Rugby Betting Odds

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With regard to online betting in Ireland, there are many different sports that Irish punters like betting on, with sports such as football and horse racing being the most popular.

However, due to the success of the Irish rugby team over the last couple of years, rugby union betting has increased in popularity. This is why we have written this guide which till tell you all you need to know about betting on rugby.

Rugby Betting Odds

Odds, for those who are new to online rugby betting, indicate the probability of an event occurring and the amount that can be won if you bet on it.

Odds can be presented in three formats – fractional, decimal, and American, and we allow you to choose your preferred format. Let us briefly explain the differences now:

• Fractional: Odds of 4/1 would indicate that for every €1 that is staked, you get €4 back and your wager. It is the ratio of potential profit to your initial stake. Therefore, if you decide to bet €10 at odds of 4/1 and your bet comes home, your payout will be €50 – €40 profit and €10 wager.
• Decimal: Decimal odds are slightly easier to understand since they indicate the amount that can be won for every €1 wagered. The number gives the total payout instead of your profit. Thus, if you put €10 on odds of 3.00, you will get €30 back – €20 profit and €10 stake.
• American: With American odds, you will see a + and a -, with the latter indicating the favourite and the former indicating the underdog. The – sign tells you how much you need to stake in order to win €100, while the + indicates how much can be won for every €100 that you stake.

Rugby Union Betting Explained by Betiton Ireland

Rugby Union betting has become really popular among Irish punters due to the fact that there are so many different markets that can be bet on. Betting on the outcome of a match can be entertaining, but if this was the only market that you could bet on, things would become pretty boring quite quickly. They do not say that “variety is the spice of life” for no reason.

There is another rugby code, which is called Rugby League. However, this is basically a different sport due to its different rules, which is why we are not going to be discussing Rugby League betting in this guide. We will probably have an independent Rugby League guide available in the near future.

Top Rugby Union Competitions You Can Bet on at Betiton Ireland

There are plenty of quality rugby competitions that take place throughout the year, so you will never have to look hard when you feel like betting on Rugby Union. At Betiton, we will offer competitive rugby betting odds for all of the big competitions, but you obviously need to know what these big competitions are. Thus, this is what we are going to deal with in this section of our guide.

International Rugby Union Competitions

🏉 International Rugby Union Competition	🏟️ Place	📅 Dates
✔️ Rugby World Cup	Australia	September 2027 – October 2027
✔️ Six Nations	England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy	31st January 2025 – 15th March 2025
✔️ Rugby Championship	Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa	10th August 2024 – 28th September 2024
✔️ Summer Nations Series	TBA	22nd June 2024 – 27th July 2024
✔️ Autumn Internationals	TBA	2nd November 2024 – 30th November 2024

Rugby World Cup Betting

The Rugby World Cup is the biggest international rugby tournament in existence. It takes place every four years, with the latest one having been played in 2023 in France. New Zealand and South Africa have won the title three times, but they will both contest the 2023 RWC final on the 28th of October.

England are the only team from the northern hemisphere to have lifted the Webb Ellis trophy, doing so in 2003. The 2027 edition will take place in Australia between the 1st of October and the 13th of November, and you will find plenty of Rugby World Cup betting options here. To keep being informed of the countries’ chances on who will win the Rugby World Cup, just check our rugby related pages regularly.

Six Nations Betting Odds

The Six Nations tournament is one that rugby fans all over the world look forward to. It takes place in February and March of each year and sees England, Scotland, Wales, France, Ireland, and Italy fight it out for the right to be called Europe’s best team.

Ireland won the Grand Slam in 2023, while both Wales and England have won 29 titles to date. Italy have been competing since 2000, and have collected no fewer than 17 wooden spoons – given to the team that finishes last. The rugby Six Nations odds are always changing a lot as all the teams in the tournament are quite strong. That is why if you would like to bet on Six Nations’ market, it is a good idea to check the 6 Nations odds regularly to do it in an appropriate moment.

Rugby Championship

The Rugby Championship is the southern hemisphere equivalent of the 6 Nations. Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa play each other twice to see who claims the trophy. New Zealand have dominated this competition, winning the title 20 times, while Australia and South Africa have 4 wins each.

