July 11 - The 2007 Rugby World Cup will start in less than two months time with the first game scheduled for September 7. France, the hosts, will play against Argentina as the familiar battle between hemispheres gets underway.
Every rugby world cup bet you can imagine is available at Ladbrokes, and these are their latest odds for the tournament winner.
Odds To Win The 2007 Rugby World Cup
New Zealand 4/9
South Africa 5/1
France 9/1
Australia 10/1
Ireland 14/1
England 33/1
Wales 50/1
Argentina 50/1
Scotland 200/1
Italy 500/1
Fiji 1000/1
Samoa 1000/1
Tonga 2000/1
Canada 5000/1
Georgia 5000/1
Japan 5000/1
Namibia 5000/1
Portugal 5000/1
Romania 5000/1
USA 5000/1
New Zealand are incredibly overpriced to win this, but where does the value then lie? South Africa are going to be hard to stop if all their talent is fit, but with the Springboks depth is always an issue. France cannot be ignored as the hosts, and the winner, one feels, has to come from one of these three nations.
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