The seventh Rugby World Cup is just a few weeks away
and spread betting punters will be
preparing themselves for plenty of early starts for some thrilling rugby action.
Spread punters may have seen that New Zealand
were piped to the post in the Tri Nations by Australia, but the hosts remain 85-87
outright spread favourites (100pts winner, 80pts – Runner-Up, 60pts – Third,
50pts – Fourth etc).
Buyers of the All Blacks’ outright index will argue that coach Graham Henry
rested key players for their defeat in South Africa a fortnight ago – including
fly-half Dan Carter. Having won the inaugural World Cup in 1987, New Zealand
have failed to live up to their reputation on the greatest stage and spread
sellers of the outright index will be pleased to hear they have only reached
the final on one other occasion - back in 1995.
Newly-crowned Tri-Nations champions,
Australia, will head to New Zealand in fine spirits after a 25-20 victory in
their final match. Spread bettors will be pleased to find that the Wallabies have
won the competition in 1991 and 1999, while they finished runners-up in the 2003
tournament. Spread sellers of the Australian outright index may have seen that
the side did concede 79 points during the Tri-Nations, with a points difference
of +13.
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betting buyers of South Africa’s outright index will be hoping the decision
to rest a number of their starting XV for the Tri-Nations will pay off in New
Zealand. Peter de Villiers was able to call upon his key players in the Springbok’s
18-5 win over the All Blacks, which will cause concern to those looking to sell
their outright index. Sellers of South Africa’s outright index will also be
aware that the side are the current world champions having beaten England 15-6
four years ago in France.
Martin Johnson’s men signed off their preparations with a solid 9-20 victory
over Ireland which will offer hope to England’s spread supporters that they can
claim their second title. Further encouragement for buyers of England’s
outright index is that the side have reached the final in the past two
competitions, while they also came second in the 1991 final against
Australia.
England also showed they have what it takes to win the major tournaments after
they claimed the Six Nations in March, which will put some doubt into those
spread bettors looking to sell their outright index.
France will also offer hope for their spread supporters after beating Ireland
twice in their final two warm-up matches before the world cup. Marc Lièvremont’s
France narrowly lost out to England in the Six Nations when finishing two
points behind. Spread sellers of their outright index might argue that the
French have not reached the final since 1999.
Spread punters will be interested to hear that the 2007 final didn’t produce a
single try, but the 2003 final saw two trys in the match. Any spread
enthusiasts looking at the total points market for the final will be intrigued
to hear that the highest total in a final came in 1987 when New Zealand beat
France 29-19, while the lowest was Australia’s 12-6 win over England in 1991.
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