Summer Nations Series

The Summer Nations Series is a set of fixtures that are played throughout July and August in a Rugby World Cup year. Teams will usually play two to four matches against similarly ranked opposition so that are best prepared for their quest for world glory.

This series also gives the smaller rugby nations a chance to experience playing against some of the big boys, which is good for the expansion of the sport. Additionally, they give players who are on the fringes a chance to impress and maybe book themselves a spot on the place to the World Cup.

Autumn Internationals

Autumn Internationals are Tests that are played each year in November, unless it is a World Cup year. European nations invite rugby-playing countries from the southern hemisphere to play against them.Each country will usually have three or four matches, so there is always a lot of entertainment and plenty of rugby live betting options.

Domestic Rugby Union Competitions

🏉 Domestic Rugby Union Competition	🏟️ Place	📅 Dates
✔️ Rugby Union Premiership	England	20th September 2024 – 14th June 2025
✔️ United Rugby Championship (Previously Pro 14)	France	20th September 2024 – 19th May 2025
✔️ European Rugby Champions Cup (Heineken Cup)	England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and South Africa	December 2024 – 24th May 2025
✔️ Super Rugby Pacific	Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji	February 2025 – June 2025
✔️ Top 14	France	6th September 2024 – 6th June 2025

Rugby Union Premiership

The Rugby Union Premiership, also known as the Gallagher Premiership Rugby, is a competition composed of England’s 11 top Rugby Union clubs. The teams that perform well in this competition can earn qualification to the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

The champions of the RFU Championship, which is England’s second tier of rugby, earn promotion to the Premiership, while the team that finishes at the bottom of the Rugby Union Premiership is relegated.

Top 14

The Top 14 is France’s domestic Rugby Union league. It sees the top 14 teams in France battle it out against each other in home and away fixtures. The two teams that find themselves at the bottom of the table after everyone has played 26 games will be relegated, with the top two teams from Rugby Pro D2 being promoted.

Toulouse are the current champions as they won their 22nd title during the 2022/23 season. We offer plenty of live rugby betting options for this prestigious competition.

European Rugby Champions Cup (Heineken Cup)

The European Rugby Champions Cup is a top-tier competition for teams that take part in the big European Leagues. Teams book themselves a spot in this big event by doing well in their regional or national league or by being victorious in the Challenge Cup.

La Rochell are the reigning champions, while Toulouse have had the most success with 5 titles. This tournament can be considered to be the rugby equivalent of football’s Champions League, so there are plenty of rugby betting options for it on our rugby betting site.

Super Rugby Pacific

The Super Rugby Pacific is a southern hemisphere competition that involves teams from Fiji, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and New Zealand. It used to include teams from South Africa, Japan, and Argentina, but this is no longer the case.

The Crusaders, from New Zealand, are the most successful team as they have won the title no fewer than 12 times – they are also the reigning champions. To give you an idea of their domination, the next most successful team is the Blues, also from New Zealand, who have three titles.

United Rugby Championship

The United Rugby Championship involves Rugby Union teams from Scotland, Italy, South Africa, Wales, and Ireland. Qualification to big competitions such as the Challenge Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup can be earned via this competition. Leinster are the most successful team in this competition as they have eight titles under their belt. The reigning champions are Munster.

Rugby League Betting on the Biggest Competitions

🏉 Rugby League Competition	🏟️ Place	📅 Dates
Rugby League World Cup	Australia and Papua New Guinea	October – November 2026
Rugby League European Championship	TBC	TBC
Rugby League Ireland (RLI Premiership)	Ireland, Various Locations	May – July, 2025 (Annual competition)
Super League	UK, Various Locations	February – October, 2025 (Annual Competition)
National Rugby League (NRL)	Australia, Various Locations	March 1st – October, 2025 (Annual Competition)

Rugby League World Cup

This is the premier international competition in the Rugby League code. It’s currently held irregularly, with a new tournament hosted every four-to-five years on average.

There have been 16 iterations hosted since the competition’s inception in 1954, 12 of which have seen Australia lift the Paul Barrière Trophy.

