With the Rugby World Cup only 6 months away and the qualifying complete, it’s time to take an early look at odds to win the pools and the tournament.
The World Cup is set to kick off in New Zealand on September 9th. Early indications are that the recent earthquake tragedy in Christchurch will not affect the event the spectacle and the RWC 2011 will proceed with all matches will take place in New Zealand.
If you are looking to wager on 2011 Rugby World Cup odds, be sure not to limit yourself to just one book. Take the time to line shop as the gap in early odds at different books leave lots of rooms for potential profits.
For example odds atSportsbook have New Zealand, the World Cup favorites at 10/11 while Sportsbook has the line set at 4/5. If you wager $100 on the All-Blacks and New Zealand wins you profit $10.90 more at Sportsbook.
Below is a breakdown of the best rugby World Cup odds for particular teams to win at 3 recommended books.
Early Rugby World Cup Odds to Win as at Feb 25, 2011:
Sportsbook | Sportsbook | ||
New Zealand | 10/11 | 5/6 | 4/5 |
South Africa | 9/2 | 11/2 | 5/1 |
Australia | 9/2 | 4/1 | 7/2 |
France | 9/1 | 10/1 | 10/1 |
England | 9/1 | 8/1 | 10/1 |
Argentina | 40/1 | 66/1 | 66/1 |
Ireland | 20/1 | 33/1 | 25/1 |
Wales | 20/1 | 33/1 | 33/1 |
Scotland | 50/1 | 66/1 | 80/1 |
Italy | 250/1 | 250/1 | 300/1 |
The Field (Any Other Country) | 40/1 | > 250/1 | > 75/1 |
Interesting Pool Games
With Pool B the leading candidate as the “Pool of Death,” it’s hard to envision any underdogs being victorious in the pool games. Despite this, there are a few interesting early matchups to look forward to.
Pool B: Argentina v Scotland
This Pool B match will determine which of the larger rugby nations will be missing out on the Quarter Finals along-side Italy. Argentina is not as strong a team as they were in 2007. With two losses to Scotland in 2010, a 41-13 win against France last June with an undermanned squad proves they can still perform with the top teams.
With a young squad, Scotland has shown future potential, but their recent performances against France and Wales in the 2011 Six Nations demonstrate they are likely to draw the “short straw” in September. The inconsistency of Scotland, and the questionable kicking game of Scottish fly half Dan Parks could very well see Argentina, 3rd place in 2007 make another quarterfinal birth in 2011.
Pool A: Tonga v Canada
While Canada lacks the strength in depth of the bigger and more traditional rugby playing nations, they defeated Tonga 24 – 7 in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. With professional veterans including Matt Evans, Kevin Tkachuk and reliable goal kicker James Pritchard, Canada will put up a good effort against Tonga, but will get their only tournament win later against Japan.
Pool D: Fiji v Samoa
The odds to win Pool D are identical at most Sportsbooks (Sportsbook) for these two teams. Fiji’s ability to compete in the 15 aside game is growing with every year and their victory over Wales 38-34 was the highlight of the pool games in 2007. Samoa has historically had the edge over Fiji in the forward pack and that should see them narrow winners over Fiji in what will be an exciting game.
Full Early Odds Shark 2011 Rugby World Cup Bracket and Picks (in Bold)
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POOL A | POOL B | |||
Fri Sept 9 | New Zealand v Tonga | Sat Sept 10 | Scotland v Romania | |
Sat Sept 10 | France v Japan | Sat Sept 10 | Argentina v England | |
Wed Sept 14 | Tonga v Canada | Wed Sept 14 | Scotland v Georgia | |
Fri Sept 16 | New Zealand v Japan | Sat Sept 17 | Argentina v Romania | |
Sun Sept 18 | France v Canada | Sun Sept 18 | England v Georgia | |
Wed Sept 21 | Tonga v Japan | Sat Sept 24 | England v Romania | |
Sat Sept 24 | New Zealand v France | Sun Sept 25 | Argentina v Scotland | |
Tues Sept 27 | Canadav Japan | Wed Sept 28 | Georgia v Romania | |
Sat Oct 1 | France v Tonga | Sat Oct 1 | England v Scotland | |
Sun Oct 2 | New Zealand v Canada | Sun Oct 2 | Argentina v Georgia | |
Win Pool A: | Sportsbook | Win Pool B: | Sportsbook | |
POOL C | POOL D | |||
Sun Sept 11 | Ireland v USA | Sat Sept 10 | Fiji v Namibia | |
Sun Sept 11 | Australia v Italy | Sun Sept 11 | South Africav Wales | |
Thurs Sept 15 | Russia v USA | Wed Sept 14 | Samoa v Namibia | |
Sat Sept 17 | Australiav Ireland | Sat Sept 17 | South Africav Fiji | |
Tues Sept 20 | Italy v Russia | Sun Sept 18 | Wales v Samoa | |
Fri Sept 23 | Australiav USA | Thurs Sept 22 | South Africav Namibia | |
Sun Sept 25 | Ireland v Russia | Sun Sept 25 | Fiji v Samoa | |
Tues Sept 27 | Italy v USA | Mon Sept 26 | Wales v Namibia | |
Sat Oct 1 | Australia v Russia | Fri Sept 30 | South Africa v Samoa | |
Sun Oct 2 | Ireland v Italy | Sun Oct 2 | Wales v Fiji | |
Win Pool C: | Sportsbook | Win Pool D: | Sportsbook | |
QUARTER FINAL | SEMI FINAL | |||
Sat Oct 8 | Australiav Wales | Sat Oct 15 | Australia v England | |
Sat Oct 8 | Englandv France | Sun Oct 16 | South Africa v New Zeal. | |
Sun Oct 9 | South Africav Ireland | |||
Sun Oct 9 | New Zeal. v Argentina | |||
BRONZE FINAL | FINAL | |||
Fri Oct 21 | South Africa v England | Sun Oct 23 | Australia v New Zealand |
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