Rugby, a game wherein two dozen burly He-Man: Masters Of The Universe rejected action figures battle it out over a massive ostrich egg covered in leather, is apparently quite popular.
It’ll be even more popular than usual this year however, due to various nations sending their national sides to the Rugby World Cup 2015 tournament, which is the closest that we’ll ever get to fully recreating the thunderdome scene from Mad Max 3.
And of course it’ll have a video game tie-in, with a game that looks almost as horribly concussed as the behemoths who play the national game based on these screenshots from Bigben Interactive and HB Studios.
This year’s Rugby World Cup 2015 game comes from the same team that brought you Rugby 15 last year, Bigben Interactive and HB Studios. A game which wasn’t exactly universally loved. It’ll be hitting PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita and PC in September.
It’s a properly official game, so there won’t be any need to create a custom team with people such as Land Rover Botha and Schalk Hamburger, according to my regby knowledge. (Scratch that, I’ve just been educated that only northern hemisphere teams are officially licensed. Time to bust out the thesaurus fellas.)
Last Updated: July 16, 2015
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 16, 2015 at 14:18
Wow, looks….very…..2008
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2015 at 14:35
So Snorre is still the coach? O_o
Klipkop1980
July 16, 2015 at 14:38
Can’t you hear the high pitched shouting from the sideline?
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 16, 2015 at 14:46
YIKES!
Ir0nseraph
July 16, 2015 at 14:52
I love rugby but this game, looks horrible.
DragonSpirit009
July 16, 2015 at 14:20
Sport games baffle me!
Klipkop1980
July 16, 2015 at 14:39
No no, hunting games baffle me.
DragonSpirit009
July 16, 2015 at 14:44
Is hunting games still in the making?!
Have done the real thing so those are just kind of meh for me
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:46
You HUNT? I just hate you! A little. Hang on whilst I go grab a cheese burger!
DragonSpirit009
July 16, 2015 at 14:52
I can handle a little hate 😛
I use too… When I was little and still lived up north. That was basically 20 years ago.
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:57
I forgive you then… 😛
Mossel
July 16, 2015 at 15:17
Me too, just go outside and..well…actually play it. So much more fun!
hairyknees
July 16, 2015 at 14:23
SPERTS!
Splooshypooh
July 17, 2015 at 11:38
Theres always that ONE guy… Had to be you
hairyknees
July 22, 2015 at 18:40
<3
Gareth Runnalls
July 16, 2015 at 14:24
Weirdly, I would take a rugby game over almost any other sports game… except maybe NHL. I hate Fifa, and all racing sims, so there is that…
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2015 at 14:26
Land Rover Botha XD XD XD
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2015 at 14:36
I remember years back there was a guy called Draadkar de Lange who played for Griquas.
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:37
I remember I guy called Pote Human
WitWolfy
July 16, 2015 at 14:46
I remember Naas Botha “Boys, vandag gaan ek tackle!”
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2015 at 14:47
LIES! The player tripped over him
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 17, 2015 at 14:57
Or Baksteen Nel from EP…
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2015 at 14:34
Do you think Liverpool has a chance at winning this time D?
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:36
I’ll get this. Only if they got Leon Schuster’s Hie Kommie Bokke playing during matches and 2 kilo’s of biltong by my side. 1995… Wot a Year!
Klipkop1980
July 16, 2015 at 14:41
Never forget!
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:43
See? So big was the Gees in South Africa at that time, it got even me to watch all the Boks’ matches. And I hate watching rugby.
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:45
LoL. Only see the image now (Tip: If you want people to see a picture, just put refresh in your comment. Disqus is not all that great with displaying images first time round.)
Klipkop1980
July 16, 2015 at 14:47
Ha ha cool thanks.
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:48
I live to help others!
Klipkop1980
July 16, 2015 at 14:52
Do I just gooi it curly brackets or something?
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 15:00
(Refresh)
Klipkop1980
July 16, 2015 at 15:02
(Refresh) Lekker thanks
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 15:03
Jou ma was lekker! (Apparently, if everybody on Lazygamer is to be believe, yomomma jokes is my domain. So I had to throw that in there!)
WitWolfy
July 16, 2015 at 14:37
Meh… Still looks like something PS2-ish…
Brandon van Reenen
July 16, 2015 at 14:42
All I want is a fully licensed cricket game. Don Bradman was great, but I hate that some of the major teams aren’t licensed. And I’m NOT buying FIFA this year. I want a cricket game, ya hear!?
Stosta
July 16, 2015 at 14:50
Haha! More than 2 dozen burly he-men! It really looks mediocre though.
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:52
Yeah! It could do with, I dunno, more explosions! And at random intervals, when you kick the ball, it explodes! Bam! There goes his foot! (If that’s in the game… I’ll pre-order!)
Stosta
July 16, 2015 at 14:56
Or, “There’s the kick-off, taken by the wing who gets brought straight to ground. A ruck is formed and a turn… DRAGON AAAAAAHHHHHHH DDDRRRAAGGGGOOONNN!!!” FFFUUUUUSSSHSHSHSH (blows fire) WHICKAW (whacks players with claws) STOMPY STOMP (stomps), would make this game a bit better…
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 14:59
You bring tears of unadulterated joy to my face!
Hendrik
July 16, 2015 at 14:54
Darryn! Maybe you don’t like rugby, but that is no reason to be mean! I don’t like you anymore!!
The D
July 16, 2015 at 15:01
MY WORK HERE IS DONE!
Dutch Matrix
July 16, 2015 at 15:02
But nobody likes Darryn…
David Dyason
July 16, 2015 at 15:11
Darryn – SARU did confirm that the Springboks will not be officially licensed in this game but rather in Rugby Challenge 3. The same is for NZ and Aus, so it will only be the North Hemisphere teams that will be licences
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The D
July 16, 2015 at 15:13
Eish. Thanks man! I’ll update the post.
David Dyason
July 16, 2015 at 15:19
I received an email from SARU after I asked them. See the following youtube video where this guy also got this confirmation..
Jonah Cash
July 16, 2015 at 15:11
Was exited for this until you wrote that it being made by the same team as last year crapshute!! Aaaargghhhhh how difficult can it be to make a proper Rugby game?
The Sten
July 16, 2015 at 16:19
Can they at least turn down the gamma on those screenshots? o_O
Lardus-Resident Perve
July 16, 2015 at 19:54
Seriously, the last good Rugby game was Jonah Lomu Rugby I played on the Sega Saturn. Tried the new one last year at rAge – it sucked so bad I didn’t even take it for R180 from the BT Games pre-owned bin
Dotpols
July 17, 2015 at 01:04
This really does look awful… clearly just Rugby 15 with a World Cup theme
lindsay tulloch
July 27, 2015 at 08:28
fingers crossed its better than Rugby 15!! With out a doubt the worst game I’ve ever played.
Pedro
August 27, 2015 at 12:12
My biggest question is will there be Online Multiplayer or will it be like Rugby 2015 where its only works for Local Multiplayer games (4 ppl). I think this is a major fail on their side because its not everyday you have someone over to play against and online just works.