Wallabies Still Second in Rugby World Cup Odds

The Wallabies might have already suffered a shock loss in the group stages to Ireland, but our boys remain well and truly the second favourite in sports betting odds, behind only New Zealand.

With one game to go in the group stage, 888 Sport is offering tempting 8/1 odds on Australia to win the World Cup. This puts the Wallabies behind only arch-rivals and tournaments hosts New Zealand, 8/15, and ahead of South Africa and England, 9/1, and France, 12/1.

Unless Ireland loses to Italy on the weekend, Australia looks set to play South Africa in the quarters and then New Zealand in the semis. The odds of a southern hemisphere team winning RWC 2011 are 1/5. The northern hemisphere is 7/2.

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