BETTING ON RUGBY LEAGUE
Rugby League is one of the two codes of rugby football and it's well known as one of the toughest sports in the world which has lots of fans from many countries. We'll try to describe the main differences between Rugby League and Rugby Union, but also focus on the major betting markets available for Rugby League.
The sport called Rugby League was first played in 1895, after a schism was produced in the world of rugby football. At that moment there were many reasons (one of them was that many workers were missing work to play rugby), but to explain as briefly as possible: there were differences in beliefs and culture. Over time, both sports (which are still quite similar) evolved differently and attracted a wide range of fans.
Rugby Union has over 11 international tournaments (including Nations Cup, Pacific Nations Cup, European Nations Cup etc.), clubs and provincial tournaments from Africa, America, Asia, Europe (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Spain, Russia), Oceania, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand .
Currently, Rugby League is most played in Australia, where are also hosted some of the greatest competitions (e.g. National Rugby League). With a history of over a century in Australia, Rugby League is nowadays the most popular sport and has an aggregated audience of over 128 million viewers.
Unfortunately, there aren't so many leagues and competitions for Rugby League as there are for Rugby Union, therefore the betting offer for Rugbly League is slightly weaker. However, this doesn't mean that you can't enjoy excellent betting markets and types of bets. Here are some examples offered by the top online bookmakers:
o 3-Way Game Betting;
o 2-Way Game Betting;
o Match betting;
o Outright winner bets for all the major competitions, such as Super League, Challenge Cup, State of Origin, NRL, NRL Auckland Nines etc.;
o For NRL you can also enjoy special markets, such as top 4 finish, top NSW team, name the grand finalists, daily medal, regular season winner, top 8 finish, top non-NSW team, to reach the final etc.
In conclusion, you shouldn't worry if you want to place online bets on Rugby League because all the online bookmakers have this sport in their betting offer (along with Rugby Union). You will be able to enjoy the most interesting markets for the top Rugby League competitions from all over the world.
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