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Ireland vs. Russia Preview & Tips
Ireland has an easier assignment on Sunday when it takes on the Russian Bears in a Group C clash. The Irish will enter the match knowing that they need a 4 try haul to cement their position at the summit of their pool.
Ireland vs. Russia Trends Analysis
Ireland and Russia have clashed once in the past decade, meeting in Russia back in 2002. Ireland failed to pull off a runaway win in that fixture, beating Russia 35-3.
Ireland comes into its match against Russia buoyed by the upset of the tournament, which saw a focused performance propel the Irish to a win against Australia.
With that win, Ireland’s poor form in the run up to the tournament means little. The Irish will now feel quietly confident of their prospects at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but will want to see their backs find some form in this fixture.
Russia, meanwhile, are evolving into crowd favourites at the Rugby World Cup. After a brave start against the USA, the Bears put in another determined performance against Italy, despite going down by 9 tries.
The Russians are finding improved form and fluency with every match, and will challenge the Irish up front. However, their tactics will rely on putting the Irish off their game and avoiding a heavy defeat.
Ireland vs. Russia Betting Tips
Ireland will win this match, and the trick from a betting perspective is once again in predicting what the margin of victory will be.
One thing we know for sure is that the Ireland backs are going to try play themselves into form once the side has opened up a decent lead over Russia.
Ireland has been handed a -41.5 handicap for this match, and this looks like a fair assessment of the gap between these sides. However, a clear 5 try winning margin may be a bit optimistic for an Irish backline that hasn’t had many trips across the whitewash of late. Our Ireland vs. Russia betting tip is therefore to back Russia with the +41.5 handicap.
Ireland vs. Russia Betting Odds
| World Cup - Ireland v Russia - 06:00 | |||||||||||
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| Ireland | -35.5 1/6 | -42.5 4/9 | -49.5 8/11 | -50.5 4/5 | -50.5 4/5 | -51.5 10/11 | -51.5 1/1 | ||||
| Russia | +35.5 4 | +42.5 1/1 | +49.5 1/1 | +50.5 10/11 | +50.5 10/11 | +51.5 10/11 | +51.5 9/10 | ||||
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