Betting Tips for Major Rugby Competitions

There are a number of huge rugby fixtures and competitions spread out throughout the calendar year that as rugby fanatics we can get excited about. As we speak, the six nations are well underway and we’ve already had the pleasure of witnessing some shockers, some poor refereeing decisions and also some very important wins.

Bookmakers around the world are focusing on these key competitions and rewarding customers with some unmissable rugby betting bonuses. These come in the form of no deposit bonuses, matched deposit bonuses, free bets and more. 

Before you delve into the world of rugby betting and all the new betting markets there are on offer, read through our very latest betting tips and tricks that might just help win you some big profits.

Don’t Always Listen to the “Experts”

It appears that in recent times, we are seeing more so-called “experts” popping up within the market of rugby betting. Whether it be on social media or their own website, rugby punters are labelling themselves as the know-it-alls, in an attempt to get you to register your bets through them, so they make a return on your bets, whether they win or lose. 

Now in some cases, these bets will be set up to trick you and in other cases they may be genuine. But in reality, if there were such a thing as a ruby betting pro out there, they certainly wouldn’t waste their time trying to help others out when they could just win all of their own betting suggestions. Our advice is to stick to your own strategies and research.

Study Recent Form & League Standings 

Teams are only as good as their last performance, which means that you could make a judgement on a team’s next result, based on their previous. Let’s take England for example, if they find themselves in a bad run of form then you will be more hesitant to back them in their next match, and rightly so. It’s probably best to not put them down as winning their next match.

If you are following a team that is sitting right at the top of the table and they are coming up against a team that is struggling to get points on the board, then you’d have a good argument to suggest that the better team will win. Not only that, you may delve into the other markets and predict how many tries they score or how many points they win by.

Fixed V Exchange Odds

If you are a beginner, then your safest bet is to go with fixed odds. These are more practical for your betting style, especially if you aren’t starting with a huge cash pool. There is greater risk with exchange betting and it may possibly put you off betting completely if you can’t get the hang of it.

Exchange betting isn’t accessible on all bookmakers, only a select few. These platforms allow you to lay bets, where you essentially bet against another fellow punter. The odds are set by the users, not the bookmaker. At the end of each bet, the bookie takes a cut of the money.

In fixed odds, you are betting against the bookmaker and what you see is what you get. This is a lot safer and better in our opinion. You simply wager a stake and you know what your possible returns are.

Most Popular Rugby Markets

If you are unsure as to which markets you should be betting on, then perhaps choose one of the following markets, which have been valued as the most popular amongst rugby punters: Outright winner, match winner, handicap, total points, winning margin, exotic bets.

The easiest bet to place as a newbie is the outright winner, this couldn’t be more straightforward. Simply choose which team you think will win, then if it does, you take home a return. Handicap betting involves putting a team at a disadvantage of winning in your bet, for them to still come out on top. Total points is pretty self explanatory and then exotic bets can be anything, you will have to go check them out for yourself! Before heading off and placing your bets, we do always suggest you gamble responsibly.