Rugby League: A General Overview
Rugby league is very popular especially in Australia, England and New Zealand. It is played in other nations as well. The sport was created in the nineteenth century-officially came into vogue on August, 1985. Rugby basically developed from football but moved away from it, with different sets of rules. News about the sport was flashing in the news channels a few years back due to the Rugby league betting scandal. It gained media attention for quite some time especially after some men were found guilty in some betting scandals a few months ago.
The rules of Rugby
Rugby differs from football mainly due to the ways in which the ball is used in both the games. Football is played with a round ball that has to be kicked while Rugby uses an oval shaped ball that can be carried as well as kicked Two points are given for a goal in Rugby and the players have the scope of converting a goal if they score a try. A game is eighty minutes long and each team has six downs or tackles for aiming a try.
The tournaments
The Rugby League World Cup is the most awaited tournament of the sport. But the Four Nations Cup also attracts a large number of sport-lovers. The betting fever rises during the season of the Four Nations. Another big occasion for the Rugby is the Challenge Cup. It is difficult to choose the best among the four teams in the Rugby league and many a time it has happened that the Challenge cup has gone to none of the teams. In the final match, the man of the match is usually chosen by the league reporters and the prestigious Lance Todd Trophy is handed over to the show stealer. The Super league is another big game. It is basically a European Tournament, but the majority of the teams are from United Kingdom.
Betting
Rugby betting is much easier than betting on football games as a tie is very rare in case of Rugby. The bookies mostly set the handicaps reflecting the difference in points in Rugby betting. Online betting is also becoming increasingly popular especially after the Tri Nations and the Championship of Six Nations in Europe. Online betting was never popular before. With the increase of the popularity of the game, the Rugby league betting is also enhancing.
Rugby is a dangerous game that makes it exciting to watch. It has a huge fan base including the ones who enjoy Rugby league.
