Rugby Championship Winner Odds - Which side will win the 2024 Rugby Championship?

Boasting New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina, the competition will be played across six rounds, starting mid-August and ending in late-September. With the competition now three games old, South Africa are the favourites at 1.10 with bet365, but are they the side to back?

South Africa are the side to back in the Rugby Championship in 2024, with the current world champions available at 1.10 to clean up and win the latest iteration of the competition. 

They are followed by New Zealand, who are 6.50 to snatch another crown. Argentina (67.00) and Australia (201.00) are the underdogs, with the betting suggesting this will be a two-horse race once again. 

The first round of matches saw South Africa hammered Australia 33-7 before New Zealand were stunned 38-30 by Argentina. Round two then saw New Zealand exact revenge as they hammered Argentina 42-10 before South Africa beat Australia 30-12. 

Following a week off in the competition, New Zealand slipped to a 31-27 loss at the hands of South Africa, with Argentina beaten 20-19 by Australia. 

We will see the same set of fixtures played this weekend, with South Africa hosting New Zealand and Australia travelling to face Argentina. 

In 2023, New Zealand came out on top in a stunning contest that saw each side play the other once due to the World Cup that year. 

New Zealand won all three of their matches, scoring 114 points and conceding just 39 points. Their triumph was set up via a 35-20 win over south Africa in round two, with the All Blacks proving too strong for the Springboks in their clash in Auckland. 

This year, South Africa are seen as being the major team to back, although the competition rarely follows the script. Indeed, as the world champions, South Africa should come into the competition as the favourite, and yet the threat of New Zealand will hang large in their minds. 

Meanwhile, Argentina and Australia will target a scalp against one of the major sides this year. While this is within the realms of possibility, especially if injuries hit the big two sides across the campaign, the Aussies and Argentinians will have to be at their best to get close to snaring a trophy win. 

which side do you think will win the 2024 Rugby Championship? Can New Zealand defend their crown, or will another side snatch the trophy?