Rugby World Cup 2011

Bookies give France no chance

2011-10-18 12:29

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Thierry Dusautoir (AP)

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Cape Town - If the bookies are to be believed, France, at odds of 7/1, have little to no chance of beating hosts New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Sunday.

Marc Lievremont’s men have been inconsistent throughout the entire tournament, but in the knockout stages they have managed to grind out victories over England (19-12 in the quarter-finals) and Wales (9-8 in the semi-final) and will have nothing to lose when they face an All Blacks side under extreme pressure to win their second World Cup title after their first win on home soil back in 1987.

Graham Henry’s men are 1/10 to end their 24-year wait for the biggest prize in rugby and will be extremely confident that they can deliver to their home fans what they have been craving for so long.

Other notable bets:

Highest scoring half – first half 9/10, second half 8/10
Team to score first – France 15/10, New Zealand 53/100

* RWC final odds on BET.CO.ZA: New Zealand vs France

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Teams
Pool A CAN FRA JPN NZL TGA	Pool B ARG ENG GEO ROM SCO	Pool C AUS IRE ITA RUS USA	Pool D FJI NAM SAM RSA WAL

Previous Results

Date	Home Team	Result	Away Team
23 Oct	New Zealand	8 - 7	France
21 Oct	Wales	18 - 21	Australia
16 Oct	New Zealand	20 - 6	Australia
15 Oct	Wales	8 - 9	France
09 Oct	New Zealand	33 - 10	Argentina

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Logs

Pool A	Team	P	W	PTS
1	New Zealand	4	4	20
2	France	4	2	11
Pool B	Team	P	W	PTS
1	England	4	4	18
2	Argentina	4	3	14
Pool C	Team	P	W	PTS
1	Ireland	4	4	17
2	Australia	4	3	15
Pool D	Team	P	W	PTS
1	South Africa	4	4	18
2	Wales	4	3	15