Very good game, play it all the time but when I first purchased it I was dissapointed with the International teams which were not copyrighted. These include Wales, England, South Africa and many more. I also discoverd that certain players couldn't be moved to over teams, such as BOD, Halfpenny etc.. ON THE OTHER HAND, these problems could be fixed with downloading and installing Bric6 Mod, which allows all players to be moved wherever, bringing in up to date shirts and changing the design on multiple trophies and pitch advertisements. With this mod downloaded this game is for any RUGBY LOVING gamer! :o)

If you play or have played any serious rugby then buy this game, it is great - you wont regret it. If you are new to the game then think twice, there is a learning curve to the game. Always room for improvement and looking forward to future releases, but this is fantastic if you are a rugby fan, I just keep coming back for more. Great post pub entertainment.

Quite a few bugs actually...
But without a shadow of a doubt: BEST RUGBY UNION GAME EVAAA!

This is a very awesome awesome rugby game, is it the greatest? no, should you still buy it? yes, because in my opinion this is the greatest rugby game, right now..but it has flaws that are quiet disappointing, I rate this game Overall 8/10.

*The Flaws*..

Though this is an awesome game with simplicity, it was easy to spot out the flaws it has, and most of these cost this game its perfection (for me)

1. The Tackling System
great and very realistic tackling sequences/system, but unfortunately because the system locks the animation sequence of tackles being made.. running down the sideline can be very frustrating. While you're running down the sideline, 95% of the time during a tackle sequence, instead of running straight to the try line you're forced to run sideways..lol and completely over the touch line. It would be nice if they changed the sideline running tackle animations.

Overall tackling system: 8/10

2. Passing
awesome realistic passing sequences, but the "over the head" passing takes the realism away from it for me, that pass is rarely ever seen during a game, but it is seen with every match you play within this game. It would be nice to instead change that overhead pass to a offloading around the body pass or a back inside/outside pass rather than over the head. PLUS it just doesnt look cool.

Overall passing system: 8/10

3. Try Scoring
once again great execution to the animations within try scoring, but for some, it just lacked realism/coolness, one in particular really takes the cool out of scoring tries.There is one where the player tumbles then plants the ball, rolls and springs up and does some sort of cheerleading arm raising..?

Overall try scoring system: 7/10

*4. Players Locked*
I've never seen anything like this before in a rugby game, but some players are locked due to licensing or something like that, which really screwed this game over for most fans of rugby, it was a huge, huge disappointment, it felt like a huge ripoff, to buying this game at that price, and some players couldnt be accessed due to licensing..

other than that, those were the flaws I had with the game, that just took that extra bit of realism, coolness, fun, and the excitement away from this game. Is this still a great game, yes, is it the greatestt? no.. but thanks to a modder, there is a way to unlock ALL the players, and gain access to them plus more, it is called bric6 mod, with the mod, this game is recommended !

Best Rugby Union game out there.
Can be great online if you have a good connection.
There are some small bugs which don't ruin the game and can be coped with online.
Offline is OK as well.
If you like Rugby then buy it, go to the forums, and add friends from there from your country [needed] to join in online.

One of the greatest Rugby Union games ever made. Many improvments from the first game, such as mauls off of lineouts, ability to adjust field coverage, and more realistic breakdowns and set pieces. I reccomend installing "bric6's mod" as well to add in all of the missing teams and tournaments that Sidhe wasn't able to license officially.

I wouldn't bother while there is some great features in the game the AI will drive you nuts. they are just never where they should be a lot of the time from the ruck everyone is just standing behind you, so you only have 2 players on your sides to pass too (2nd being the wingers) . even then they wont run onto the ball, they will just stand there and catch it and get tackled. even 4 on 1 most of the time your passes will go to ground or to a player standing still and you wont get through. in the opposite though if you just keep bashing up the middle holding sprint you will be rewarded with millions of tries, just dont pass the ball. $70 for this garbage :(

6.8/10 Would Recommend It, Its Just well I like The manager mode and i Would Love to see Some Progress reguarding player stat's at the end of the year depending on how well there did in the season. For example, i had a young player who had then most trys on my team (By far) and he was a low rated player and at the start of next season he was the same stat wise in every way... Its one of the worst things in the game, and stop me playing because of this :(.

Not recommended.
Recently bought it at full price after my desire to own a decent rugby game reached breaking point, but I don't see what they have spent the last 2 years doing. I also own the equally awful Rugby Challenge (1), and this is the same game.

Awful gameplay, no structure to any set moves so the open play is jagged.

DO NOT BUY!