Rugby betting guide

Rugby is real man's sport. It is a discipline in which the particularly fit and the particularly strong are in their element. Rugby combines speed, agility and sheer power to make it the toughest sport on the globe. Rugby players feed on adrenaline surges which give them horse-like strength to run and tuckle, like ancient Spartans defending their narrow mountain pass.

Rugby is also a very "raw" in many ways. There is little protective equipment and good deal less tactics when compared to American football, and no breaks in the play as well.

Rugby is a national sport in three countries collectively referred to as the Tri-Nations: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It also enjoys remarkable popularity in the so-called Six-Nations: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy.

There are many benefits of playing rugby. It is excellent for fitness and strength. Rugby builds confidence like no other sport. If a person has problems with stress management, with rugby there is a good chance that these will be all but gone. 

One has to distinguish between the two main variants of rugby: the more popular Rugby Union and the less popular Rugby League, especially popular in England and New Zealand:

Rugby Union – version of rugby with 15 players, there are more set pieces, a lot of emphasis is put on on scrums and line-outs (when the ball goes out of play). Traditionally, Rugby union was a middle class gentleman game.
Rugby League – version of rugby with 13 players, there is more running, there is a rule which says that a team has 6 tackles to score a try before it goes to the opposition. Traditionally, Rugby League was the working man's game
Below is the list of recommended rugby events covered by top online sportsbooks. Notice that Rugby Union events dominate.
Rugby World Cup (Rugby Union). Organized by International Rugby Board. Trophy: the Webb Ellis Cup. Time: Every 4 years. Last tournament: 2007 World Cup in France (won by South Africa). Next tournament: 2011 World Cup in New Zeland.

• Future betting – predict the winner of the tournament, only possible to place the bet before the tournament sets off
• Total Points Betting – Over Under – predict how many points in total, two competing teams will score in a match.
• Season points – predict how many points a given team will score in their entire season

• Match winner – predict which team will win the match
• Margin of Victory – predict the number of points one team will beat the other by
• First Try Scorer – predict which player will be the first to score the first try. Usually very high odds.
• Last Try Scorer – predict which player will score the last try. Usually very high odds.