Rugby World Cup Betting
17th June 2008, by
Rugby World Cup Betting – The Basics
The 2007 Rugby World Cup will be held in France, with the first match taking place on September 7 involving the home team and Argentina’s “Pumas”. Over a month of Rugby will culminate in the final, which will be held in St Denis on October 20.
The Tournament consists of 20 teams which are broken into 4 groups. Each team plays each other team in their group once, with the winner and runner up of each group (on points) going into the quarter-final knock out stage of the tournament.
Rugby World Cup Betting – Bet Types
Traditionally, sports betting on the Rugby World Cup doesn’t really become interesting until the first qualifying final as teams more closely ranked played each other. Although the Winner book is the most popular form of betting, many other options are taken on by Centrebet clients. This includes First Half and Second Half Handicap, First Stoppage in Play, First Try Scorer, Winning Margin and numerous Player Match-Ups.
The highlight of the Rugby World Cup in 2003 was the final played between England and Australia. After eighty minutes of play in pouring rain the scores remained level. In the last 3 minutes of overtime, it looked like the game would go into sudden death extra time. However with only minutes left, Jonny Wilkinson put a field goal between the posts from 40 metres out, winning the game for England. Both camps were in agreement that the game was possibly the best game of rugby ever seen and that the English team truly deserved their win.
Rugby World Cup Betting – Rugby World Cup Fixtures
| Group Stage: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep | France V Argentina | |
| 08 Sep | New Zealand V Italy | England V USA |
| Australia V Japan | ||
| 09 Sep | Wales V Canada | Scotland V Repechage 1 |
| South Africa V Samoa | Ireland V Namibia | |
| 11 Sep | Argentina V Georgia | |
| 12 Sep | USA V Tonga | Italy V Romania |
| Japan V Fiji | ||
| 14 Sep | England V South Africa | |
| 15 Sep | New Zealand V Repechage 1 | Ireland V Georgia |
| Wales V Australia | ||
| 16 Sep | Fiji V Canada | France V Namibia |
| Samoa V Tonga | ||
| 18 Sep | Scotland V Romania | |
| 19 Sep | Italy V Repechage 1 | |
| 20 Sep | Wales V Japan | |
| 21 Sep | France V Ireland | |
| 22 Sep | South Africa V Tonga | Argentina V Namibia |
| England V Samoa | ||
| 23 Sep | Australia V Fiji | Scotland V New Zealand |
| 25 Sep | Canada V Japan | Romania V Repechage 1 |
| 26 Sep | Georgia V Namibia | Samoa V USA |
| 28 Sep | England V Tonga | |
| 29 Sep | New Zealand V Romania | Wales V Fiji |
| Australia V Canada | Scotland V Italy | |
| 30 Sep | France V Georgia | South Africa V USA |
| Ireland V Argentina | ||
| Quarter Finals: | ||
| 06 Oct | Winner Pool B V Runner Up Pool A | |
| Winner Pool C V Runner Up Pool D | ||
| 07 Oct | Winner Pool A V Runner Up Pool B | |
| Winner Pool D V Runner Up Pool C | ||
| Semi Finals: | ||
| 13 Oct | Winner Qaurter Final 1 V Winner Qaurter Final 2 | |
| 14 Oct | Winner Quarter Final 3 V Winner Quarter Final 4 | |
| 3rd Place Play-Off: | ||
| 19 Oct | Loser Semi Final 1/2 V Loser Semi Final 3/4 | |
| Final: | ||
| 20 Oct | Winner Semi Final 1/2 V Winner Semi Final 3/4 |
Rugby World Cup Betting - World Cup Winners
| Year | Winner: | Runner Up: | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | England | Australia | Australia |
| 1999 | Australia | France | Great Britain/France |
| 1995 | South Africa | New Zealand | South Africa |
| 1991 | Australia | England | Great Britain |
| 1987 | New Zealand | France | Australia |
Rugby World Cup Betting – Part Of A Bigger Range
As well as Rugby, Centrebet also offers a range of football odds for a wide range of European soccer fixtures, as well as covering most major international sporting events, like Formula 1 betting. Centrebet offers online sports betting on most major sporting codes and events, including AFL Australian football 2007 betting, NRL Rugby League 2007 betting. Books for these sporting codes are now open for Centrebet customers.
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last update : 17th June 2008 17:11