Six Nations Betting Preview: Scotland v England
As two hapless England coaches – one former, one current – come face to face for this weekend’s Calcutta Cup clash, Geoffrey Riddle urges punters to consider Betfair’s points and tries markets. “This match is only going to be of interest to gamblers and the tribalism of English and Scottish rugby fans. For everyone else, it is likely to be an extremely dull arm-wrestle of a match.” Sir Thomas Browne , the Restoration writer and physician, wrote in his Religio Medici that ‘obstinacy in a bad cause, is but constancy in a good.’ It is a mantra that hovers over both Andy Robinson and Martin Johnson, the stubborn coaches of Scotland and England, as they prepare their charges for this weekend’s Calcutta Cup match in Edinburgh
