List of rugby union video games

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The following is a list of rugby union video games.

TitleRelease datePlatformDeveloperPublisherReferences
Scrum try1984 DECO Cassette System Data East Corp. [1]
International Rugby1985 ZX Spectrum Donald CampbellArtic Computing Ltd [2]
MSX Rugby1985 MSX Panasoft Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd [3]
International Rugby Simulator1988 Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Codemasters Codemasters [4]
Super rugby (Japan)1989NESZAPTSS [1]
Pigskin 621 A.D. 1990Arcade, Sega Mega Drive ("Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl")Brian Colin, Jeff NaumanMidway [5]
Rugby: The World Cup1991 Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 Walking Circles Domark [6]
World Class Rugby1991 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, SNES, ZX Spectrum Dentons Audiogenic Software Ltd. [7]
World Class Rugby: Five Nations Edition1992 Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS Dentons Audiogenic Software Ltd. [8]
World Rugby1992 Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Zeppelin Games Limited Zeppelin Games Limited [9]
International Rugby Challenge 1993 Amiga, Mega Drive Oxford Mobius Domark [10]
World Class Rugby 2: Kokunai Gekitou Hen '931994 SNES DentonsMisawa
Super rugby1994 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 Manager2000 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 Manager2004 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 182017 Steam (Windows only), PlayStation 4, Xbox One Eko Software Bigben Interactive [29]
Rugby Champions2019 Microsoft Windows [[Alternative Software Ltd, Biological Systems Modeling Alternative Software Ltd [30]
Rugby 20 2020 Steam (Windows only), PlayStation 4, Xbox One Eko Software Nacon [31]
Rugby Challenge 42020 PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Wicked Witch Software Tru Blu Entertainment [32]
Rugby 222022 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Windows Eko Software Nacon [33]
Rugby 252024 [34] [35] PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Windows Big Ant Studios Nacon [36]

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