60% of the bets on oddschecker this week have backed New Zealand to triumph over South Africa in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final.
New Zealand take on South Africa in the Stade de France on Saturday night with both teams bidding to become the first four-time winners of the William Webb Ellis trophy.
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Bookmakers have made New Zealand the favourites for the final at odds of 5/6, whereas reigning champions South Africa are slightly behind in the betting at 13/10 best price.
Heading into last week’s semi-finals, bookmakers had these two the other way around with South Africa the odds-on favourites to retain the World Cup and New Zealand at 11/10.
In terms of their pre-tournament odds, New Zealand had been level with France as 3/1 favourites, whereas South Africa were behind these two countries and Ireland at 5/1 odds.
New Zealand vs South Africa Rugby Odds
| RWC Final Result | Best Price | % Bets This Week |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5/6 | 60 |
| South Africa | 13/10 | 35 |
| Draw | 22/1 | 5 |
Leon Blackman from oddschecker said: “These two heavyweights of Rugby Union go head-to-head to become the most decorated nation in the sport. With both teams currently tied on three World Cup victories, it adds another level of intrigue to an already fascinating match-up.
“Bookmakers have leaned towards New Zealand to lift the trophy after 90 minutes, a shift in favouritism, as heading into the semi-finals it was South Africa who were the betting favourites.
“Interestingly, South Africa had been the most popular bet to win the tournament up until the match vs England. Since then, the majority of punters have sided with the All Blacks to come out victorious on Saturday night.”
