William Hill – Rugby Union Free Bet Offer

It’s a big weekend of rugby union, and you don’t want to miss this William Hill free bet offer! Place a £1.00+ bet on rugby union, and get a matched free bet up to £5.00 to use on rugby union. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives you a profit of £3.86 and here’s how…

Key terms

  • The promotion runs from 17:00 on Thursday 2nd February 2023, until 16:45 on Saturday 4th February 2023.
  • Click ‘Claim here’ on the promotion page to be eligible.
  • Applies to bets on any rugby union market.
  • Minimum stake of £1.00.
  • Minimum odds of 1.20 (1/5).
  • Upon placement, you’ll receive a matched free bet up to £5.00.
  • The free bet will be valid on any rugby union market for 4 days.
  • The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

Qualifying bet

Please see my ‘Qualifying Bets Guide‘ if you’d like more information about them and how they work.

It’s entirely up to you what you place your qualifying bet on.

At the time of writing, ‘Ireland‘ are back odds of 1.40 (2/5) to beat Wales in the Six Nations (Saturday 14:15). The lay odds are 1.44.

Either exchange works for this offer

Betfair and Smarkets are both great options for this offer. If you’ve not used one of them, now is a great time to give them a try.

  • Money back as cash up to £20
  • 0% commission for 60 days

You can calculate your lay stake using my Matched Betting Calculator.

Select bet type

Back Bet (Bookie)

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Lay Bet (Betting Exchange)

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Min £
Max £
Lay stake required: £
Bookie
Exchange
Cashback
Total
If back (bookie) bet wins
£
£
£
= £
If lay (exchange) bet wins
£
£
£
= £
Total profit: £

Optimal Underlay

Lay stake required: £
Exchange liability: £

If back (bookie) bet wins: £
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £

Optimal Overlay

Lay stake required: £
Exchange liability: £

If back (bookie) bet wins: £
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £

As you can see, the calculator tells you that your lay stake should be £4.86.

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Place £5.00 on ‘Ireland’ (80 Minutes) @ 1.40 = Potential profit of £2.00

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Lay £4.86 on ‘Ireland’ (Full-time result) @ 1.44 = Potential liability of £2.13

Outcomes

Let’s look at your profit/loss for the possible outcomes.

OutcomeWilliam HillSmarketsProfit/Loss
Ireland win+ £2.00– £2.13£0.13 loss
Ireland lose or draw– £5.00+ £4.86£0.14 loss

So, no matter the outcome, you’ll lose a maximum of £0.14 in qualifying for your £5.00 free bet.

Free bet

Upon placement of your qualifying bet, you’ll receive a £5.00 free bet. The free bet will be valid on any rugby union market for 4 days. The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

Using straightforward matched betting, you should convert your £5.00 free bet into 80% cash, so £4.00. Considering your maximum qualifying loss of £0.14 gives you a minimum profit of £3.86 on this William Hill offer!

* Ireland beat Wales 34-10, resulting in a £3.87 profit on this William Hill offer. *

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Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £85,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.