The 2023-24 SVNS season is well underway, with South Africa drawing first blood last weekend in Dubai. This weekend, the circuit heads to Cape Town for the second tournament of the series, where the home team, the Blitzboks, will be eager to maintain their momentum. Read on for our rugby 7s 2023-24 betting tips.
With South Africa setting the standard early on this season and Argentina backing up their impressive year with a runner-up placement, what will the Cape Town SVNS bring? Can New Zealand get themselves in the mix? What about Samoa, who won this time last year? Or Australia, who started poorly in Dubai?
We break down the Cape Town 2023 Rugby Sevens odds ahead of the second event of the season and outline the best 2023 Cape Town 7s predictions to make this weekend.
| ℹ️ Event: | 2023-2024 World Rugby SVNS, (CPT) Cape Town Series |
| 🧾Format: | 12 teams compete in three pools, followed by knockout games |
| 🏟️ Venue: | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Saturday 9 December to Sunday 10 December |
To set the scene for our 2023 rugby 7s South Africa betting tips, here’s a look at the latest CPT 2023 Rugby Sevens odds from bookies in South Africa:
South Africa have bunny-hopped New Zealand in the outright betting odds this week, moving to favorites at 2.50 (3/2) in Cape Town. The Kiwis aren’t far off the pace at 3.75 (11/4), however, with Fiji coming in next at 6.00 (5/1). Argentina are a competitive 6.50 (11/2) before Australia are somewhat off the pace at 13.00 (12/1) to round out the top five favorites. So choose high stakes bet now!
The South Africa Sevens have been a regular fixture in the Sevens calendar for the past two decades, taking place in various stadiums across the country. Since 2015-16, it has been based at the Cape Town Stadium and has produced some varied results, as the past five tournaments indicate:
With the home nation failing to win since 2015-16, can they break that hoodoo this weekend? Read on to find out with our rugby 7s 2023-24 betting tips.
After one event so far this season, here’s how the 2023-24 SVNS points table is looking:
| Standing | Participating Team | Season Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 20 |
| 2 | Argentina | 18 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 16 |
| 4 | Fiji | 14 |
| 5 | Ireland | 12 |
| 6 | Samoa | 10 |
| 7 | Australia | 8 |
| 8 | USA | 6 |
| 9 | France | 4 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 3 |
| 11 | Spain | 2 |
| 12 | Canada | 1 |
Can South Africa maintain their front-runner position, or will New Zealand claw them back this week? Let’s dive into our 2023 rugby 7s South Africa betting tips alongside expert opinions.
We’ve broken down the latest rugby union odds and done the hard work to find the top Rugby 7s 2023-24 betting tips this weekend. Here are our three expert rugby 7s CPT predictions 2023:
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The 2022-23 Sevens season saw the first five events won by five different teams, and we say this season will begin in a similarly varied fashion, at least across the first two tournaments. Expect New Zealand to bounce back from their disappointing semi-final loss to Argentina by going all the way here in Cape Town.
Just a reminder of the nation’s credentials – they won it all last season, putting together a dominant run in the second half of the year, picking up five of the final seven events to lift the trophy. This kind of caliber doesn’t disappear simply because Argentina tipped them over in Dubai, and with odds of 3.75 (11/4), they are a strong bet here in South Africa.
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Last weekend, we correctly called that South Africa would top their pool and go on to win the title; this weekend, we say the home nation stumbles. Simply put, the Blitzboks were far too inconsistent last season – after also winning the Dubai Sevens – to trust that they’re a different team already this time around.
Playing at home is a whole different kind of pressure, and off the back of last week’s celebrations, it would be no surprise if South Africa dropped a game in pool play. Ireland played well for their fifth-placed finish in Dubai, with competitive losses against Argentina and Fiji, plus good wins over Australia, Spain, and Samoa. They’ve been known to do well in pool play, so a big performance here in Cape Town would not be unrealistic at all.
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This time last year, Samoa stunned home fans by defeating first South Africa and then New Zealand to win the Cape Town Sevens. Sure, that was their only title of the season, and they put in some fairly poor performances at times, but there’s something alluring about their odds of 15.00 (14/1) to pull off a repeat.
Last weekend, Samoa played well in all but one of their matches. Sure, the results weren’t great – losses to South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina, and Ireland – but in three of those matches, they were right in the game up until the final whistle, and the outcome certainly could have differed if the bounce of the ball went another way. Combine these promising signs with their history in Cape Town, and you get a mighty tempting high-odds bet.
The 2023-24 SVNS season is starting with a hiss and a roar, with two events taking place in back-to-back weeks to get the new series underway. South Africa won a revamped Dubai tournament last weekend, but we say it will be last season’s champions, New Zealand, who prevail in Cape Town, leaving fans to mourn yet another year without South African victory at home. Kickstart your bet right now.