Great Britain have prevailed on three occasions (1954, 1960 and 1972), with New Zealand winning once in 2008. The next iteration (which was delayed from 2025) will take place in the autumn of 2026, with Australia and Papua New Guinea having been appointed co-hosts. You’ll find the outright Rugby World Cup odds online at Betiton!

Rugby League European Championship

The Rugby League European Championship (which was formerly known as the European Nations Cup) is another international tournament. It was first held in 1935, and there have been more than 33 iterations as of 2023. In addition to World Cup rugby odds, you can also wager on this tournament at Betiton, with outrights and moneylines particularly popular.

Most recently, eight teams competed in the competition, including founders England, Wales and France. Since the tournament’s expansion in 2003, Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, Italy and Spain have also become regulars, creating Rugby League’s equivalent of the Six Nations.

England is the most successful nation in the history of the Rugby League European Championship, winning 14 times and most recently in 2004.

Rugby League Ireland

Rugby League betting is enduringly popular in Ireland, particularly the RLI Premiership. This competition was founded in 1997 as the “All-Ireland Challenge Cup”, while it has undergone several adaptations since its inception. Currently, it features five competing sides, who compete in a regular season before a subsequent finals’ series.

This competition unlocks a number of familiar rugby betting markets, such as backing the competition’s outright winner to individual moneylines and handicaps.

Interestingly, the Treaty City Titans are the most successful Rugby League Ireland side with eight titles. However, they don’t currently play in the RLI Premiership, and Longhorns RL are the most successful current outfit with four outright victories.

Super League

The pinnacle of elite level RL in the UK, the Super League has been a staple of the sport since its launch in 1996.

Unsurprisingly, betting on the Rugby League on these shores is dominated by the Super League, which comprises 12 franchises, a thrilling regular season and subsequent Grand Final playoffs.

The Super League also boasts the best sportsbook coverage and most competitive Rugby League betting odds. It unlocks the broadest range of pre-match and in-play markets too, including extensive team and player props. Wigan won the league’s most recent iteration, beating the Catalans to lift the title for the seventh time.

National Rugby League (NRL)

If the Super League dominates rugby bets and wagering volumes in the UK, it’s the National Rugby League (NRL) that sets the sport’s global standard. The elite level of RL in Australia, it features dominant franchises like Melbourne Storm and the Penrith Panthers, the latter of which have won four successive NRL crowns.

The regular NRL season crowns minor Premier winners, who also go on to compete for a victory in the coveted Grand Final.

Betiton offers extensive rugby odds throughout the entirety of the NFL season, including highly competitive handicap and totals lines.

Rugby Union vs Rugby League

Here at Betiton, we also offer a diverse range of Rugby Union odds. However, there are significant differences between the sport’s two codes, from how teams are composed to the fundamental gameplay. Here are the main differentiators:

🏉 Rugby Union	🏉 Rugby League
Rugby Union teams feature 15 players	Rugby League sides start with 13 players
A try is worth 5 points in RU, while successful conversions add 2 to the score	While a conversion is also worth 2 points in RL, a try contributes 4 points to the score
Teams can retain possession of the ball indefinitely in Rugby Union	Attacking phases in RL last for six tackles, after which the ball must either be kicked or turned over
Scrums in Rugby Union are larger and feature 8 players from each team	Rugby League scrums are smaller and include six players per side
You can engage in Six Nations rugby betting and wager on tournaments such as the RWC.	Rugby League betting volumes are dominant by the Super League, Challenge Cup and NRL

Betiton Ireland Rugby Betting Markets

Before you go ahead and try to make any rugby betting predictions, you need to have a good understanding of the different markets that are on offer. Below we are going to take a brief look at some of the most popular markets that rugby bettors like to put their hard-earned money on:

