List of rugby union video games

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The following is a list of rugby union video games.

Title Release date Platform Developer Publisher References
Scrum try 1984 DECO Cassette System Data East Corp. [1]
International Rugby 1985 ZX Spectrum Donald Campbell Artic Computing Ltd [2]
MSX Rugby 1985 MSX
Panasoft
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
[3]
International Rugby Simulator 1988 Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Codemasters Codemasters [4]
Super rugby (Japan) 1989 NES ZAP TSS [1]
Pigskin 621 A.D. 1990 Arcade, Sega Mega Drive ("Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl") Brian Colin, Jeff Nauman Midway [5]
Rugby: The World Cup 1991 Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 Walking Circles
Domark
[6]
World Class Rugby 1991 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, SNES, ZX Spectrum Dentons Audiogenic Software Ltd. [7]
World Class Rugby: Five Nations Edition 1992 Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS Dentons Audiogenic Software Ltd. [8]
World Rugby 1992 Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Zeppelin Games Limited
Zeppelin Games Limited [9]
International Rugby Challenge 1993
Mega Drive
Oxford Mobius
Domark
[10]
World Class Rugby 2: Kokunai Gekitou Hen '93 1994 SNES Dentons Misawa
Super rugby 1994 SNES Tose Tonkinhouse [11]
Rugby World Cup '95 1994 Sega Genesis, MS-DOS EA Sports UK EA Sports [12]
Jonah Lomu Rugby 1997 MS-DOS, PlayStation, Saturn Rage Software Codemasters [13]
Championship Rugby Manager 2000 Microsoft Windows Waywardxs Entertainment S.R.L. Midas Interactive Entertainment [14]
Rugby 2000 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 Creative Assembly EA Sports [15]
Rugby 2004 2003 PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows HB Studios EA Sports [16]
Pro Rugby Manager 2004 Microsoft Windows Cyanide
Focus Home Interactive
[17]
World Championship Rugby 2004 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox Swordfish Studios Acclaim Entertainment [18]
Rugby 2005 2005 PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
EA Canada
EA Sports [19]
Rugby 06 2006 PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox HB Studios EA Sports [20]
Rugby Challenge 2006 2006 PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Swordfish Studios Hip Interactive, Ubisoft [21]
Rugby 08 2007 PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows HB Studios EA Sports [22]
Rugby Challenge 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita
Sidhe
Tru Blu Entertainment [23]
Rugby World Cup 2011 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 HB Studios 505 Games [24]
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition

Wallabies Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour EditionAU

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2: Top 14 & Pro D2 EditionFR

All Blacks Rugby Challenge 2: Featuring the Lions TourNZ

2013 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Sidhe
Tru Blu Entertainment [25]
Rugby 15 2014 PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows HB Studios
Bigben Interactive, Maximum Games
[26]
Rugby World Cup 2015 2015 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One HB Studios
Bigben Interactive
, Plug In Digital
[27]
Rugby Challenge 3 2016 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Wicked Witch Software
Tru Blu Entertainment [28]
Rugby 18 2017 Steam (Windows only), PlayStation 4, Xbox One Eko Software
Bigben Interactive
[29]
Rugby 20 2020 Steam (Windows only), PlayStation 4, Xbox One Eko Software Nacon [30]
Rugby Challenge 4 2020 PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Wicked Witch Software
Tru Blu Entertainment [31]
Rugby 22 2022 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Windows Eko Software Nacon [32]
Rugby 24 2024[33] PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Windows Big Ant Studios Nacon [34]

See also

  • Sports game

References

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  12. ^ "Rugby World Cup 95 (1994)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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  21. ^ "Rugby Challenge 2006 (2006)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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  24. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  25. ^ "Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2: Featuring the Lions Tour (2013)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  26. ^ "Rugby 15 (2014)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  27. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015 (2015)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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  30. ^ "Rugby 20".
  31. ^ "Rugby Challenge 4 (2020)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  32. ^ "Rugby 22 Game Available in January 2022 – Teams Announced!". PlayStation Universe. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  33. ^ https://twitter.com/rugbythegame/status/1697157377793851394
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