Rugby Betting - An unmatched Sport when it comes to intensity

Most of the time the international rugby union is where most people will find the big stars of the sport compete against each other for the spoils of war. Of those most can be found playing for England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, however that is not the only reason why most people betting on rugby as a sport have their eyes focused on the international rugby union. There are a multitude of annual international competitions such as the Six Nations that have served as an arena for Europe's most amazing rugby union players. Despite this the rugby union is popular even far beyond European borders, such as some of the most iconic names and teams in the sport which come from the other side of the globe. Namely Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are international sides with incredible records, however New Zealand's team, the All Blacks are far and away the undisputed leaders.

One of the most popular rugby union bets is an Outright Winner bet, which is as simple as the name implies. Simply pick whichever team you think might win the match and if you bet correctly you win. However, this is of course not the only popular market in rugby betting, there are more in the form of handicap betting, which is also known as line betting, winning margin, first scoring play and more. Making a handicap bet means you are betting on a team to win by a certain margin. Say for example you are betting on IRFU, the Irish rugby union, to win against the All Blacks with a -15.5 handicap, then that means they would have to win the match with at least 16 points difference for your bet to turn out successful.

Winning margin is also a very popular market due to it acting like a handicap bet. Simply pick a range of a winning margin and if the team you picked wins within that spread, you'll win!

The 13-team Premiership is a fully professional Rugby League. The RFU Championship and National League 1 make up tiers two and three, respectively. Despite League 1 for example only being a semi-professional league, attendance has risen sharply in the past 15 years.

The most successful club in Premiership Rugby are the Leicester Tigers by far. With 11 championships and seven Runners-Ups they nearly double the titles of Bath and the Coventry Wasps. In the last 10 years it’s mostly been the London Saracens dominating the league. Notable exceptions being the London Harlequins, winning the title in 2021, with a few European Challenge Cup titles and domestic cups in the years previously. They were also the runners-up in 2022.

Similar to football, a few players have managed hundreds of matches over their career. Richard Wigglesworth for example has been at it since 2002 and amassed 319 apps in the past 20 years. Famous players like Steve Borthwick and George Chuter set the watermark at 265 and 262 apps for example.

This trend continues when it comes to tries as well. The game has gotten faster, more aggressive and with higher scores. Take Chris Ashton for example, with 95 tries since 2008. Previously anything higher than 80 was considered astronomical, with many great players barely scratching 70 over decades. It surely won’t be long until we measure stars by tries in the hundreds!

On top of national competition, the Super League provides yet another tier of Rugby competition for Britain. Ten teams from England and two teams from France play 27 games each over a relatively new summer season format. The top six teams enter a play-off series, with a Grand Final determining the champion. The bottom team is relegated into the RFL Championship. The Super League has seen eight wins by the Leeds Rhinos in the past 20 years, but especially in the past 4 years St. Helens is just the most dominating team the League has perhaps ever seen

We also provide you with betting markets for the biggest international club tournaments like the European Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Keep in mind that both will feature a South African team from 2022 onwards as well, making the competition European in name only. They are still some of the most sought after trophies for any Rugby club, with matches almost always sure to entertain even if you happen to have no slip in your hands.

Even if South Africa took it from England in 2019, World Cup competition has been great fun to watch in the past three tournaments for sure. The sheer spectacle of it leaves nobody unfazed, and with many markets – like most penalties in a single game for example – will make September 2023 a holiday season for fans of world-class Rugby for sure!

Some people are fans of individual players, some of an entire team, whatever the case and easy way to enter the rugby betting world is to back one said two choices. Others might simply bet on specific teams or players given who has the best odds and the most competitive markets around. Thanks to our live centre our betting and market selection is not just limited to pre-match markets. Following the game live in all its glory all the while allowing you to create multiples and accumulators with all your rugby union bets. The more selections in your rugby union bets, the higher the odds and chances of a huge return!

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