2023 Rugby Championship Betting Tips for Round One
Turning our focus towards this weekend’s matches, here are our 2023 Rugby Championship betting tips for round one of the competition:
New Zealand to Beat Argentina by 1-10 @ 3.50 (5/2)
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Outright betting odds on this match are lousy; however, there’s a real opportunity to gain a return by backing New Zealand to win by a slim margin here. Last year saw Argentina beat New Zealand, England, and Australia, showing some genuine progress. With their Sevens team performing strongly and several players now drafted into the game’s longer format, defeating Argentina in Mendoza will be no easy task.
An All Blacks team with a healthy dose of fresh blood that haven’t played together in over six months will no doubt take a little time to get going this season. It’s reasonable to expect that this will be an ugly, tight match, and our Argentina vs New Zealand prediction is the All Blacks just scrape home by 1-10.
South Africa to Beat Australia by 16-20 @ 7.00 (6/1)
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On the contrary, we expect South Africa to canter home against Australia. The Springboks are one of the favorites heading into the Rugby World Cup and have been a powerhouse for the past decade. Playing at home, with a World Cup defense around the corner, South Africa will definitely be nothing less than clinical.
However, the big factor in this South Africa vs Australia preview is Australia. The Aussies are under the coaching of Eddie Jones yet again, having sacked Dave Rennie after an appalling 2022 season. Many are expecting Jones to transform the Wallabies, and rightfully so – he’s something of a rugby wizard. In saying that, his focus will undoubtedly be on winning the Rugby World Cup, not the Rugby Championship.
Expect Australia to fall short of everyone’s initial expectations in this match, and take a bit of a pounding – exactly what Eddie Jones will want, so they remain underdogs in September.
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