RUGBY BETTING RULES

Betting market / Betting scenario	Bets stand if…	Bets are void if…	Comments
All bets			Bets apply to the scheduled 80 minutes, including injury time, not including extra time, unless stated otherwise.
/ Change of venue		The venue is changed to the original away team's ground.
/ match is not played on the scheduled day (e.g. abandoned or postponed)	'First try scorer' or 'time of first try' or similar bets, where a result has already occurred.	o/w
'Tournament top point scorer' 'Tournament top try scorer' or similar bets			Will be settled on the official result published by the tournament governing body.
Outright betting			Applies to regular season matches only, unless stated otherwise.
'To finish bottom'			Applies to the team that finishes in the bottom position of the league at the end of the regular season. Points deductions do not count.
'First try scorer' 'Last try scorer'		The player does not take part in the game, or comes on after a try has been scored.	If a player is substituted or sent off before a try is scored, bets on that payer are settled as losers.
'First try scorer' 'Last try scorer' 'No try scorer'	The match is abandoned after a try has been scored.	The match is abandoned before a try is scored.
Player match betting	Both players start.	The match is abandoned.	Applies to the number of points scored in a match by the selected player in normal time.
'Total tries in a match' 'Total team tries'		The match is abandoned.	Penalty tries count.
'Time of first team try'	The bet has already achieved a result even if the match is subsequently abandoned.		Applies to the first try scored in normal time. If a 'no try' option is not offered and no try is scored in the quoted time, then bets on 'over' are winners.
'First scoring play' 'First team to score'		There is no score in the match.
'First team to score 10 points'		Less than 10 points are scored in the match.
'Next try' 'Next conversion'		No further try is scored in the match.
'Man of the match award'			Refers to the prize awarded by the official sanctioning body of the match. In the case of Super League, this is referred to as the Harry Sutherland Trophy, and in the Challenge Cup, the Lance Todd Trophy.
Tryscorer match betting Points match betting		Both players do not start.	Extra time does not count. If ‘Forwards’ is quoted, this refers to the named team’s starting pack (with numbers 1 to 8 on their shirts).
Match specials	Named players must start the match.
‘Wooden Spoon’			Refers to the team that finishes last in the tournament concerned.
Regular season markets			Bets refer to the final league table before the start of the playoffs.
Long-term regular season handicap markets			Points difference does not count. Dead heat rules apply.

*o/w = otherwise