The country has gone rugby mad according to bookies Paddy Power who report Saturday’s Six Nations & Grand Slam decider as the biggest match in rugby betting history.

To celebrate the Cardiff crunch, Paddy Power have release a host of special bets to whet the appetite of punters.

Warren Gatland has been busy playing mind games in the match build up and Paddy Power offer odds of just 7/1 that he refuses to shake hands with Ireland boss Declan Kidney after the game. Gatland’s pre-match preamble would be described by many as fighting talk and it’s 4/1 that things boil over on the pitch and any player is shown a yellow or red card for fighting.

Brian O’Driscoll has recaptured his best form and is 5/4 favourite to be crowned Six Nations player of the tournament, and 6/4 to be Lions captain. He has had frequent visits from the team physio in recent games and Paddy Power offer 4/1 that he receives attention twice or more during the match.

As for the fans – here’s one bet any travelling supporter can influence. It’s 11/8 that Fields of Athenry is heard before Bread of Heaven once the match kicks off. Get your bets on and clear your throats!!

Paddy Power said, “Everyone is getting involved, it’s the biggest match we’ve ever seen. Every man, woman & child in the country is desperate for Ireland to win – and most of them have a few quid on too….no pressure lads!”

Match Specials
4/1 Any player to be yellow/red carded for fighting
5/1 Gavin Henson to refuse to shake hands with any Irish player
7/1 Warren Gatland to refuse to shake hands with Declan Kidney after game
22/1 Stephen Jones full house (try, penalty, conversion & dropgoal)
25/1 Ronan O’Gara full house (try, penalty, conversion & dropgoal)
150/1 Ireland to win 6-3 (same score as last time they won grand slam)

Centre of Excellence
If Brian O’Driscoll scores a try at anytime, Paddy Power will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets on the match.

That’s Fighting Talk Warren…
How many yellow cards in game?
6/5 None
13/8 Exactly 1
3/1 Exactly 2
7/1 3 or more

How many Welsh yellow cards?
1/2 None
2/1 Exactly 1
7/1 2 or more

How many Irish yellow cards?
8/15 None
15/8 Exactly 1
7/1 2 or more

Target Man – How many times will O’Driscoll receive on pitch physio attention?
1/2 Never
2/1 Once
4/1 Twice or more

Lions matchups –
Lions Captain
4/6 Paul O’Connell
6/4 Brian O’Driscoll
6/1 Ryan Jones
50/1 Martyn Williams
50/1 Mike Blair
66/1 Phil Vickery
100/1 Steve Borthwick

Perfect Ten - First to register points:
5/6 R. O’Gara
5/6 S. Jones

Flying fullbacks - First to catch a kick
5/6 L. Byrne
5/6 R. Kearney

Leaping Lock - First to catch a lineout ball
8/11 P. O’Connell
Evs Alun Wyn Jones

A Little bit Hooky - First to throw in crooked
10/11 J. Flannery
4/5 M. Rees
(Void if none crooked)

A Proper Runner - First to carry ball in open play
11/10 M. Horan
4/6 Gethin Jenkins

Super Seven - First to carry in the game
Evs Martyn Williams
8/11 David Wallace

That’s Grrrrr8 – First to carry in the game
5/6 J. Heaslip
5/6 Ryan Jones

Wonder Wings - First try of the game
6/4 Shane Williams
11/4 Tommy Bowe
11/4 Luke Fitzgerald
12/5 Mark Jones
7/4 None of these 4 to score

First song heard sung by crowd after kick-off
8/15 Bread of Heaven
11/8 Fields of Athenry

To win Championship To win Triple Crown To win Grand Slam

1/8 Ireland 4/5 Wales Evs Ireland

9/2 Wales Evs Ireland 8/11 No winner

18/1 No winner

Six Nations Player of Tournament

5/4 Brian O’Driscoll

6/4 Paul O’Connell

9/2 Sergio Parisse

11/1 Lee Byrne

12/1 Delon Armitage

33/1 Jamie Heaslip

Saturday’s Big Match Handicap Betting

4/5 Wales 10/11 Wales (-1)

18/1 Draw 20/1 H’cap draw

Evs Ireland 10/11 Ireland (+1)

First Try Any Try Man of Match

S. Williams 15/2 7/4 12/1

M. Jones 11/1 11/4 22/1

T. Shanklin 14/1 7/2 14/1

L. Byrne 16/1 4/1 16/1

J. Roberts 16/1 4/1

G. Henson 18/1 9/2 14/1

J. Hook 22/1 11/2

M. Williams 22/1 11/2 18/1

D. Jones 25/1 13/2

W. Fury 25/1 13/2

M. Phillips 25/1 13/2 20/1

A. Powell` 28/1 7/1 25/1

R. Jones 28/1 7/1 16/1

S. Jones 33/1 8/1 8/1

M. Rees 40/1 10/1 50/1

H. Bennett 40/1 10/1

A. Wyn-Jones 40/1 10/1 33/1

L. Charterus 50/1 12/1

G. Jenkins 50/1 12/1 40/1

I. Gough 50/1 12/1 40/1

J. Yapp 50/1 12/1

Adam Jones 66/1 18/1 66/1

B. O’Driscoll 12/1 7/2 9/1

L. Fitzgerald 12/1 7/2 25/1

T. Bowe 12/1 7/2 25/1

G. Murphy 14/1 4/1

P. Wallace 16/1 9/2 14/1

G. D’Arcy 16/1 9/2 18/1

R. Kearney 16/1 9/2 14/1

J. Heaslip 18/1 11/2 16/1

D. Wallace 18/1 11/2

D. Leamy 22/1 13/2

T. O’Leary 25/1 15/2 33/1

P. Stringer 28/1 8/1

R. O’Gara 33/1 10/1 15/2

J. Flannery 33/1 10/1 50/1

S. Ferris 33/1 10/1 20/1

M. Horan 40/1 12/1 66/1

R. Best 40/1 12/1

M. O’Driscoll 40/1 12/1

P.O’Connell 40/1 12/1 14/1

T. Court 50/1 16/1

D. O’Callaghan 66/1 20/1 50/1

J. Hayes 80/1 25/1 50/1

Winning Margins

9/2 Wales by 1-5

5/1 Wales by 6-10

8/1 Wales by 11-15

12/1 Wales by 16-20

18/1 Wales by 21-25

25/1 Wales by 26-30

9/2 Ireland by 1-5

6/1 Ireland by 6-10

9/1 Ireland by 11-15

15/1 Ireland by 16-20

22/1 Ireland by 21-25

33/1 Ireland by 26-30

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