Friendlies: rugby fixtures before kick-off
Friendlies is a rugby competition open for pre-match betting: either a club league played round by round, or a tournament that opens with a pool stage. The title often gives away the code and the category, with wording such as Rugby League, Rugby-Union or Women.
The line under the team names
Each Friendlies card puts the date and time above the two teams, then adds a stage marker. In a league that marker is Tour plus the round number. In a tournament it spells out phase, pool and round, for example Group stage. Group B. 3rd Round. It places the game on the competition's path.
Wide handicaps and team points
The prices on a card read from left to right:
W1, DRAW, W2: a win for the first-named team, a draw, a win for the second;
1X, 12, 2X: double chance, covering any pair of the three results with a single bet;
HANDICAP 1 and HANDICAP 2: points added to or taken from one side, usually shown in half points, which then rules out a level adjusted score;
IT1 and IT2: the points scored by one team alone, over (O) or under (U) the line;
TOTAL: both teams' points combined.
From one Friendlies fixture to the next, the handicap follows the expected gap between the sides and can reach several dozen points when the pairing is lopsided. Every one of these markets is worked out when regular time ends.
Before it can be confirmed, a Friendlies ticket asks for an amount, entered in Algerian dinars. A counter attached to the coupon icon keeps showing how many lines are held, before the selection detail is even opened.
Every other rugby competition available before kick-off is listed under Rugby. To bet on any of them, create your 1xBet account in dinars.