Rugby Union Betting & Betting Odds

Puntit offers the latest rugby union odds. Whether you're looking to bet on the Six Nations, Rugby World Cup, Premiership Rugby, European Champions Cup, or any other domestic or international rugby union competition, we have a wide range of live and pre-match markets for you.

To bet on rugby union with Puntit, you first need to open an account and make a deposit. Here's how to go about it:

1. Click the "Sign up" button at the top right.
2. Enter your details to create an account.
3. Click the "Deposit" button at the top right to fund your account.
4. Claim your welcome bonus.

After signing up and making a deposit, you can quickly find rugby union games by searching "rugby union" using the search bar at the top left of the page. Select the first search result to open the rugby union betting page, where you'll find all the available live and upcoming events.

To place a bet, all you need to do is select an event, choose a market, and click on the corresponding rugby betting odds to add them to your betslip. You can add as many bets to your slip as you'd like, then enter the stake amount and confirm your wager.

When rugby betting at Puntit, you'll find dozens of betting markets to choose from, including the following.

The Match Winner market is all about wagering on the team that you believe can beat their opponent. You can bet on the favourite, who has higher chances of winning but lower odds, or the underdog, who has lower chances of winning but higher odds. You can also bet on a draw, but since draws are rare in rugby union, the option has very high odds.

The rugby union winner betting market could be a great choice if one team in a matchup is clearly stronger and in form compared to the other.

The Total Points market is commonly referred to as the Over/Under market. It involves predicting whether the total number of points scored by both teams will be below or above a certain figure.

You don't have to predict the winner, making it the best market if your head-to-head analysis of both teams reveals a pattern of high- or low-scoring matches but not a clear outcome. For example, it would have been a great option for rugby union World Cup betting in the 2023 finals, given South Africa and New Zealand's history of low-scoring matches.

The First Try Scorer market gives you a chance to wager on the player who you think will score the first try by grounding the ball in the opponent's in-goal area. The bet loses if they score using any other method, such as penalties.

If you place a First Try Scorer bet, you don't have to wait for the game to end—your bet is settled as soon as the first try is scored.

The Anytime Try Scorer rugby betting market centres around wagering on a player to score a try at any point during the game. Like the First Try Scorer market, the goal has to be a try—not a penalty or conversion.

This rugby union betting online market can be an excellent sports betting option if the teams have a consistent or key try scorer and you're unsure if they'll score first.

The Handicap betting market aims to level the playing field. It gives the favourite a negative-point deficit and the underdog a positive-point advantage.

For example, suppose New Zealand had a -10.5 handicap against South Africa in the 2023 Rugby World Cup odds. In that case, for your bet to win:

• If you back New Zealand, they must win by at least 11 points.
• If you back South Africa, they must win the game or lose by less than 10 points.

The Correct Score market requires you to predict the exact score of a rugby game. For example, you can bet on a game to end with an 18-12 score.

This market usually offers very good pre-match rugby odds because of the wide range of possible outcomes. But for the best chances of success with a Correct Score bet, you should consider placing a live bet after seeing how the teams start the game and how the scoring unfolds. It'll allow you to make a more informed prediction.

In-play rugby betting involves wagering on a game after it has already begun. It has some pre-match betting markets, such as Match Winner and Correct Score, as well as several unique markets, like Next Try Scorer and Time of Next Score.

Note that the in-play rugby union betting odds update in real-time, so you have to make quick decisions to lock in great odds.

In the Outright Winner market, bettors wager on the winner of a tournament or competition, such as in Rugby World Cup betting. It is also known as the Futures market because the bets are settled in the future at the end of the competition.

Rugby union odds work just like those of any other sport. They can be displayed in various formats, such as:

• Decimal
• Fractional
• American
• Asian
• Indonesian

Each odds format is interpreted differently. With our default decimal format odds display, the return of a bet is calculated by multiplying the stake and the odds. For example, if you stake $100 on a selection with odds of 3.00 and you're right, you'll get $300.

If a site displays fractional rugby odds, the return is calculated by multiplying the stake by the fraction and adding back the original stake to get the total payout. For example, if you back team A to win at 5/2 odds, you multiply ($10 × 5) ÷ 2 = $25 profit, then add your $10 stake for a total return of $35.

That being said, Puntit lets you change the odds to a format you are more comfortable with by clicking on "Settings" on the left navigation menu and changing the "Odds Display" field.