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As tempting as it is to jump on the Tonga dark horse bandwagon, there’s still a lot of experience and quality in the New Zealand side. The forward packs are star filled and reasonably equally matched, and backlines not far apart either, so the real point of difference could be the halves. 

There’s nothing wrong with the Tongan halves, but the Kiwis have Shaun Johnson, who has been in great form so far in the World Cup. Kodi Nikorima comes back into the five eighth position, and if he can shift Te Maire Martin, who was excellent last weekend, then he there plenty for the Kiwis to look forward to.

New Zealand by 8

The Wolf tipped Tonga to win Pool B at $3 and isn’t ruling out an upset here after their unbeaten start to the World Cup. They thumped Scotland 50-4 in their opening game and followed it up with an impressive 32-18 win over bitter rivals, Samoa. The Kiwis were also too good for Samoa, winning 38-8 and also hammered Scotland by 74-6 last week. The additions of Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita to the Tongan side for this World Cup can’t be understated and The Wolf is all over Tonga with +9.5 start.
Best: Tonga +9.5 ($1.90)
Value: Tonga ($3.35)

Predict November Internationals

Italy v Fiji
Fiji beat Italy in the summer, but I don’t think they’ve ever beaten them away from home. There’s no Nemani Nadolo either, so the smart money is on the Azzurri. Italy by 7.

Scotland v Samoa
Samoan Rugby seems to be in a dreadful state, financially, and that will surely affect the players. The Scots are also looking half-decent, so I would expect them to win farirly comfortably.Scotland by 19.

 England by 28.

Wales v Australia
The change of gameplan from Wales will be interesting to watch (well, it would be if I wasn’t watching Ireland v SA), with playmakers Dan Biggar and Owen Williams starting at 10 and 12 respectively. Can they finally get a backline going and end their dreadful run against the Wallabies? Looking at the chart below, the trajectory of Australia’s winning margins is actually on the up, but this will be close I suspect. Australia by 6.

Ireland v South Africa
The Springboks are a bit all over the place at the moment, one week being pumped 57-0 by the All Blacks, and the next losing by a solitary point. It already feels like a must-win match for both sides, but I think Ireland will have enough firepower to take the spoils. Ireland by 7.

France v New Zealand
This is a full-strength team for the All Blacks, up against a rookie half-back pairing. It’s hard to predict, but the safest pick is a big New Zealand win. New Zealand by 23.

hmmm lots  are going ausi to win..  i will go wales +8.5  @1.40.. rest ok..  i

i feel  france will lost by 5-10 points.. allbalcks win 1-12 good bet..

italy win 1-12

ireland win 1-12 

Samoa lost the big match against Tonga last weekend, and one wonders about coming down from such an emotional high. Although they lost the game, they impressed enough to be favourites for this weekend.

At least Samoa have a full squad to choose from, Scotland meanwhile is a different matter. 

News reports broke of three Scottish players being kicked off the tour for being too drunk to get on a plane on Sunday after their 74-6 drubbing by New Zealand. A loss of 68 points would make anyone want to drink, but to be excluded from a flight would produces a new low mark.

The Scots lost their most experienced player Danny Brough, and also among the three was the aptly named Johnny Walker. Tee hee.

The winner of this game will sneak into the 3rd placed spot on the final Pool B ladder, and face no less than Australia in the first quarter final.

Who Will Win and Why?

Samoa have got progressively better each week, and they are primed to get their first win on the board this weekend. Like in a chunk of games so far this Rugby League World Cup, it is a team full of NRL talent against a team with far less, and the majority taken from the UK rugby league competition.

Given Scotland’s performance last weekend, and the fallout of losing players, it is hard to see them ending the Rugby League World Cup anything other than winless.

Samoa by 30

Who Will Win and Why?

England should win, look at the coverage and quality in every position. 

However France still have enough quality to cause England some troubles, and for some reason we foresee a very tight game where England score in the last 5 minutes to seal the win. And possibly salt rubbed in with another Gareth Widdop field goal.

England by 2

Some of the hits put on by the Irish forwards last weekend is the recipe to shock the Welsh team, it certainly rattled the Kumuls in Port Moresby, and led to an error or two, problem was the Irish couldn’t quite capitalise.

You only have to compare the two sides efforts against PNG in the pressure cooker atmosphere of Port Moresby to see who will triumph. 

Ireland by 26

As mentioned above, the PNG Kumuls got home on their resolute defence, but the amount of drop was very frustrating. And I believe Ireland have been underrated in this competition so far, and a hard fought 14-6 win over them will look good on paper looking back. The USA meanwhile have yet to show the same qualities as the Irish.

