RugbyU: British bookmakers backing South Africa

AAP Sports News (Australia), October, 2007

AAP Sports News (Australia) 10-20-2007 RugbyU: British bookmakers backing South Africa (PICTURE) LONDON, Oct 19, 2007 (AFP) - Bookmakers in Britain and Ireland are fearful of a huge payout should England beat South Africa in Saturday's World Cup final in Paris. England are the 2/1 outsiders to lift the Webb Ellis Trophy but, according to Ladbrokes, 95 percent of all bets in the UK and Ireland have been on England. However, the leading British firm do face having to pay out to one customer on a 150,000 pounds bet at odds of 5/1 if South Africa are victorious at the Stade de France. "A victory for Brian Ashton's side will send the bookies into meltdown," Adele Thompson of Ladbrokes in Ireland said Friday in a statement.

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