It is World Cup year for the Rugby Sevens, with the sixth edition of the event being held out in Moscow, Russia. This is a joint tournament with both the men’s and women’s events running side by side. This may very well be the last ever edition of the Rugby Sevens World Cup as well because the IOC (International Olympic Committee) look set to vote the sport into the 2016 Olympics. With that move, the IRB (International Rugby Board) said that they would put an end to the Rugby Sevens World Cup. Scotland was actually the preferred choice for the hosting of this year’s edition of the tournament, but instead Russia beat out official bids from Brazil and Germany to get the rights.
Twenty four teams will be starting the tournament and they will be split over four groups in the first stage. It is New Zealand who go as favourites in the market, their undeniable talent offering plenty of value. They are one of the six nations taking part in the tournament who go in Band 1, the highest seeded teams taking part. The New Zealanders go in Pool D of the competition, alongside the United States, Canada and Georgia, so there shouldn’t be anything to get in their way of progress through to the knockout stage. New Zealand have only won the Rugby Sevens World Cup once before, beating rivals Australia in the 2001 final, before failing to defend it on their return to the final in 2005 where they lost to Fiji.
Fiji themselves will represent some good value for this year’s edition as well, showing some ante post value at odds of 11/2. Fiji have the build, the pace and ball handling skills to destroy nations, and only once in the previous five editions of the World Cup have they failed to make it to the final four. They are the most successful World Cup side ever, winning it twice, in 1997 and in 2005. They really should be in the mix of things at the business end of the tournament and hard to ignore for some value as well in 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup betting odds.
South Africa have been trading surprisingly well this time around, despite their best finish ever being a second place. The four other times they have been in the World Cup finals, they only managed 5th on each occasion. The Boks have never been to the final, but they have some serious pace to make an impact this time around. But there perhaps are going to be better options in the field. Samoa and Australia will attract some punters as dark horses in the field. To some people’s surprise, the Wallabies have never landed the title and in fact only finished tenth in the 2009 tournament. They have finished runners up twice before. Samoa finished fourth in 2009 and like Fiji, they are built well and experienced in this format of rugby.
How about the home nations? England, Wales and Scotland are all there. England are in the group of top seeds, Wales and Scotland in the second tier. England will go up against Argentina, Portugal and Hong Kong in Pool F to start things off with, so should easily qualify for the knockout stage. Wales are actually the reigning champions after being Argentina in the 2009 finals, but England are favoured in the outright winner market out of the home nations, at value around 15/2 across the board.
Rugby Sevens Betting
Twenty four teams will be starting the tournament and they will be split over four groups in the first stage. It is New Zealand who go as favourites in the market, their undeniable talent offering plenty of value. They are one of the six nations taking part in the tournament who go in Band 1, the highest seeded teams taking part. The New Zealanders go in Pool D of the competition, alongside the United States, Canada and Georgia, so there shouldn’t be anything to get in their way of progress through to the knockout stage. New Zealand have only won the Rugby Sevens World Cup once before, beating rivals Australia in the 2001 final, before failing to defend it on their return to the final in 2005 where they lost to Fiji.
Fiji themselves will represent some good value for this year’s edition as well, showing some ante post value at odds of 11/2. Fiji have the build, the pace and ball handling skills to destroy nations, and only once in the previous five editions of the World Cup have they failed to make it to the final four. They are the most successful World Cup side ever, winning it twice, in 1997 and in 2005. They really should be in the mix of things at the business end of the tournament and hard to ignore for some value as well in 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup betting odds.
South Africa have been trading surprisingly well this time around, despite their best finish ever being a second place. The four other times they have been in the World Cup finals, they only managed 5th on each occasion. The Boks have never been to the final, but they have some serious pace to make an impact this time around. But there perhaps are going to be better options in the field. Samoa and Australia will attract some punters as dark horses in the field. To some people’s surprise, the Wallabies have never landed the title and in fact only finished tenth in the 2009 tournament. They have finished runners up twice before. Samoa finished fourth in 2009 and like Fiji, they are built well and experienced in this format of rugby.
How about the home nations? England, Wales and Scotland are all there. England are in the group of top seeds, Wales and Scotland in the second tier. England will go up against Argentina, Portugal and Hong Kong in Pool F to start things off with, so should easily qualify for the knockout stage. Wales are actually the reigning champions after being Argentina in the 2009 finals, but England are favoured in the outright winner market out of the home nations, at value around 15/2 across the board.
Rugby Sevens Betting