Rugby 7s Betting & Odds

If you’re new to Rugby 7s, it’s basically like a concentrated hit of the standard rugby union fare you’re familiar with; as the name implies, each team fields seven players, and the action takes place across two seven minute halves. It’s hardly a new concept, however; the first Rugby 7s event was held back in Scotland in the 1880s and is still played every year.

Now the World Rugby 7s series is held annually with matches played across the world. The tournament in this format has been running since 1999/00. As is the case in Rugby Union, New Zealand have been the dominant force with 12 titles in total, including the first six on the bounce, although they haven’t triumphed since 2013/14. Only three other nations have reigned supreme; South Arica have three titles, Fiji four and Samoa one.

Fancy some magnificent Sevens? The 2019-20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series takes place across 10 destinations around the world, and the first stop in the season is sunny Dubai, where the action gets underway between the 5th and 7th of December.

Between then and May, the action will visit Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, Langford and finally Paris, with the French capital hosting the climax of the World Series between the 30th and 31st of May.

Fiji are reigning champions – and the South Pacific island nation are fast becoming the superstars of Rugby 7s, having won three of the last five tournaments and also taking gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016. But will the Fijians be able to retain their World Rugby Sevens crown this time out?

Whether you’re expecting the side to continue to dominate, or you’re banking on another side breaking through, there’s plenty of competition and we’ll be there every step of the way at BetVictor providing the best outright odds on the winner and markets for each game of the tournament.

If you fancy a punt on the outright winner of the World Rugby Sevens, sides like South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and England all have a chance – but there are also more leftfield challengers including the US, Kenya and even Brazil.