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The Rugby World Cup will return for its 11th edition in October 2027, as the world’s best teams head to Australia to compete for the Webb Ellis Cup. There will be six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage culminating with the World Cup final in Sydney on Saturday, 13 November 2027.
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 can find our outright tournament market on the Spreadex website and app now, with other markets like specific match markets, individual player markets and more closer to the tournament start date. Check out our Rugby World Cup outright market here.
The tournament begins on Friday, 1 October with hosts Australia taking on Hong Kong, and concludes with the final in Sydney on Saturday, 13 November. See a full breakdown below.
Group Stage: Friday 1 October – Sunday 17 OctoberRound of 16: Saturday 23 October – Sunday 24 OctoberQuarter-finals: Saturday 30 October – Sunday 31 OctoberSemi-final: Friday 5 November – Saturday 6 NovemberBronze Final: Friday 12 NovemberFinal: Saturday 13 November
Rugby World Cup Previous Winners
Winner
Year
South Africa
2023
2019
New Zealand
2015
2011
2007
South Africa will be aiming to win an unprecedented third consecutive World Cup crown, after dominant displays in 2019 and 2023. The Springboks are the most successful team in Rugby World Cup history, with four tournament wins, closely followed by New Zealand on three. Australia have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup twice, and England once. All other nations will be aiming to win the World Cup for the first time.
Reigning champions South Africa are the favourites in the Spreadex outright tournament market. You can back them to win their third straight Webb Ellis Cup at 7/4. France have the second shortest odds, at 2/1 to win a maiden World Cup crown, having been runners up three times before. New Zealand, England and Ireland are also among the favourites at 5/1, 7/1, and 10/1 respectively, whilst hosts Australia and Argentina are priced at 12/1. Longer shots include Scotland at 22/1, and improving Italy and Fiji sides at 66/1. The longest odds below to Hong Kong and Zimbabwe at 5000/1.
All 52 matches will be shown on ITV, including on ITV1, ITV4 and ITVX.
Our tournament outright fixed odds market is live now. You will also be able to find other fixed odds markets like match odds, top try scorer, and spread betting markets like tournament index and total match points.
If you need help understanding how to spread bet on the Rugby World Cup, 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 10am 26th May 2026. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.
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