Best Betting Sites for United Rugby Championship
Best Betting Sites for the United Rugby Championship
The best rugby betting sites cover all international and domestic competitions expertly. But that can pose a problem if you’re trying to pick one to hang your hat on.
Fear not, though, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 options, taking into account the factors we consider when ranking and comparing rugby bookies, such as the variety of markets, betting features and existing customer promotions.
Top 10 Bookies for United Rugby Championship
- BoyleSports
- Bet365
- Ladbrokes
- Betway
- LiveScore Bet
- Coral
- BetVictor
- Novibet
- Betfair
- Sky Bet
1) BOYLE Sports
Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker is a big hit with Irish rugby fans with its superb coverage of international and domestic competitions, including the United Rugby Championship.
Punters can take advantage of several existing customer promotions with BoyleSports’ Early Payout offer (which sees your bet paid as a winner if the team you back is winning by 14 points), easily one of the best.
BoyleSports is also well stocked with markets for every game, including Handicap and Over/Under lines.
2) Bet365
Remember that kid at school who was good at everything? Well, that’s what Bet365 are like when it comes to online betting.
Like their football and racing coverage, Bet365 covers rugby expertly with the widest range of markets of all the betting sites in Ireland and some top-notch promotions to boot.
Like BoyleSports, Bet365 also run with an Early Payout offer, paying out on bets if your team has gone 15 points ahead at any stage.
Using Bet365’s bet builder to create your personalised bet meanwhile adds to what is, overall, a superb betting experience.
3) Ladbrokes
At Ladbrokes, you can take advantage of frequent odds boosts for the biggest fixtures and pick from a truckload of markets (including handicap, try scorer, points, and half markets).
If you’re into statistics to help your betting, Ladbrokes also have you covered with player and team stats on tap.
The trusted British bookie is also a great option if you’re looking for a great value sign-up offer. Deposit and bet just €5, and you will get 6 x €5 free bets back as a reward!
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The United Rugby Championship (URC), held annually since 2001, features professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. It’s the highest level of domestic club rugby in each competing nation.
Originally, the competition began with professional teams from the Celtic nations (Ireland, Scotland and Wales) featuring only.
But the addition of teams from Italy and, most recently, from South Africa’s former Super Rugby teams, has seen the format and number of participating teams change frequently since the championship started.
The championship is played over 18 rounds of matches with the 16 competing teams split into four ‘Geographical pools’ (one Irish pool, one Welsh pool, one South African pool, one Italian and Scottish pool).
Each club plays six matches in their respective pools, one home and one away. And then a further twelve fixtures against clubs not in its geo. Results from all of the games are entered into a league table format.
The teams positioned one and eight in the league standings advance to the Final Series Stage. Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and a Grand Final are played to determine the winner of the URC.
In a change to the qualification method for the 2023/24 season, the top eight-ranked teams will qualify for the Champions Cup.
In previous seasons, the top side in each of the regional pools (Regional Shield Winner) was awarded a place in the Champions Cup, along with the top four ranked clubs in the league.
But the Geographical element has now been scrapped, with European qualification now achieved on merit.
Yes. Due to sponsorship agreements, the competition’s name has also been altered several times - it has been called the Magners League, the Guinness Pro 12 and the Guinness Pro 14.
However, from the 2021/2022 season, the competition has been known as the United Rugby Championship.
Different sponsorship deals in the competing nations mean it's known as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in South Africa and the BKT United Rugby Championship in the other competing nations.
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Based on our experience of using each site, we believe BoyleSports, Bet365 and Ladbrokes are the best options. But that's not to say they are the only options.
Here's our full list of bookmakers that are best for betting on the United Rugby Championship.
The round of games is usually spread over a Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
