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Dating back to 1995, which marked the inception of Europe's most popular club rugby competition, the quest to win the Heineken Cup has sparked tremendous betting interest from rugby punters. The fact that the 24 participating clubs are selected from across all of the Six Nations countries makes for a fascinating contest and ensures that rugby fans throughout Europe regularly tune in to watch the games.
In recent years Toulouse has dominated the Heineken Cup winning it three times in the past eight years. With four wins overall the French club has proved the most successful, with Munster, London Wasps, and Leicester all winning the Heineken Cup on two occasions.
French, English, and Irish clubs have dominated the Heineken Cup providing all the competition winners, and although Scotland, Wales, and Italy will all send clubs to compete in the upcoming season as of 2010 they have yet to lift the cup.
There are plenty of Heineken Cup rugby betting markets to choose from at all the leading sports betting websites. Obviously the most popular market is to pick the ultimate winner, but punters can also bet on every game in all six Pool groups
as well as which clubs will top their respective groups.
The Heineken Cup tournament features the best of professional rugby in Europe, and can reasonably be compared to the UEFA Champions League in football. For those clubs that fail to secure one of the 24 spots there is the European Challenge Up, which usually features some big name clubs that fail to win a place in the top tier competition. The Challenge Cup, which also attracts a lot of betting interest, is like the UEFA Europa League.
The Heineken Cup starts in October. The 2010-11 season will conclude when the final is held in Cardiff, Wales.
We present the best betting opportunities for the Heineken Cup by comparing outright as well as match odds from the top bookmakers in the industry.
