Rugby World Cup 2023: Betting offers and best bets for tournament in France

The Sporting News

09 October 2023

Rugby World Cup 2023: Betting offers and best bets for tournament in France

The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup started with 20 teams taking part in matches hosted by nine cities across France.

Running until October 28, 2023, the knockout stage of the finals features group winners England, Wales, Ireland and France, as well as reigning champions South Africa, three-time winners New Zealand, Fiji and Argentina.

Aside from two quarterfinal matches at the Stade de Marseille, all of the knockout games will be staged at the Stade de France, with punters sure to be taking a keen interest in the odds.

Here are the latest best offers for the Rugby World Cup 2023 and some promos of which you can take advantage.

Best Rugby World Cup betting offers

With BetOnSports, there are a number of exciting promotional offers that you could use during the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

You can currently get Up To £60 In Free Sports Bets + Free Casino Spins with Betzone as a new customer. The promotion comes in three separate rewards in the following format: Bonus 1: £10 worth of free sports bets after first five settled sports bets placed of £10 or over. Bonus 2: Up to £50 worth of free sports bets.

Bet365 is offering every bettor up to£30 in free bets when you bet £10. The value is even greater for new customers who canbet £10 and get £50 in free bets. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit.

Rugby World Cup betting markets

As with other competitions in rugby, there are a significant number of markets that can be bet on in the sport with BetOnSports. Equally, some are Rugby World Cup-specific, especially if you want to bet on future outright betting markets including competition winners. Here's a list of some of the most popular Rugby World Cup bets:

Match result — This is a straightforward market in which you can select the outcome of a match. You can choose either team to win. Selecting multiple match outcomes creates an accumulator which will boost your odds but carry more jeopardy!
Handicap — If you fancy a team to win with something to spare, you can improve the odds on them by making a wager in which they start from a number of points behind — or their opponent starts with an advantage for the purposes of the odds you want.
Team totals — Will a team score over or under a certain number of points? This option is available to cover the entire match or the first half alone.
Tries — Similarly to the team totals, bet on whether a team — or both teams combined - will score over or under a specific number of tries during the match, the first half or the first 10 minutes.
Winning margin — Back a team to win by a margin between or over a certain number of points.

Rugby World Cup betting specials

As well as the usual and most popular markets that people choose during matches, you can also find Rugby World Cup special markets with BetOnSports. Beyond individual fixtures and results, fancy your chances with a number of Rugby World Cup-specific specials.

Competition winner — A self-explanatory market to begin with. In this one, you just select the team who you believe will lift the title.
To reach the semifinalor final – These are separate markets from the quarterfinals onwards, allowing you to bet on a team to at least reach the final four or two.
Stage of elimination – Bet on a team to be knocked out at a specific point of the knockout stage, whether it's the quarterfinals, semifinals or final.
Name the finalists – Pick the two teams you believe will be contesting the trophy at France's national stadium on the closing day of the tournament.
Betting without favourite – Take the team considered favourites by the bookmakers out of the equation. Before the quarterfinals, this was France.
Top tournament tryscorer – Pick the player who will score the most tries at the tournament. This is one of several player markets available to bet upon, including a combined top tryscorer and winner bet and a top points scorer field.