Heineken Cup Pool Two Betting
The Heineken Cup is one of the biggest and best domestic cup competitions in rugby union. There is a real chance for a supposedly lesser quality team to progress from the pool stage and anything can happen when a competition reaches a knock out situation.
Pool two has some very good teams playing against each other and Heineken Cup pool two betting will be difficult to call for many of the matches and before the games have even started. There is a favourite but the other teams are good enough.
Favourite to win Pool Two of the Heineken Cup
The favourite to win pool two of the Heineken Cup at this stage has to just be London Irish. London Irish had a very good season last year and led the Premiership for a number of weeks before falling apart at the end of the season.
This unpredictability is what leads to lower odds for them in Rugby Union Betting markets. A bit of luck and some disciplined play will enable London Irish to win the pool, get into the last eight and lock horns with the seven other best teams in Europe.
London Irish will be under pressure for most of the matches they play which cover Heineken Cup betting 2011-2012. They should thrive on this and they will not need much incentive to repeat the feats of English clubs in the last few seasons.
Cardiff and Edinburgh
Cardiff and Edinburgh are also in pool two and they will not want the side based in England to have any success in the Heineken Cup this season. The fact both teams are in mainland United Kingdom means they will enjoy much support both home and away for much of the pool stage.
Cardiff probably have the edge in terms of size and weight which will give them an advantage when it comes to the packs and scrums during an 80 minutes. Edinburgh are capable of some exciting flair play but will also have to rely on the better teams being slightly off their game.
Cardiff and Edinburgh are more than capable of doing well in pool two. Heineken Cup Rugby Union Betting will rarely throw up a better chance to back a British side with a good chance of going into the last eight. The odds on Edinburgh are going to be longer than those for Cardiff or London Irish.
Racing Metro 92
Racing Metro 92 will be hoping that they can sneak in under the radar while all of the British clubs are stuck in a row over who gets to go into the last eight. It is almost as if Racing Metro 92 have come along for the ride as three siblings argue and fight like children.
Racing Metro 92 are by no means a poor rugby union club and they have the skill to beat any other team in Europe. However, their tactics are a little stale at times and the side could use some fresh and new ideas to get past the sides who will reach the later stages of the Heineken Cup.