland and Wales?, its this correct? Im not following so much so maybe im wrong, but one of that teams are in a very good run?

Asides of that Argentinian odds are low and high at the same time, anyways the odds are good on some teams like NZ and France.

That sounds good Timelord, I'll be going with 2 teams: Ireland and France! Browsing
through the offerings on ROLLBIT there are countless ways to make a bet, right down to a
bet as simple as a winner being from Northern or southern Hemisphere.

The list below shows odds for various teams and odds for the winner, NZ who are ranked
2 on world rankings behind Ireland are favourite. Ireland are 4th based on past performances
I think.



So I'll pick Ireland and France, I will send payment over the weekend.

1 Week to go people

At half time the Sea Eagles are leading 26 - 6 against perennial wooden spooners the Tigers.

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Are we going to have a sweep on the Rugby tournament?

I figure 0.000735 is $20, so we could do (0.000735) for two teams e.g. Australia and New Zealand, or just one team.  People need to agree which it is in the next couple of days *before* any funds are sent!

No limit on the number of teams you can choose.

If your team wins the competition, then you win the pot.  If two users pick e.g. Argentina and they win, then the pot if split between the two who pick the winner.

My wallet address is bc1qj9nm97yx377z688cj7h0yl45wve28he05hgrah which has a blance of 0.00059834 (not part of my wager) - if there are no objections, I can hold the pot and distribute the winnings.

In the event of no winner, then all funds are refunded.

Post your teams chosen and TX.

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Well now, just when we thought it was going to work out for the Broncos they only went
and got beaten by the Storm! 22-32 that pretty much puts an end to their claim to top spot.
The Panthers are not going to be beaten by the Cowboys.

Next game - sea Eagles v Wests Tigers, I'm going with the Sea Eagles too @ 1.22

Following that I'm going with the Rabbitohs over the Roosters @ 1.84, I know they
have had a real misex bag this season but I think they will be desperate to hold that magic
8th spot.

I must have been half asleep when I wrote my last post.

What I meant to write was:  The Eels have a BYE this week which means they get two point and progress to 30 points which SHOULD on paper give them the 8th spot.  THEN depending on the game play IF the three teams Roosters, Cowboys and Rabbitohs do NOT win their games, then the Eels SHOULD claim eighth spot.

However,

In saying that I've gone back and restudied the match ups.  Both the Rabbitohs and Roosters are playing. One has to win, or they tie, so they either both get a point for a tie, or one or the other gets two points.  The cowboys are up against the Panthers, so it's almost unlikely they will win.  Souths are currently $ 1.85 while the Roosters are at $ 1.95 which is almost too close to call.  I'm going with the Roosters given their late improvement in game play (and seven or eight wins in a row)

The Dolphins ^{in 14th place on the ladder} have had a tonne of money poured onto them this round - they are $ 1.60 while the Warriors ^{in third place on the ladder} are at $ 2.35.  You would imagine the Dolphins aren't going to win, but the betting is favouring them.

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I was lucky enough to see all three games on Saturday - The Storm decimated the Titans, The Roosters and Tigers by the 50th minute were getting stand off ish against their opponents and by the 65th minute, there was a lot of jersey grabbing with close proximity words exchanged.  In the final game, the Broncos simply out played the Raiders with better opportunities and ducking into gaps to run away and score.  The Sharks may well do the same thing against the Raiders this weekend in the last game of the regular season.

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If the Broncs win against the Storm they win the Minor premiership.  If they loose as does the Panthers, they still win.  If the Broncos loose, but the Panthers win, then the Panthers win on points.

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Brisbane Broncos - Melbourne Storm 31 Aug 2023 19:50 Money Line Brisbane Broncos @ 1.61 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.161 mBTC
Manly Sea Eagles - Wests Tigers 01 Sep 2023 18:00 Money Line Manly Sea Eagles @ 1.21 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.121 mBTC
South Sydney Rabbitohs - Sydney Roosters 01 Sep 2023 20:00 Money Line Sydney Roosters @ 1.97 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.197 mBTC
Redcliffe - New Zealand Warriors 02 Sep 2023 15:00 Money Line Redcliffe @ 1.56 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.156 mBTC
Penrith Panthers - North Queensland Cowboys 02 Sep 2023 17:30 Money Line Penrith Panthers @ 1.28 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.128 mBTC
St George/Illawarra Dragons - Newcastle Knights 02 Sep 2023 19:35 Money Line Newcastle Knights @ 1.79 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.179 mBTC
Gold Coast Titans - Canterbury Bulldogs 03 Sep 2023 14:00 Money Line Gold Coast Titans @ 1.25 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.125 mBTC
Cronulla Sharks - Canberra Raiders 03 Sep 2023 16:05 Money Line Cronulla Sharks @ 1.31 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.131 mBTC

One last Parlay for the season:

Parlay
31 Aug 2023 09:15 Ticket ID: 32469999  Brisbane Broncos - Melbourne Storm 31 Aug 2023 19:50 Money Line Brisbane Broncos @ 1.61 Manly Sea Eagles - Wests Tigers 01 Sep 2023 18:00 Money Line Manly Sea Eagles @ 1.21 South Sydney Rabbitohs - Sydney Roosters 01 Sep 2023 20:00 Money Line Sydney Roosters @ 1.97 Penrith Panthers - North Queensland Cowboys 02 Sep 2023 17:30 Money Line Penrith Panthers @ 1.28 Redcliffe - New Zealand Warriors 02 Sep 2023 15:00 Money Line Redcliffe @ 1.56 St George/Illawarra Dragons - Newcastle Knights 02 Sep 2023 19:35 Money Line Newcastle Knights @ 1.79 Gold Coast Titans - Canterbury Bulldogs 03 Sep 2023 14:00 Money Line Gold Coast Titans @ 1.25 Cronulla Sharks - Canberra Raiders 03 Sep 2023 16:05 Money Line Cronulla Sharks @ 1.31 Taken Amount: 0.10 mBTC Possible Payout: 2.246 mBTC

The Panthers have an easier game this last round against 9th place Cowboys which
means a double whammy, Panthers could go 1st and Cowboys wont get 8th spot.

