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British and Irish Lions Betting

rsmith — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:37:04 +0000

The British and Irish Lions is an International Rugby Union team made up of the best pplayers from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland that go on tour and play a series of matches against teams in the Southern Hemisphere, namely, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

The British Lions have been touring the Southern Hemisphere since 1888 and during that time, the tour has become a key fixture in the Rugby Union diary, played every four years since 1989 and is now played two years apart of the Rugby Union World Cup. In 2009, the British and Irish Lions tour South Africa, in which they will play a total of three tests against the current World Champions in addition to several games against local sides. The next tour after the trip to South Africa will be in 2013 when the Lions will travel to Australia.

Due to the ever increasing popularity of Rugby Union since it became ‘open’ or turned professional in 1995 more and more fans are attracted to the enjoyment that the sport has to offer. In addition to the annual Six Nations tournament in the Northern Hemisphere and its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, the Tri Nations series, as well the World Cup, held every four years the Lions Tour is one of the main events that Rugby union fans look forward to. As such, the media exposure and television coverage that the tour receives results in an increase in betting on the British and Irish Lions fixtures.

The British and Irish Lions microsite by the leading online betting portal, Betting Directory, is an excellent resource for all rugby fans looking to find out more information on the Lions tour. Whether you are looking for fixtures, results or the latest odds on each test of the series winner, you will find it on this site. Find out more at Betting Directory’s British and Irish Lions Betting Guide.

Rugby World Cup

mcohen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:02:37 +0000

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is taking place in New Zealand and on site that will be going down under for the month of the tournament is this Rugby World Cup site. The were one of the best Rugby betting portals for the 2007 World Cup as they had all the up to the minute Rugby World Cup betting information for all the games. This included the Rugby World Cup odds and news and betting tips for all the major games.

South Africa go to New Zealand to try and retain the Webb Ellis trophy and whatever country you are following you can keep in touch with your teams chances through this site. They update the outright betting on the World Cup everyday and put up the odds for all the big games well in advance. There are free bet offers for those looking to open an account.

Rugby World Cup 2011 Betting Odds

Six Nations Rugby

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:29:17 +0000

The Six Nations is the Northern Hemisphere’s answer to the Tri Nations down under, with England, Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland and Italy all coming together to establish who is the best team in this part of the World every winter. For anyone who loves Rugby Union and wants to find out more infomation about the 6 Nations competition, you will find plenty of information on this site, including tables, results, 6 Nations Fixtures and match previews to enjoy.

For those wanting a bet on the six nations, you can get the six nations betting for the tournament as a whole and the individual games during the 6 weeks of these championships. One feature that many will really get into is the news updates which provides information on team selection and injuries as they hit the news wires.