Best Sportsbook Sites to Bet on Rugby

Written by: Brad This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

To the uninitiated, the sport of rugby would loosely resemble American football’s weird colonial cousin – same shaped ball, same tough tackling but minus the pads and helmets. But even with the tangential connection to good ol’ gridiron football, rugby is light-years away from its distant relative in popularity, both in terms of viewership and betting activity.

For those rugby fans (however many they are) or British/Australian looking to intensify the experience of an already intense sport, finding a sportsbook that carries lines for rugby can be a daunting task given its status as a niche sport. But as always, if there is a sport there will be a sportsbook available to offer lines, and there will be a sportsbook review site to recommend which one to roll with. Visit these sports betting sites to get your fix of rugby wagering.

Online sportsbooks recommended for betting on Rugby

Top Bet

Topbet’s sportsbook is an ideal destination for the casual rugby bettor. In place of actual game lines, the site features futures odds for major rugby tournaments, such as the upcoming Six Nations Championship. Apart from the eventual winners, Topbet also has interesting prop bets on whether a country will win the “Grand Slam” (sweeps the tournament) and the “Triple Crown” (if a team from the British Isles sweeps games against its UK opponents). View our TopBet review.

Pinnacle

Pinnacle sportsbook also features rugby, notably the Rugby Union variation. Pinnacle currently has no odds on the Six Nations, but it does offer lines for individual rugby matches, particularly those from competitions such as the European Challenge Cup and Heineken Cup.

Bet365

For the diehard rugby fans, Bet365 is the go-to site for all things rugby. Not surprisingly, the British sportsbook has perhaps the most comprehensive rugby game lines and odds, from Rugby League to Rugby Union. It also has futures odds up for the famous rugby competitions, such as World Cup 2015, as well as a whole array of prop bets for a featured game, like “first team to score”, “tryscorers”, and “winning margin”.

There may not be a whole scrum of sportsbooks that feature rugby, but these three have more than enough great action to satisfy even the most rabid rugby fan.

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