There’s never a dull moment in rugby, and 2025 is no different.
Although we’re already down half the year, there’s still a lot of fun, nail-biting action to expect from the world of scrums and tackles. This means there’s still more action for rugby betting enthusiasts to bet on. Below, we look at five places where this action will be for the rest of 2025.
2025 Asia Rugby Championship
The 9th season of the Asia Rugby tournament is scheduled for June 13th to July 5th 2025. Bringing together the UAE, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and South Korea, the event will dominate rugby betting platforms in Asia for at least 2 weeks. You can access the betting markets outside of Asia when you download Betway or other international sportsbook apps. And although all eyes are on five-time winners Hong Kong, anything can happen in the Asia Rugby tournament.
2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
The PNC launched a new tournament format in 2024, and this will be exciting to see. This year, the finale is being held in the US, which means you can take advantage of sports betting’s legality there to join the action through platforms like Betway. The teams competing are Fiji, Canada, Samoa, Japan, Tonga, and the US. If that wasn’t exciting enough, this year’s edition is also the World Cup qualifier event for the Pacific region. All teams except Japan and Fiji, who have already secured their spot, will be battling for a seat at the 2027 international event.
2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Everyone is betting on women’s sports right now, including rugby bettors. In 2025, you can wager on the biggest international tournament in women’s rugby, the World Cup. The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup is scheduled for 22nd to 27th August and takes place in England. It features 16 teams, up 4 from the normal 12, and is the first tournament to be branded the Women’s Rugby World Cup. If you like favorites, all eyes are on defending champions New Zealand.
2025 World Rugby U20 Championship Â
The U20 Championship is back for its 15th edition, and this time, it’s called Italia 2025. From June 29th to July 19th, 12 teams will battle it out in cities across Italy to dethrone England and win the cup. These teams include Argentina, South Africa, Australia, Ireland, Wales, and 2024 U20 Trophy champions, Scotland, among others.
2025 British & Irish Lions Australia Tour
Lastly, starting June 28th, the British and Irish Lions team tours Australia as part of their 2025 international rugby union schedule. The most exciting part of this series of matches is that the British & Irish Lions feature a host of the best players from Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. This makes it a great game to test out your player knowledge and predict how the team performs away from home against the best Australia has to offer.
Wrapping up
And there you have it. Over the next six months, the best teams and players rugby has to offer will deliver enough games and events to keep you glued to your screen in 2025. Top betting providers like Betway will also broadcast the action, offering live betting options among other rugby betting markets. As you wait, update your rugby betting strategy and set up a betting account with a trusted sportsbook in your country.
