Six Nations 2019 – First Try Scorer Tips

Updated: 2nd October 2023

Are you looking for first try scorer tips for the Six Nations rugby tournament?. With this type of bet you can be assured of a decent payout if you get it right. Read on for our useful betting advice on first try scorers.

The Six Nations returns on the 1^st February with a meeting between France and Wales in Paris.  It is a fine game to begin the new campaign and all six teams will be hoping to make a positive impression throughout the tournament.

This year, the Six Nations takes on added significance as the teams and players are building towards the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The likes of England, Ireland and Wales will be aiming to go far at the World Cup and winning the Six Nations would be a great start.

What Is First Try Scorer?

For the players, the 2019 Six Nations is a chance to become a hero in their country and cement a place in the team for the World Cup. One of the best ways to do that is by scoring tries.

The first try scorer market is an exciting and interesting betting market. It adds a great buzz to the beginning of Six Nations matches when you are watching a specific player and they receive the ball near the opposing try line.

First Try Scorer Tips

When placing a bet on the first try scorer of a Six Nations game, there are several things you must consider.

Strength of the Two Teams

Firstly, the strength of the two teams involved in the match. A good example of this is when England host Italy at Twickenham on the fourth week of the tournament.

England are one of the favourites to win the 2019 Six Nations and Italy are the favourites for the Wooden Spoon. This suggests a comfortable home win; therefore, you would be better off selecting the first try scorer to come from England.

Recent Form

Secondly, you must look at recent form. Which players have been scoring tries regularly for their club and country?. The top try scorer in the 2018 Six Nations was Jacob Stockdale and the Irish winger has not stopped scoring tries since, for both Ireland and his club team, Ulster.

Ireland meet England on the opening weekend of the 2019 Six Nations and Stockdale is the favourite to score the first try of the game and rightly so.

First Try Scorer Odds

However, as there are 30 players on the pitch, the odds remain decent and with this being the first round of matches in the tournament, it makes senses to choose a player who did well last year and has been scoring tries this season.

Bet on the Backs and Wingers

When betting on the first try scorer of a match in the Six Nations, it best to look at the backs and particularly the wingers.

These are the players who run with the ball in hand and are expected to make the breaks to reach the try line. In a passing move, the winger tends to be the player who receives the ball last and is expected to finish off the move by using the space created by the passing to cross the try line.

Summary

So, a great first try scorer tip is to look at the wingers involved in the game and if it is a closely matched game, you may edge towards the home team players. If there is a clear favourite to win the match, as in our example of England vs Italy above, you should go with a player from the team most fancied to win.

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