Challenge Cup
The Rugby League Challenge Cup is one of the oldest knock out competitions in the world and features teams from England, Wales, Scotland and France.
Due to the knockout nature of the competition and the fact that lower league teams play against higher league teams the possibilities for betting are endless.
Many see the Challenge Cup as a great way of earning a decent return on a stake and if you can pick an upset or two per round, that is certainly true.
Challenge Cup Previews and Score Predictions
Here at RLBet.co.uk we preview and predict the majority of Challenge Cup matches including every match from Round 6 onwards.
Our Rugby League Challenge Cup previews include our thought son the match, form guide, team news and of course our prediction on who will win and by how much.
Here are our latest previews for upcoming Challenge Cup matches.
Challenge Cup Betting
Here are our top bookmakers for betting on the Rugby League Challenge Cup.
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*Super League *Championship *NRL *Challenge Cup *Internationals |
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*Super League *Championship *NRL *Challenge Cup *Internationals |
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Rugby League Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is also broadcast live on BBC television and SkySports across Great Britain which means most online bookies offer an extended range of in game betting.
Knock out rugby is always that extra bit special and with both teams needing a win in every game of every round, the action is always full on, intense and most importantly full of action with great tries and tough defence.
The Challenge Cup final is played out in front of full houses and is often the pinnacle for many players and fans and it is in the final of the cup that many of the sports iconic moment have happened including the memorable ‘watersplash final’.
The Rugby League Challenge Cup is one of the oldest and most historic sporting competitions in the world. First held in 1896, the annual knock out tournament has been held every year since except for the wars years of 1915-1919 and 1939-1940).
Involving amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs, it really is a festival of Rugby and a great way of allowing fans to gain new experiences, from playing against new clubs to been involved in the unique experiences of semi-finals at neutral venues and of course the chance for players to play at Wembley and fans to experience one of the greatest days in the sporting calendar.
Down the years there have been teams from the likes of Russia play in the tournament but currently the competition is open to participants from France, Canada, Scotland, Wales and of course England. It is from the Northern Heartlands of England where the most winners have come from, with Wigan been the most successful club in the events history.
In recent times and with the spread of game increasing, non-heartland teams have enjoyed success with the French team Catalans Dragons reaching the final and Sheffield Eagles went one better by winning the Rugby League Challenge Cup.
The first ever final of the Challenge Cup was held in the second season after the code split in Rugby 1896-97 season), with Batley winning the match played at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
The first Wembley final was in 1929 when Wigan defeated Dewsbury 13-2 in front of a crowd of 41,500 fans. The success of that match led to matches returning to the National Stadium at the end of World War 2 and from there on in the event has continued to play to packed houses at Wembley and is now shown to millions of fans around the world.
From our point of view as a Rugby League Betting Portal, one of the great aspects of the Challenge Cup is the unpredictable nature of it.
From an amateur team getting their chance against a semi-pro team in the early rounds of the competition to a Championship team getting a chance against a Super League giants, there are so many matches in each and every season of the Challenge Cup that see’s an undergo with nothing to lose, go up against a favourite with all of the pressure to win on them.
Whilst the possibility of a shock creates excitement and entertainment for fans in general, for those who love the bet on the action it not only creates excitement but it creates the chance to get great value from bets.
Another unpredictable aspect of the competition that continues to grow each and every year is the international nature of the competition as teams from across the UK, Europe and North America join the establish teams in the race for Wembley.
With a number of those teams relatively unknow, it sometimes seems that even the bookies often rely on taking a guess as to the odds for the game but as Toulouse showed in their run to the semi-finals when they were apart of Elite 1 and defeated the likes of hull KR and Widnes, anybody really can beat anybody on their day in the Challenge Cup.
If you are looking to bet on the Rugby League Challenge Cup, we recommend choosing one of these great bookmakers below, all of whom bring you a wide range of betting markets for all aspects of the Challenge Cup.
From pre-competition betting on who you think will win the tournament overall or at least who you think will make it through to the final to betting on the teams you think will win any given match or any given round and from betting on match specific markets including first try scorer and winning margin to picking the player you think will win the coveted Lance Todd Trophy award for winning the man of the match in the final, there is lots to take advantage of when betting on all aspects of the Challenge Cup.
Rugby League Bookies
| NAME | COMPETITIONS | DETAILS | ||
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*Super League *Championship *NRL *Challenge Cup *Internationals |
Registration and deposited account needed. 18+ only. | |
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*Super League *Championship *NRL *Challenge Cup *Internationals |
Registration and deposited account needed. 18+ only. | |
Visit Site (18+ #ad) |
