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The Rugby Championship is one of rugby’s most fearsome competitions, featuring four of the strongest sides in the world. Boasting the best of the southern hemisphere, the Rugby Championship is played annually as a dual round-robin between Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The tournament is taking a hiatus in 2026 to make way for a series between New Zealand and South Africa but will return in 2027 for its 14th edition.
Read below for the Spreadex Sports betting preview, including key stats, information and betting odds.
Spreadex offer a wide range of both fixed odds and spread betting markets. You will find all our markets including outright markets, specific match markets, individual player markets and more on the Spreadex website and app closer to the tournament start date. Check out our other rugby union betting markets here.
Key dates are yet to be announced, but the tournament typically runs during the late summer/autumn. The competition is on hiatus for 2026 but will run as normal again in 2027.
Rugby World Cup Previous Winners
Winner
Year
South Africa
2025
2024
New Zealand
2023
2022
2021
The Rugby Championship first began as the Tri-Nations Series in 1996, a three-team tournament involving Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Argentina would join the competition in 2012, and the tournament was rebranded as the Rugby Championship. New Zealand have been the most successful side since this rebrand, winning 9 of the 13 editions since 2012. South Africa have won three, including the two most recent editions, with Australia winning one and Argentina none.
Our Rugby Championship betting markets will be released closer to the tournament start date. New Zealand and South Africa have dominated the competition over the last decade, and their test series in 2026 will likely determine who is favoured heading into the 2027 Rugby Championship. Argentina struggled when they first joined the competition, but improvements in recent years will leave fans optimistic heading in 2027. Australia will also be hoping for a good showing as they prepare to host the World Cup later in the year.
You will find every match live on Sky Sports.
You will be able to find fixed odds markets like our outright tournament market, match odds, top try scorer, and spread betting markets like tournament index and total match points closer to the tournament start date.
If you need help understanding how to spread bet on the Rugby Championship, check out our Rugby Spread Betting Guide.
Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit so it's important you understand how each market works before setting an appropriate stake size for your bet.
Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 1pm 26th May 2026. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.
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