2021 Rugby Championship Betting odds and Preview

By: kuda

Posted: August 10, 2021

Updated: August 10, 2021

The bookies are in favor of a New Zealand victory
South Africa look to defend their title
Argentina will likely walk away empty-handed at the Rugby Championship again

This summer, rugby union fans are spoilt for choice with top international tournaments to watch, such as this year's Rugby Championship. This time around, fans and bettors alike can get in on all the action with the best 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds. The 18th edition of the Rugby Championship will run from 14 August to 2 October 2021. On this occasion, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, and Argentina will battle for the 2021 title. So far, New Zealand has the best 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds to win. Let’s see how their odds of winning stand against the competition on Bet365 Sportsbook:

Team	Odds of winning
New Zealand	1.57
South Africa	3.50
Australia	8.50
Argentina	15.00

New Zealand have the 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds to add win their 17 title

Presently, New Zealand is favorite to win this year’s Rugby Championship. Last time around, the 17-time champions failed to defend their title. Instead, South Africa ended their title defending hopes and their chance to record an impressive fourth straight victory.

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Now, New Zealand are back with a 2021 Rugby Championship victory on their mind. Fortunately, they currently have good odds to win this year’s title on Bet365 Sportsbook. All in all, New Zealand have the best 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds to win at 1.57.

South Africa look to defend their title at all costs

This time, most, if not all eyes, will be on South Africa’s Springboks as they look to retain their Rugby Championship title. Previously, South Africa shocked the world and the bookies too when they beat their odds of winning the 2019 Rugby Championship. At the same time, the African rugby union team also ended their decade-long trophy drought by winning their fourth title. Now, they’ll be looking to add a fifth Rugby Championship title to their trophy cabinet. Although New Zealand currently stand in their way of achieving this, they still have good odds of winning on Bet365 Sportsbook. Presently, South Africa have the second-best 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds to win at 3.50.

2015 champions Australia are desperate to end their Rugby Championship winless streak

On this occasion, Australia will once again be under pressure to win a Rugby Championship title. According to the online sportsbook news in New Zealand, they last won the tournament in 2015. Now, New Zealand will be hoping not to walk away empty-handed at the 2021 Rugby Championship.

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However, their current odds of winning on Bet365 Sportsbook are not in their favor. At this time, New Zealand have third-highest 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds of winning at 8.50. So, their best bet at the moment is a finals appearance.

Argentina have the worst 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds

Lastly, Argentina are another club eyeing this year’s Rugby Championship. So far, Argentina have the worst record in the tournament with zero titles. To make matters worse, they recorded seven wooden spoons since their 2012 debut. As a result, Argentina are desperate to end their bad luck in the Rugby Championship. However, they currently have the worst odds on the online sportsbooks in New Zealand to do so this year. All in all, Argentina pose as risky bets with 2021 Rugby Championship betting odds at 15.00. Be sure to check out our latest review about Bet365 Sportsbook to learn more about the top bookmaker to bet on the 2021 Rugby Championship.