Broncos have a trickier game against 4th placed Storm, they need to win this!

For 8th spot, I recon the Rabbitohs will retain it by beating the Roosters, the odds
suggest its going to be tough, its currently 1.83 v 2.06 favouring the Bunnies!

The coveted eighth spot in the regular 2023 season of the NRL is up for grabs this weekend. If the Eels win BUT, if the Roosters, Cowboys and Rabbitohs do NOT win, then the Eels will take the eighth spot in the ladder with stronger for and against compared to the other three. It's a big ask .

Similarly..  IF the Broncos win this week, they are assured the coveted title if minor premiership winners. However, if the Panthers win BUT the Broncos do not, then the Panthers claim top spot.


Last weekend, the Storm claimed fourth spot which they can't be overtaken with just one week left.


I expect the Broncos to win against the Storm in Thursday's matchup.

Rugby League - NRL

1 round left in the regular season and the 8 teams going through to the finals have claimed
their spots I think, Its the Cowboys in 9th who are closely missing out and have to play the
Panthers in the last game.

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Union - Rugby World Cup



Its time to start talking about the RWC which kicks off on the 8th september.

Tell us about your team lineup
Who you are playing in the group stages and what your hopes are.

I think we will be running a competition here on the Rugby thread so if your team isnt
playing at the RWC you can get involved here.

Interesting re the history of how the Broncos and NRL came about. I'll bet the Broncos
are getting good support this season?

Re the Womens NRL, yes that makes perfect sense in the case of naming the womens
side "Cowboys" - not too much thought went into that. I read an interesting article
about it in the link below, I cant copy any text from it.

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/north-queensland-decide-against-naming-their-new-nrl-womens-team-the-cowgirls-for-some-reason/

In the Mens NRL today I',m going with the two favourites:
Warriors with an easy win over
the Dragons but a terrible price of 1.15

And the Cowboys to beat the Dolphins @ 1.35

(Back when the Broncos started) A group of businessmen formed a business that is listed on the stock exchange, put top Queensland players under contract, bought out the old Brisbane Wests RL team club house in Red Hill and joined the NRL as the first non NSW team which created a schism in Qld RL as all the money and focus shifted from two states to just one - the NSW RL which suddenly called itself the ARL then quickly changed to NRL.

Essentially, the NSW RL became the National RL - with just the Brisbane Broncos thrown in.

The Brisbane Broncos are to my knowledge the only RL team to be listed on the Australian Stock exchange.  The other couple of manufactured teams are Melbourne Storm and the Gold Coast Titans (and to a lesser extent the Townsville Cowboys (which grates on everyone as they should be known as the Jackaroos which is an Australian slang term not an Americanism - cowboys)

The same thing is happening in women's RL - all of the teams are manufactured top down with identical names of the male counterparts Rosters, not hens, cowboys not cowgirls etc.

The Dolphins have been "elevated" to the NRL, but instead of one less team in the Qld Cup, a new Dolphins have been created for the Qld Cup (they would have won the State Cup had it not been for some sleight of hand bumping some players into the NRL for a couple of games which caused the under-strength Dolphins Qld Cup version to loose)

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If the Broncos win their last two games, they win the Minor Premiership.  If they loose next week after winning this week, then the Panthers are in with a chance.

The Panther's goal kicker Nathan Cleary suffered a broken or dislocated shoulder, so I'm guessing he's out for the rest of the season.  (and he's a near perfect goal kicker too)

I agree that the grand final could very likely be the Panthers v Broncos but yea
it will be knockout stage so anything can happen...

Look at the first game of this round Panthers v Eels, before this game I had the
Eels totally written off... But why would I think that the Eels who indeed fumbled plenty
of games this season be any match for a fairly steady Panthers team because they
went ahead and thumped the Panthers

Panthers 18 - 32 Panthers

Broncos can probably go to #1 this weekend

What do you mean by a manufactured team?

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We need to do something for the RWC - 2 weeks away now!

Also tomorrow and for this weekend there are another traunch of internationals
taking place, I suppose they are beneficial to have the teams match ready for the
World Cup

Not really - I think it'll very likely be a Panthers Vs Broncos Grand Final.  Either one could win.  Until about a year ago I wasn't a fan of the Broncos given it was a manufactured team - same with the Melbourne Storm (where no one plays League).  Out of the two it's very hard to say who will win.  A part of me is thinking the Broncos with very solid wins (but the same can be said for the Panthers)

Tonight is a replay last year's Grand final with the Panthers and Eels facing off.  The Eels have fumbled a couple of times this year, so it's likely they won't win tonight (but if they do it'll be yet another boil over)

Top 4 - very difficult to choose.  The Raiders, Storm and Sharks have their work cut out to make 4th spot.