This weekend sees the next installment of rugby internationals between northern and southern hemisphere sides. The day’s action kicks off with New Zealand taking on Wales, followed by Australia against England and South Africa versus Italy. The final game on Saturday sees Argentina take on Scotland in what will prove to be a bruising encounter.

Paddypower have a book open for each of these games, where the southern teams are heavy favourites, that also includes some tasty handicap betting.

Time	Teams	Home	Draw	Away
08:35	New Zealand v Wales	1/20	45/1	9/1
11:00	Australia v England	1/6	25/1	7/2
14:00	South Africa v Italy	1/100	125/1	30/1
19:45	Argentina v Scotland	2/5	22/1	15/8

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Tonight sees the Irish team, minus a few of their bigger names, take on the Barbarians at Thomond Park. In what promises to be anything but a friendly match, Coral Bookmakers have the Barbarians as heavy favourites. This could be due to Declan Kidney’s using the summer friendlies to test the entire squad in preparation for next year’s 6 Nations and World Cup, or simply because Irish Rugby hasn’t been as strong in 2010 as it was in 2009.

Match Odds

Ireland 5/4

Draw 18/1

Barbarians 8/13

Take advantage of Coral Bookmakers free £10 bet offer and place a bet today. Personally I think that the Irish might just have enough to take this one!

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Why not try your hand at the exciting world of spread betting? Currently there are great odds on who will finish in the bottom three of Super League XV with Bethilo. With spread betting the potential to win is great, as too is the potential to lose, so be careful.

A £5 bet on Catalans to come dead last will net you £55, not much when you consider that you stand to lose £195 if they manage to turn their season around. Conversely betting £5 on Hull KR to be in the bottom three at the end of the season could earn you up to £245.

While the Super League XV might still only be halfway finished, Wigan have thus far led the way with only two losses from their opening 14 games. Warrington and St. Helens are following hot on their heels, causing bookmakers to install all three among the favourites for this year’s Super League Grand Final winner. Leeds have also been installed as joint favourites, although this optimism is not reflected in their league form.

For some reason Salford City Reds seem to have been neglected, but we’ll keep you updated should that change.

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Toulouse dumped out last year’s champions, Leinster, while Biarritz overcame a lack-lustre Munster side in San Sebastian. The bookies have Toulouse as clear favourites, and judging by the Top-14 standings it’s easy to see why. It would be remiss to overlook a strong Biarritz side, who at 12/5 look like a decent bet!

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Half Time Betting

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Get a £10 free rugby bet with Coral when you open an account with Coral bookmakers. All you have to do to qualify is place £10 on your account. Coral are also currently offering 10% cashback on all sports and gaming bets.

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