6 Nations Rugby £100 in Free Bets Offer from Online Bookmaker Paddy Power Submitted By: Moneta Communications Thursday, 4 February 2010

6 Nations Rugby £100 in Free Bets Offer From Online Bookmaker Paddy Power Submitted by: Moneta Communications Thursday, 4 February 2010

This weekend sees the return of 6 Nations Rugby (http://rugby.betting-directory.com/) as the top teams in the Northern Hemisphere fight for bragging rights with some of their nearest neighbours, its already shaping up to be one of the most exciting and open tournaments in years for fans and punters. There is a special £100 Free Bets (http://www.betting-directory.com/) offer from online sportsbook operator PaddyPower (http://www.betting-directory.com/bookmaker-paddypower.php) via Betting Directory to celebrate Ireland winning the Grand Slam in 2009. There are four teams who are vying for the overall crown as highlighted by the 6 Nations Odds (http://rugby.betting-directory.com/odds.php) according to the bookmakers with two of them in England and Wales meeting this weekend at Twickenham, this is a crucial match for both sides as they look to get their campaigns off to winning starts on Saturday afternoon. The other fixtures this weekend see defending Grand Slam Champions Ireland play Italy at Croke Park in a home banker while Scotland under Andy Robinson host tournament favourites France at Murrayfield on Sunday. All eyes this weekend though will be on Twickenham for punters with the England v Wales Odds (http://rugby.betting-directory.com/england-v-wales.php) reflecting how competitive this match looks on paper for both sides. The bookies are giving England the edge slightly as they do have home advantage and Martin Johnson will be hoping the Twickenham crowd can roar his side to victory. England were quite frankly abysmal in the Autumn Tests but with a few key players back in the squad it is hoped that they have added a bit of attacking flair to their play, the likes of Delon Armitage, Rikki Flutey and Danny Care have been installed to add a bit of guile to the back line. Johnson has also given Matthew Tait a starting berth at Centre to shake up the team further and with Jonny Wilkinson still playing well the bookmakers believe the England do have the slight edge in a close game. Wales themselves also had a tough autumn and are looking to bounce back at their biggest rivals over the Severn Bridge, they struggled to score tries against the Southern Hemisphere teams but are packed with World Class players who are more than capable of performing at Twickenham. Warren Gatland has suffered two blows this week with the news that two of his front row will miss the game through injury, Matthew Rees and Gethin Jenkins have been struck down which will be a worry for Welsh punters who were banking on a scrum advantage. Wales will be looking to the likes of Shane Williams, Lee Byrne and Jamie Roberts to produce the goods along the back line if they are to upset the odds and gain a rare win at the home of English Rugby. The overall tournament favourites at this stage are the inconsistent French side who will be heading to Scotland with pressure weighing heavy on their shoulders, once again they appear to have the strongest squad on paper but doubts remain over their ability to see the job through. The French are odds on with the bookmakers to claim the win in Scotland but the Scots will not roll over without a fight on home turf, new Coach Andy Robinson is hoping he will see an improved Scottish side when they run out on Sunday. France are slight favourites to win the tournament ahead of the Irish who they will meet in Paris in a couple of weeks time, most pundits are expecting that to be the pivotal match of the tournament with the winners in with a great chance of a Grand Slam. Ireland themselves are high on confidence following their famous Grand Slam in 2009 and they believe that they can do the same again in 2010, they will certainly take care of the poor Italians this weekend and will head to France knowing that is the crucial

Page 1 match. The Grand Slam betting is telling us that it is an unlikely event this season with all the bookies going odds on about there being no clean sweep this season, if there is to be a Grand Slam then the winner of the France v Ireland match is the most likely and punters should be advised to take the odds early to get the best value.

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