Six Nations rugby betting is now available with World Cup winners England the hot favourites to retain the trophy and France as second favourites. You can compare odds on six nations from 17 UK bookmakers and betting exchanges.

You can also place bets on other RBS six nations markets including triple crown betting and grand slam betting. England are the big favourites in both the triple crown odds and grand slam odds.

Victor Chandler have eased England to 4/7 from 1/2 for the Six Nations Championship after it was announced that star man Jonny Wilkinson will miss the entire campaign through injury.

The Newcastle fly-half is to undergo an operation on his right shoulder on Wednesday and is expected to need at least six weeks to recover.

"This is a very big setback for England indeed because the crunch game looks like being against France and that will take place in Paris this year," commented the firm's rugby odds compiler Ted Baker.

"With Wilkinson in the side I would probably have set England a handicap of minus five for the Stade France clash, but without him I might possibly make the match a level handicap," he said.

Accordingly, France's outright odds have shifted from 6/4 to 5/4.
England are already without first teamers Charlie Hodgson, Julian White, Mike Tindall and Stuart Abbott for their opening match in Rome against Italy next Sunday.

With Wilkinson out and second choice stand-off Hodgson injured coach Sir Clive Woodward is expected to select either Alex King, Paul Grayson or Olly Barkley for the No10 jersey.

Six Nations outright odds:
England 4/7, France 5/4, Ireland 20/1, Wales 28/1, Scotland 150/1, Italy 5,000/1.

All quoted. Win only.