International rugby union took centre stage this weekend and it was a rough few days for fans of the British and Irish sides. Despite seeing opponents Australia reduced to 14 men after 34 minutes, England lost 30-28 in Perth, whilst Ireland were well beaten by New Zealand.

Wales squandered an 18-3 half-time lead to lose 32-29 with Wayne Pivac cursing his side’s ill-discipline having seen four of his players sent to the sin bin. Scotland meanwhile were beaten 26-18 by Argentina.

In the other code St Helens’ lead at the top of Super League was trimmed to two points as they lost a thriller Perpignan whilst Toulouse gave themselves a glimmer of hope in the battle to avoid the drop when they beat Hull KR.

There was also plenty of action in the cricket over the weekend and Cameron Norrie is the last Brit standing in Wimbledon after he reached his maiden quarter-final.

With plenty of sporting drama taking place across the globe, we bring you three spread markets where there was the potential for profit.

Please remember that unlike fixed odds betting, when spread betting losses can exceed deposits.

HULL FC v LEEDS RHINOS – MATCH MULTI-POINTS (SETTLED AT 1472)

Leeds Rhinos have not had a season to remember in 2022, but they rewarded their travelling fans when they thrashed Hull FC on Saturday.

First-half tries from Mikolaj Oledzki, Kruise Leeming, and an Ash Handley brace had given the West Yorkshire outfit a 22-10 lead at the break. Chris Satae pulled the Black and Whites back to within a score, but the home side then completely capitulated as the Rhinos scored 40 points in the second half to earn their biggest win of the year.

Handley finished the match with five tries to his name and a buy on his Super-Mega Minutes total would have yielded a win of 368x of the buyer’s stake. However, with so many points scored across the match, it was the Multi-Points market where the big spread make-up occurred.

Before kick-off, the spread was 420-465, but with 32 points in the first half and 46 in the second half, this market settled at 1472 as buyers won a whopping 1007x their initial stake.

SHIMIZU S-PULSE v YOKOHAMA MARINOS– TOTAL GOAL MINUTES (SETTLED AT 395)

From East Yorkshire to the Far East now as we head to the IAI Stadium Nihondaira where Shimizu S-Pulse hosted visitors Yokohama Marinos on Saturday. Ahead of the game on Saturday, the hosts were in one of the two automatic relegation spots whilst Yokohama were top of the league, three points clear of Kashima Antlers in second.

Yokohama twice took the lead in the match only to be pegged back each time with Thiago Santana levelling the match with a deflected effort in the 47^th minute. Not to be outdone by his Brazilian compatriot, Yokohama’s Leo Ceara scored a screamer two minutes later to put the visitors in front and he added another in the 52^nd minute when he finished off a lovely team move.

It was raining goals in Suruga Bay and the attackers from both sides weren’t settling for six across the match. In the 88^th minute, one-time Arsenal sensation Ryo Myaichi popped up with a goal for the Marinos before Eiichi Katayama grabbed a consolation goal for S-Pulse in the 96^th minute.

After a frenetic match, the Total Goal Minutes settled at 395. The spread pre-match was 143-153 which meant buyers were in the money as they grabbed a win of 242x their stake.

LANCASHIRE LIGHTNING v BIRMINGHAM BEARS – LAUNCH!  (SETTLED AT 850)

Both Lancashire and Birmingham will be vying for a spot at Finals day this week when they take on Essex and Hampshire respectively in the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast. However, it was the Red Rose who came out on top when the pair clashed at Old Trafford in the final match of the North Group.

The Bears batted first and set the hosts a target of 168 with Adam Hose their top scorer as he hit his half century before being run out by England international Phil Salt. In reply, Lancashire looked as though they were going to fall short of the required total, but Tom Hartley’s 19 runs from 9 deliveries helped them to victory with three balls to spare.

It was an unusually low-scoring affair from these two sides, and it was definitely a game for sellers in the Launch! market. This is a market made up of the highest individual score multiplied by the highest total of runs scored in an individual over with the initial spread at 1500-1600.

Hose’s 50 was multiplied by a top score of 17 runs in a single over to give a final make-up of 850 as sellers landed a win of 650x their stake.

Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.