Wales v South Africa is the highlight of Saturdays international rugby action and we also take a look at Ireland v Fiji v and v Italy v New Zealand from a betting angle.
Ireland v Fiji – Click here to bet
Ireland are coming off the back of a narrow win against Argentina who were hot on the attack when the match ended 22-19 last weekend. The week before they suffered a defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the 13-23 loss at home.
Fiji were pushed harder than expected last weekend against Spain where they only managed to win 19-33, they did however beat Wales the week before for the first time in Wales with the match ending 19-24.
Head-to-Head
The two sides have only played three times since 2012 with Ireland winning all three matches. The most recent fixture was in 2022 where Ireland won 35-17 at home,
Betting and Verdict
Ireland are favorites to win the match and are trading at 1.07 while Fiji are trading at 13.00, the draw is 61.00.
Although Ireland are favorites to win the match, they have not won a match by more than four points since they beat Wales 31-7 earlier on in the Six Nations this year and I think Fiji can beat this handicap.
Handicap: Fiji [+20.5]
BET: Handicap, Fiji [+20.5] at 1.85.
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Wales v South Africa – Click here to bet
Wales are still to win a match this year after suffering a 20-52 defeat to Australia last weekend and that came on the back of an upset loss to Fiji at home.
The world number ones, South Africa, pulled off yet another brilliant win last weekend beating England 20-29 and in their tour opener they were too strong for Scotland winning 15-32.
Head-to-Head
South Africa have won four of the last five matches against Wales with the most recent fixture taking place earlier this year at Twickenham where they won 41-13.
Betting and Verdict
South Africa’s impressive run of form means the bookies have them as heavy favorites to win this weekend and they are trading at 1.03 while Wales are trading at 19.00 and the draw 91.00.
South Africa have named yet another strong side to face the under pressure Welsh and they should win this easily.
Handicap: South Africa [-25.5]
BET: Handicap, South Africa [-25.5] at 1.95.
Italy v New Zealand – Click here to bet
Italy just managed to pull off a win against Georgia last weekend winning the match 20-17 having been behind at halftime. They hosted Argentina the weekend before and lost that match 18-50.
New Zealand were coming off the back of a 13-23 win against Ireland as they faced France last weekend. In a match that will be remembered as a classic, France won 30-29 to hand New Zealand their 1st defeat of the tour.
Head-to-Head
Italy are yet to beat New Zealand and have not come close in recent years. The last match between the two sides was at the 2023 Rugby World Cup where New Zealand delivered one of the best performances of the year winning the match 96-17. The encounter before that was an international friendly played in Italy where New Zealand won 9-47.
Betting and Verdict
The bookies have New Zealand as favorites to win and have them trading at 1.02 while Italy are trading at 21.00 and the draw is 91.00.
New Zealand have named a strong team and should be too strong for Italy and I think they will win this by 30 points or more.
I also like try scoring machine Will Jordan to grab the 1st 5 pointer.
Handicap: New Zealand [-29.5]
BET: Handicap, New Zealand [-29.5] at 1.91
BET: 1st Try Scorer Will Jordan at 8.50
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
