The second round of the July Internationals take place on Saturday as New Zealand look to close out the series against England, Wales will be searching for a better performance against Australia and France will hope to be the only Northen Hemisphere team to win a series in the South in 2024.
The South Africa v Ireland Test will have its own preview
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New Zealand v England – Click here to bet
Last weekend England managed to pull off a better-than-expected performance but just fell short losing the match 16-15. The second match will be played at Eden Park, a fortress for New Zealand rugby. New Zealand have not lost a test match at Eden Park since 1994 and will not want to lose that streak come this weekend.
TJ Perenara has been ruled out of the match and so Finlay Christie will replace him. England have also only made one change to their squad with Fin Baxter in to replace the injured Joe Marler.
Before last weekend the two sides last met in 2022 where the match ended in a 25-25 draw in London. The result before that saw England win 19-7 in the 2019 World Cup however, New Zealand had won the previous 6 encounters. The two sides have played 7 series over the years with New Zealand winning all 7.
New Zealand are favourites to win at 1.25 while England are trading at 4.75. The handicap at the time of writing is England [+10.5] at 1.90. If we look at England’s recent results, they have not lost a match by more than ten points since August 2023, playing fifteen matches since then. I can see them coming close again this weekend.
Suggested Bet: Handicap, England [+10.5] at 1.90.
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Australia v Wales – Click here to bet
Australia managed to win last weekends match 25-16. It was a close encounter for the majority of the 80 minutes before Australia scored a break away try to take the score out of reach from Wales.
Wales have made two changes to their side with Cameron Willet coming in for Josh Hathaway and James Botham replacing Aaron Wainwright who played a pivotal role in the first match. Australia have made one change with Charlie Cales coming in for Liam Wright as Rob Valetini moves to blindside flanker.
Before last weekend the two sides last met in the World Cup where Wales delivered a 40-6 thrashing over Australia. However, Wales have only ever won one match in Australia in their history. The two sides have played four series over the years with Australia winning all four.
Australia are favourites to win the second match and are trading at 1.25 while Wales are trading at 4.50. The handicap at the time of writing is Australia [-9.5] at 1.90.
Wales have had a big blow with Aaron Wainwright not being able to play as he played a huge role in last weeks fixture. I can see Australia taking advantage of this and delivering a solid performance with the momentum they created last weekend.
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Australia [-9.5] at 1.90.
Argentina v France – Click here to bet
France delivered a solid performance last weekend winning the match 13-28 despite starting as underdogs. France played a match on Wednesday against Uruguay where they won 28-43 and so have not named their match day 23 for Saturday at the time of writing.
Before last weekend France had won the last four encounters between the two sides and so the last time Argentina beat them was in 2016. The two sides have played a staggering 17 series with Argentina winning only 1, France winning 11 and 5 ending in a draw.
Argentina are favourites to win the match and are trading at 1.62 while France are trading at 2.63. The handicap at the time of writing is France [+3.5] at 1.95.
The young Fench side that is on tour in Argentina has proven themselves by winning their two matches already and I can see them putting off field drama to one side and doing it again come this weekend.
Suggested Bet: France to win at 2.75.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
