Ireland vs Romania
Number One ranked Ireland kick off the action in Pool B when they take on minnows Romania in their opening round match. The Green Machine have been the form team in world rugby for the past two seasons but they will have to do to without the services of some of their injured forwards like Jack Conan and Dan Sheehan. Things don’t look too bright for the Romanians as they have lost their last two matches by 50 point margins. Ireland will want to win this match with an excellent points difference as Pool B is the group of death. Points differential could play a part in deciding which two teams advance from the group.
TIP: Ireland will be keen to play their strongest team as they have Tonga in their next game before facing the Springboks in their third pool match. They will want to give the likes of James Lowe and Garry Ringrose a run as these players have not played much rugby recently. Romania’s best chance of keeping the score to a respectable level will be to slow the game down as much as possible. The bookies have Ireland as favorites and I’m also tipping them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.01, Gbets 1.01 and Hollywoodbets 1.01
HEAD TO HEAD STATS
Ireland vs Romania
- Ireland have won all three previous matches against Romania.
- All three Ireland wins against Romania were by 28 points or more.
Latest results for both teams
Ireland beat Samoa 17-13 in their last match while Romania lost 57-7 to Italy in their last match.
PREDICTION
Ireland have quality across the park while their opponents are relatively new to test rugby with their recent results confirming this. The Green Machine will hope to build a huge lead and with the match secure, they will turn to their replacement bench. The Romanians will need to find a way to at least find some sort of parity in the scrums and lineouts otherwise we will see a cricket score being racked up. Ireland will be looking to their inspirational Captain Jonny Sexton to spark their potent backline. If the backline is on form, then I predict an Irish win by 65 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Ireland
15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Keith Earls, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jonathan Sexton (c), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Andrew Porter
Romania
15 Marius Simionescu, 14 Nicolas Onutu, 13 Fonovai Tangimana, 12 Jason Tomane, 11 Tevita Manumua, 10 Hinckley Vaovasa, 9 Gabriel Rupanu, 8 Cristian Chirica (c), 7 Vlad Neculau, 6 Florian Rosu, 5 Stefan Iancu, 4 Adrian Motoc, 3 Alexandru Gordas, 2 Ovidiu Cojocaru, 1 Iulian Hartig
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Ireland victory are as follows:
Betway 1.01
Gbets 1.01
Hollywoodbets 1.01
Odds comparison on the Ireland handicap:
The complete odds on the Ireland handicap:
Betway 1.90 (-61.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-61.5)
Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-61.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There is no money to be made on the Ireland outright therefore we suggest backing them on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.90 (-61.5), Gbets 1.87 (-61.5) and Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-61.5)
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