Rugby World Cup Bets: Wales v Australia

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Join BetRepublic.com for the best Rugby World Cup bets as we preview the penultimate game of the tournament as Wales and Australia face each other in the 3rd/4th place playoff.

08:30 – Wales v Australia:

This is a game that neither side will want to participate in after their heartbreaking Semi Final losses to France and New Zealand respectively, but they will fight on for a final time in New Zealand. Can Wales equal their best finish ever at the World Cup with a win over Australia? Bet365.com think not and their Wales v Australia odds are as follows:

Wales odds – 2.30

Draw odds – 21.00

Australia odds – 1.66

Wales have been the surprise package of the World Cup as they stormed through their matches to secure a place in the Semi Finals against France. However, their dream of a best ever finish at the World Cup was cruelly denied as their captain Sam Warburton was red carded after just 18 minutes of the final four game for a tip tackle and Wales slipped to an 8-9 defeat to Les Blues, who will now face New Zealand for the Webb Ellis Cup. Wales will be fired up for this match following their perceived injustice in their Semi Final match and they will take facing Australia in a 3rd/4th place playoff as an omen that they can equal their best World Cup finish as the only other time they finished 3rd was against Australia in the 1987 World Cup in New Zealand. Can they beat the Wallabies?

The Australian side have already been upset once in the tournament as they were beaten 15-6 by the Irish in their group game that saw them stuck in a place in the knockout phase that they did not wish to be. As such, they were well beaten by their big rivals New Zealand in the Semi Finals and they would prefer to be at home licking their physical and mental wounds from that defeat. They have suffered massively with injuries in this tournament and as such head coach Robbie Deans has come out and said he will be making big changes to his team for this match.

With the Welsh fired up and the Australians not playing their first team, we are going with the upset in this match and our money is on a Welsh win.

 

Betting Tips Recommendation:

We are backing Wales to beat Australia @ 2.30 with Bet365.com.