France vs Uruguay
Hosts France take on Uruguay in this Pool A match of the Rugby World Cup. Les Blues are fresh off their emphatic 27-13 win over the All Blacks in the first match. They have rested most of their key players with 12 new faces coming into the starting XV. Uruguay could not have asked for a tougher match to kick of their campaign as they face the hosts for the first time. Los Teros have come through a tough qualifying process and will come out all guns blazing but it must be controlled aggression as discipline will be key against a gigantic French pack of forwards.
TIP: Uruguay can consider themselves slightly lucky that they are not facing a full-strength French team although the second stringers of the hosts will be going all out to push for a starting berth in the first team. Yoram Moefana is one of the few survivors from the opening match and he will be looking for an improvement on his performance especially with the injury cloud hanging over Jonathan Danty. The bookies have France 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
France vs Uruguay
- This is the first meeting between the sides.
Latest results for both teams
France beat New Zealand 27-13 in their last match while Uruguay beat Namibia 26-18 in their last match.
PREDICTION
France were understandably conservative in their first match but we can expect them to cut loose in this game especially with the players pushing for a first team place. Uruguay has an exciting backline therefore they will be looking for a fast paced game and will want to stay away form the hosts power in the scrums and the lineouts. Les Blues will be chomping at the bit to ignite their exciting backline that includes the likes of Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Gabin Villière. Both the wingers possess blistering pace and have a sixth sense for the try line. Uruguay will need to be accurate with their kicking game as the home team are masters on the counter attack. I am predicting a French win by 65 points.
Probable Starting XVs
France
15 Melvyn Jaminet, 14 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 13 Arthur Vincent, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Gabin Villière, 10 Antoine Hastoy, 9 Maxime Lucu, 8 Anthony Jelonch (c), 7 Sekou Macalou, 6 Paul Boudehent, 5 Romain Taofifenua, 4 Cameron Woki, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Pierre Bourgarit, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Uruguay
15 Baltazar Amaya, 14 Bautista Basso, 13 Tomas Inciarte, 12 Andres Vilaseca (captain), 11 Nicolas Freitas, 10 Felipe Etcheverry, 9 Santiago Arata, 8 Manuel Diana, 7 Santiago Civetta, 6 Manuel Ardao, 5 Manuel Leindekar, 4 Felipe Aliaga, 3 Ignacio Peculo, 2 Guillermo Pujadas, 1 Mateo Sanguinetti.
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the France victory are as follows:
Betway 1.01
Gbets 1.01
Hollywoodbets 1.01
Odds comparison on the France handicap:
The complete odds on the France handicap:
Betway 1.90 (-55.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-55.5)
Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-55.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There is no money to be won on the France outright win therefore we suggest backing them on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.90 (-55.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-55.5) and Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-55.5)
Other tips for the weekend (Predicted winners are in BOLD text)
New Zealand vs Namibia
Samoa vs Chile
Wales vs Portugal
Ireland vs Tonga
South Africa vs Romania
Australia vs Fiji
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