• Match Betting – You need to try and predict the team that will win the match. You can bet on a draw, but draws are not common in rugby.
• Winning Margin – You bookmaker will give you a range of points options, and your job is to try and predict the number of points that the winning team will win by.
• Half-time/Full-Time – With such a bet, you have to guess the outcome of the game at half-time and then at full-time.
• Total Points Scored – This is usually an over/under market where your bookmaker will give you a figure, such as 38.5, and then you have to decide if the final number of points scored will be 39 or more (over) or 38 or fewer (under).
• First Team to Score – Bet on the team that you think will get the first points, and you will win your wager if they do exactly that.
• First Try Scorer – If you think a particular player will touch down for the game’s first try, then you can bet on them to do exactly that. The odds for such a market are usually pretty enticing.
• Man of the Match – There is always one standout player in a game, and you can place a bet on who that player will be. This is another market that usually comes with some enticing odds.
• 3-Way Handicap Betting – With rugby handicap betting you can give a team a theoretical points advantage or disadvantage to increase their odds or improve their chances of winning.
• Asian Handicap – With a 3-Way Handicap, there is still the option of a theoretical draw, which could scupper your bet. If you want to eliminate the draw option, you can do so by making use of the Asian handicap market.
• Total Points Odd/Even – With such a market, all you have to do is predict whether the final number of points scored in the match will be an even or odd number.

How to Bet on Rugby Union at Betiton Ireland?

Now that you we have given you some top Rugby Union betting tips, we are now going to explain how it is that you go about placing a bet on this sport here at Betiton. It is a simple process:

1. Log into your Betiton account and head over to our Rugby Union betting section.
2. Browse through our many betting options, and click on the markets that appeal to you.
3. They will appear automatically on a betting slip.
4. Decide how much you want to stake on the bet, and add the amount to the relevant box.
5. Click on “Submit” – you have just placed a rugby bet

Betiton Ireland Rugby Union Betting Tips

You should never just dive straight in and place a bet as this will often lead to you losing money. Below we have given you some rugby betting tips that you should keep in mind whenever you are considering placing a bet. They can serve you as both rugby union and rugby league betting tips.

• Follow Team News – Check whether the team that you want to bet on will be missing key players through injury, sickness, or suspension.
• Check Form – If the team that you want to bet on has been on a losing streak, we recommend reconsidering putting any money on them.
• Limit Accumulators – Such bets are enticing because of the big odds that are on offer, but your chances of winning them are usually quite slim as you need to get all of your predictions right in order to be a winner.
• Check the Weather – The weather can have a big impact on the type of game that will be played. For instance, if it is wet, expect attritional rugby, where teams aim to score points via penalties rather than tries.
• Check out Recent Head-to-Head – Some teams can have some sort of strangle hold over particular opponents. For instance, Scotland keep getting the better of England in recent years.
• Have a Look at Recent Scores – If you want to bet on the total number of points that will be scored, take a look at recent scores in matches with the two teams involved. This way you can get a good idea as to whether it will be a low or high-scoring match.
• Always Set a Budget – Before you start a gambling session, come up with an amount that you believe you can afford to potentially lose. Once you have lost that money, stop gambling.

Betiton Ireland Free Rugby Betting Offer

At Betiton, new customers that open an account with us can claim a free bet of €10. In order to claim this free bet, which can be used for rugby betting, or on any other sport that you like, you first need to deposit €10 or more and then bet €15.

There are a number of important terms and conditions attached to our Welcome Bonus, and we have listed the main ones below for you:

• Your qualifying bet must have minimum odds of 2.00.
• You will have 14 days to make use of your free bet. 
• If you deposit using Neteller, PayPal, Skrill or Skrill 1-Tap, then you cannot claim the bonus.

Other Sports Categories to Bet on at Betiton Ireland

While there are plenty of Rugby Union events to bet on throughout the year, there will be times when there are no rugby events on or times where you do not really feel like betting on this sport. When such cases arise, you can find competitive odds and a variety of markets for many other popular and entertaining sports. Whether you want to place a football wager, do a spot of golf betting or try your luck with a bet on horse racing, Betiton have got you covered.

Responsible Gambling

At Betiton, we are fully committed to helping you gamble responsibly while making the most of your Rugby Union online betting experience. As a result, we have a number of tools that you can use to ensure that you are in control of your gambling activities.

Such tools include deposit limits that help with bankroll management and the option to set up a time out. There is also a “reality check” feature that allows you to track your wagering history in real-time.

If you think that your gambling has gotten out of hand, then there is also a self-exclusion option which will see you blocked from your entering your account for a period of time. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our customer care team.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rugby Betting