Jaysis, I’ve just been reading PaddyPower.com, no – not the Tongan who changed his name – but the bookies.  It gives some huge odds against Ireland losing their opener to Namibia … so big in fact that you’d have to be a donkey to part with even €1 on the game.

Wait for it !   1/750 !  That’s right – Ireland are 750/1 odds-on favourites for this match.  Surely this is a cunning ploy by the Paddy Powers that be (haha!) to stop people betting against teams to win.  Either that or, say if the odds were a little less frightening 1/100, to stop crafty rich buggers putting on a few hundred grand to make a handy few hundred.

We are also odds-on to beat Georgia and Argentina !  Nuff said.  no money to be made …

If you are that way inclined, you could do worse than throw a few bob each way on Heymans to score the first try of the World Cup at 16/1.

Note to self : think of more interesting posts …