The Kumuls still won with a completion rate of less than 60%, as they did in the Intrust Super Cup Grand Final, so you would think that it would be Michael Marum’s number 1 priority, and surely the completion rate will improve. With a potential quarter final against England if they win Pool C, they will need that attack to continue being strong without the errors.

That completion rate improvement will mean that their stars in the backline will get more ball, including David Mead, Kato Ottio and man of the moment Garry Lo. That means more points like the game against Wales. And wins. We hope.

PNG by 40

Going out on a limb here and saying that the third quarter final between New Zealand v Fiji will be an upset. There isn’t a great deal between the sides, perhaps the Kiwis have the better halves combination, and slightly more impact off the bench, but in general the backlines and forward packs are of similar strength.

Fiji’s forward might lack the big NRL names, but the back three of Viliame Kikau, Brayden Williame and Tui Kamikamica have been tremendous and are more than a match for the Kiwis three. And in Suliasi Vunivalu Fiji have one of the best finishers in rugby league, if not the very best. Sure, there’s no Roger Tuivasa-Sheck at the back, who has been in great form, but their fullback Kevin Naiqama has been quite good too, and Taane Milne and surprise packet Akuila Uate have been great on the whole.

Then there’s momentum. Fiji finished off really well against a tough and feisty Italy last weekend, whereas New Zealand threw a decent half time lead to lose to Tonga.

It will be tight, it is a risk to tip Fiji, but we will.

Fiji by 2

England should win, they have too much big time experience, although one can argue not experience of winning anything internationally.

Sam Burgess’ return swings the momentum even more strongly to England, and with Gareth Widdop and Jermaine McGillvaray in such fine form they should have plenty.

PNG at their best and most error free can really give them a shake. Their fearsome defence and powerful ball running could also cause the English plenty of peoblems. The key is holding onto the ball and limiting the penalties.unlike against the minnows England have the firepower to truly punish the Kumuls.

Another factor against a Kumuls win is their performances in the two Grand Final of the Hunters in 2017. Despite winning the Intrust Super Cup Grand Final, the Hunters did appears to be suffering from stage fright for the first chunk of the game. They eventually defended their way into the contest and snatched victory, but England might be too far away. Against Penrith in the NRL State Champiosnhip they were simply blown away early and never recovered. Their second half was much better but too late.

Whilst that applies to the Hunters, and the Kumuls have much wider experience, thee are still a lot of Hunters in the side, especially in the halves,.

In saying all of the above, we say f*** the stats, and let’s dream for a while and round off an excellent 2017 for PNG rugby league with an upset win over England this Sunday.

PNG by 6

England have named a very similar squad, with a slight shuffling in positions. Captain Andrea Dobson has been moved to lock and centre Jess Courtman has been named on the bench, replaced by Sarah Dunn. Kirsty Malone has not been named, and replaced by Claire Garner.

The Cook Islands team has seen some minor and some major changes. Skilled backs Urshla Kere and Crystal Tamarua have returned, while Inangaro Maraeara and winger Lydia Turua-Quedley have been moved into the halves. There has also been inclusions of Karol-Ann Tanevesi, Jayne Kareroa, Stephanie Wilson and Eliza Wilson.

Prediction
This is going to a be tough and physical game. While Cook Islands will be determined, England are just too strong to see an upset. England by 20.

Of any game this round, this one has the most potential for an upset.

Australia are guaranteed top of Pool A regardless of whether they win or lose, but that won’t stop them from going for a win. Canada are coming off their first win so will be on a high and ready to go on a roll and secure their finals spot.

The Jillaroos have made significant changes to the squad, confidently resting key players Nakia Davis-Welsh, Isabelle Kelly and Steph Hancock. Kezie Apps has been named on the bench, with gun halfback Caitlin Moran named on an extended bench.

Canada are yet to name their squad.

Prediction
The potential is there for an upset, but Australia has too much speed, strength and power to be beaten. Australia by 15

Much like Australia, New Zealand are guaranteed top of Pool B. They’re on a roll after two big wins and their fierce forward pack and left edge attack will be dangerous to do it again.

PNG have been weak this World Cup, but will want a win to finish. While they have speed and toughness, they need to control their defence and ball handling to have a chance against the experience of New Zealand.

New Zealand are also showing confidence in their squad, resting stars Honey Hireme, Kimiora Nati and Lilieta Maumau. Prop Aieshaleigh Smalley is set to make her debut in number 8.

PNG are yet to name their squad.

Prediction
New Zealand will be too strong against a side that has struggled. New Zealand 20+

england -32.5

ausi -48.5

nz -60.5

these are the odds for 3 women games rugby league world games for today..

ausi and nz are resting few  players.. can they be  big plus both games.. keep one eye..

just infors for help..