Free rugby union betting tips: Six Nations top points-scorer preview and best bet

Last season Romain Ntamack was the Six Nations' top points scorer with 57 points. Camille Lopez (2017), Maxime Machenaud (2018) and Ntsamacker (2013) have also been awarded the 'golden boot' in the last six years.

The Six Nations top points scorer has come from the champion team in 10 of the 21 editions of this tournament. Owen Farrell was the top scorer in the last six years. Mathieu Jalibert and Louis Carbonel will be the number 10 and number 9 respectively for France. Jalibert scored 15 points for Bordeaux-Begles in their win at Racing 92 last weekend. Carbonels has scored a record of 15 tries in 54 appearances for the French Top 14.

Farrell is favourite to be the 2021 Six Nations top points scorer. He has finished top of the pile twice before, in 2016 and 2019. His last attempt at goal was the sudden-death match winner against France in the final of Autumn Nations Cup on the first weekend in December. The 29-year-old will have gone two months without any competitive goal-kicking.

Johnny Sexton is second in the betting at 9/2. Dan Biggar is third at 5/1. Leigh Halfpenny is 5-1 with BoyleSports.   The Six Nations starts on February 14th. The winner will be crowned the Six-Nations' top points scorer.

Neither Italy nor Scotland have ever produced a Six Nations top points scorer. Tommaso Allan was third in recent times, while Greig Laidlaw has been runner-up twice in the last decade. England and France are favourites to win the tournament.

Free rugby union betting tips: Six Nations top points-scorer preview and best bet. Posted at 1450 GMT on 28/01/21.

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