Autumn Nations Cup Betting Odds – England favourites to claim inaugural Autumn Nations Cup

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 12 Nov 2020

Ralph Staniforth 12 Nov 2020

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Autumn Nations Cup kicks off on 13 November 2020
England hot favourites to take inaugural Autumn Nations Cup title
France and Ireland are the dark horse in Autumn Nations Cup
Tournament will last 4 weeks as 8 teams fight it out for the trophy

England are favourites to win the Autumn Nations Cup (Getty images)

The inaugural Autumn Nations Cup gets underway on Friday 13 November 2020. The tournament has been organised to replace the usual November tours of the Southern Hemisphere teams which has been canceled due to COVID-19.

This eight-team tournament will be played over four weeks with two pools of four teams each.

Autumn Nations Cup Betting Odds

England go into the tournament as favourites after winning the 2020 Six Nations just a couple of weeks ago. Despite France’s impressive showing in the Six Nations they are priced at 6.00, behind Ireland who are available at 4.50. Odds are from bookmaker bet365.

Odds correct as of 12 November 2020

Team	Odds
England	2.00
Ireland	4.50
France	6.00
Scotland	7.50
Wales	11.00
Fiji	34.00
Italy	501.00
Georgia	1001.00

Autumn nations Cup Teams

England
Ireland
France
Wales
Italy
Fiji
Georgia
Scotland

Autumn Nations Cup Groups

Favourites England will face Ireland, Wales and Georgia while Group B offers up France, Scotland, Italy and an exciting Fiji side.

Autumn Nations Cup Fixtures

The Autumn Nations Cup kicks off with a humdinger at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland host Wales. All times are GMT.

Round One

Date	Match	Stadium	Kick Off	Preview	Result
13 November	Ireland vs Wales	Aviva Stadium	19:00 GMT	Preview	TBC
14 November	Italy vs Scotland	Stadio Artemio Franchi	12:45 GMT	Preview	TBC
14 November	England vs Georgia	Twickenham	15:00 GMT	Preview	TBC
15 November	France vs Fiji	Stade de la Rabine	15:15 GMT	Preview	TBC

Round Two

Date	Match	Stadium	Kick Off	Result
21 November	Italy vs Fiji	Stadio de Conero	12:45 GMT	TBC
21 November	England vs Ireland	Twickenham	15:00 GMT	TBC
21 November	Wales vs Georgia	Parc y Scarlets	17:15 GMT	TBC
22 November	Scotland vs France	Murrayfield	15:00 GMT	TBC

Round Three

Date	Match	Stadium	Kick Off	Result
28 November	Scotland vs Fiji	Murrayfield	13:45 GMT	TBC
28 November	Wales vs England	Parc y Scarlets	16:00 GMT	TBC
28 November	France vs Italy	Stade de France	20:00 GMT	TBC
29 November	Ireland vs Georgia	Aviva Stadium	14:00 GMT	TBC

Finals Weekend

Date	Match	Stadium	Kick Off	Result
5 December	Georgia vs TBC	Murrayfield	12:00 GMT	TBC
5 December	Ireland vs TBC	Aviva Stadium	14:15 GMT	TBC
5 December	Wales vs TBC	Parc y Scarlets	16:45 GMT	TBC
6 December	England vs TBC	Twickenham	14:00 GMT	TBC

Autumn Nations Cup Format

The Autumn Nations Cup involves eight teams split into two groups of four.

Each team plays the other in the group once over the first three weeks of action – it all starts on Friday 13 November 2020.

After those three weeks, each team plays the equivalent finishers of the other group, e.g. top of Group A plays top of Group B. Second in Group A plays second in Group B and so forth. This will decide the final placings of the eight-team tournament.

Autumn Nations Cup Predictions

England are rightly favourites, but why? The answer is simple. They play two of their three group matches at home (against Georgia and Ireland) and travel to Wales who are in poor form.

The English are very likely to top their group, as is France likely to top Group B. Should that indeed occur what is technically the final will be played at Twickenham. Were it to be in France it could have been a different story.

At even money England look a shoe-in for the title. Ireland and France could upset the odds but it would require them to win at Twickenham.

Autumn Nations Cup FAQ

When is the Autumn Nations Cup?

The Autumn Nations Cup begins on 13 November 2020 and will run until 6 December 2020.

Where is the Autumn Nations Cup?

The Autumn Nations Cup will be played in England, France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Italy.

What teams compete in the Autumn Nations Cup?

The teams that compete in the Autumn Nations Cup are as follows: England, France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Georgia, Fiji and Italy.

What is the Autumn Nations Cup?

The Autumn Nations Cup is a Rugby Union tournament played between 8 countries in 2020. It was organised because the COVID-19 pandemic stopped the usual Southern Hemisphere tours to the Northern Hemisphere.