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RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND BETTING – 8th November
New Zealand were drubbed 30-6 by Australia in their opening Group A fixture. In their next outing, New Zealand face Papua New Guinea on Saturday 1st November, for which the Kiwis will be red-hot favourites. England struggled to overcome a battling Papua New Guinea 32-22, at Townsville, in their first 2008 World Cup finals match. They now have to tackle reigning cup holders and 6-time winners Australia on Sunday 2nd November. Australia will be long odds-on to keep their unbeaten record. The penultimate fixture in Group A is the England v New Zealand meeting at Newcastle’s Energy Australia Stadium.
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RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND BETTING – 2nd November
Both teams won their opening Group fixtures. Australia outclassed New Zealand by 30-6 in Sydney, while England struggled to overcome a resilient Papua New Guinea by 32-22, in Townsville. Australia, a best-priced 1/7 with 888sport to win Group A, will be hot favourites to beat England.
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) gave England a fright, with second row Jason Chan and winger George Keppa scoring late first-half tries to put them 16-12 up at the break. However, Leeds Rhinos’ winger Lee Smith levelled the match with the second of his…
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Scotland v Fiji Odds
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – SCOTLAND v FIJI BETTING – 5th November
Fiji qualified for the 2008 World Cup finals as runners-up in the Pacific group. Despite losing their opening qualifying fixture 30-28 in Sydney in September 2006, wins over Tonga by an identical score and a 40-4 defeat of the Cook Islands ensured their place in Australia. They will be favourites to overcome Scotland. However, Fiji must first face France in their opening Group B fixture on 1st November. Fiji, who will start favourites for that match, must overcome the French, 36-18 conquerors of Scotland, in order to have any hope of progressing from the group.
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Ireland v Samoa Odds
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – IRELAND v SAMOA BETTING – 5th NOVEMBER
Despite only finishing 3rd in the Pacific Group, Samoa qualified for the 2008 World Cup finals via the repechage round. Victories over the USA (42-10) and Lebanon (38-16) secured them the 10th and final place in Australia. Ireland qualified as winners of Europe Group 2. They will be favourites to beat Ireland in their Parramatta encounter. Following Ireland’s narrow defeat by Tonga on 27th October, Samoa are a best-priced 4/11 with VCBet to progress from the group, with Tonga rated 12/5 chances with Paddy Power and Ireland 40/1 with VCBet.
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Scotland v France Betting
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – SCOTLAND v FRANCE BETTING – 26th OCTOBER
Scotland qualified for the 2008 World Cup as winners of Europe Group 1. They beat Wales 21-14 in Bridgend, in October 2006, and despite an 18-16 defeat by the same side in November 2007, qualified for the finals on points difference. France were awarded an automatic qualifying place for the 2008 World Cup finals. They are likely hot favourites for their opening Group B encounter which will probably determine the group winners, who will play the winners of Group C for a place in the semi-finals.
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England v Papua New Guinea Betting
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – ENGLAND v PAPUA NEW GUINEA – 25th OCTOBER
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup will be the 13th staging since the inaugural event of 1954, but the first since 2000. It will be the fourth time that the tournament has been held in Australia. The tournament will feature the world’s best ten teams, split into three groups. Eighteen matches will take place in twelve different venues across four states. Group A will be made up of four teams, Australia, England, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, whilst the other two groups will involve three teams each. The semi-finals will be made up of the first three teams in the first group and the winner of a playoff between the winners of the second and…
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Australia v New Zealand Betting
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND BETTING – 26th OCTOBER
The Group A clash between World Cup holders, and 6-times winners, Australia, and 2000 finalists, New Zealand, is undoubtedly the pick of the opening round fixtures in this year’s renewal of the tournament. Given their exemplary record in the World Cup, Australia seem certain to start favourites for their opening tie.
In the last 19 Test meetings between the two sides, Australia have 15 wins, New Zealand 3, with one match drawn. This includes a 40-12 victory for Australia in the 2000 World Cup Final.
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Tonga v Ireland Betting
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP – TONGA v IRELAND BETTING – 27th OCTOBER
Tonga qualified for the World Cup finals as winners of the Pacific Group. They beat the Cook Islands 56-14 in September 2006, but suffered a narrow 30-28 defeat by Fiji in the October. However, an 18-10 win over Samoa at Headingley, Leeds was sufficient to ensure qualification. Ireland qualified as winners of Europe Group 2. Comprehensive defeats of Russia, both home and away, along with 2 draws with Lebanon, saw Ireland qualify by virtue of a better points differential. Tonga seem likely to start favourites for their opening Group C encounter at Parramatta Stadium, in New South Wales.
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