Wales are just 80 minutes from reaching their first World Cup Final and can be backed at 8/11 to beat France in their semi-final clash.
Not many would have predicted that Wales would have escaped from Pool D never mind make it through to the semi-finals for the first time since 1987, well here they are and they are and 8/11 chance with
Bet365 to make it through to the Final at Eden Park on Saturday October 23.
Wales opened up their campaign with a narrow defeat against defending South Africa and it was believed that Wales had given too much in that game that they could not get any better, well the coaching staff of Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards have proved everyone wrong by seeing off Fiji, Namibia, Samoa and Ireland in the quarter-finals to reach the last four.
They will face an unpredictable France side, who are 5/4 to slay the Red Dragons on Saturday, and if the real French turn up then they will win at a canter.
But they have failed to light this tournament up and after picking up defeats against New Zealand and Tonga they turned in an amazing performance to knock England out in the quarters.
Betting for the World Cup semi-finals will go through the roof and you can back France with a two-point start at 10/11 with
BetFred, while Wales -2 are the same price.
France will need to keep an eye on Wales’ attacking prowess with the likes of Shane Williams, George North, Jonathan Davies and James Hook capable of conjuring up a bit of magic. Try machine Williams can sniff out a chance from anywhere and he is 10/1 with
Ladbrokes, while North is also dangerous when he sees the whitewash and he is available at the same price.
The way France will win the game is through the middle with their pack, but don’t let that fool you because they are still capable of scoring amazing tries with Vincent Clerc (9/1 Ladbrokes) and Maxime Medard (14/1) both finally finding some form in this tournament.
Expect a tough midfield battle with plenty of penalties and drop goal attempts with Wales going for goal at every opportunity. If that is the case then back Wales at 4/5 to be the first team to post 10 points with
Paddy Power.
