- Betting odds for the Women’s Rugby Sevens gold medal favor New Zealand with +100 odds.
- Their trans-Tasman rivals Australia have +160 odds to claim gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- Host nation France has +500 odds, but a significant odds drop-off follows with USA at +2200 odds.
PARIS – The 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal for Women’s Rugby Sevens is a three-team race according to oddsmakers. New Zealand leads the way with +100 Olympic betting odds, but Australia narrowly trails with +160 odds to win the gold medal.
Current Women’s Rugby Sevens Gold Medal Odds
- New Zealand (W) +100
- Australia (W) +160
- France (W) +500
- USA (W) +2200
- Canada (W) +2500
- Ireland (W) +2800
- Great Britain (W) +3300
- Fiji (W) +4000
- China (W) +6600
- Japan (W) +15000
- Brazil (W) +25000
- South Africa (W) +50000
Oddsmakers have made it clear that New Zealand and Australia are on another level than competing rugby sevens squads. France is the only squad that comes close with +500 odds, but they’ve lost five consecutive head-to-head matches with Australia and lost 12 of the last 14 matches against New Zealand.
Pool Play Shows Easy Paths For New Zealand, Australia
Although Canada was formerly atop of the women’s World Rugby rankings and now stand at third, those rankings are deceiving. Canada’s +900 odds to win Pool A over New Zealand (-1000) support that the Canadians aren’t as good as World Rankings perceive.
Women's Rugby Sevens Pool A Odds
- New Zealand (W) -1000
- Canada (W) +900
- Fiji (W) +1800
- China (W) +2000
Canada did manage to defeat New Zealand on June 1, but that was their only win in their last 30 head-to-head matches since 2017. New Zealand’s 29-1 head-to-head record, which includes 11 wins since 2023, makes them the easy choice out of Pool A.
Women's Rugby Sevens Pool B Odds
- Australia (W) -1400
- Great Britain (W) +1200
- Ireland (W) +1200
- South Africa (W) +10000
Australia’s an even bigger favorite to win Pool B with -1400 Summer Olympics betting odds and are well deserving of them. The Australians are a combined 41-2 against their pool opponents, which includes all-time head-to-head records of 30-1 vs Ireland, 5-1 vs Great Britain, and 6-0 vs South Africa.
Women's Rugby Sevens Pool C Odds
- France (W) -550
- USA (W) +350
- Japan (W) +4000
- Brazil (W) +6600
When it comes to Pool C, the Olympic Rugby betting odds get more interesting with France favored at -550 odds. The United States expects to rival them with +350 odds, as they’ve defeated the French twice in their last three attempts since January.