Eddie punts on ‘one-score game’

I THOUGHT I understood something about betting. Clearly that is not the case as I try to get my head around the fact that Ireland are rated 4/9 favourites to beat England at Croke Park tomorrow whereas our visitors are available at 7/4.

What bemuses me is that after two matches each in the Six Nations Championship, Ireland, having scraped a narrow victory over Wales in Cardiff and lost to France in Dublin, are rated that far ahead of England, convincing winners over Scotland and somewhat less so in their defeat of Italy.

The only reassurance to be taken is that the bookies usually get it right.