Rugby (video game)

Rugby (known as EA Sports Rugby, and as Rugby 2001 in the European PC version; often mislabeled as Rugby 2002)^[1] is the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series. The game was developed by Creative Assembly and published by EA Sports. The game is EA Sports' first rugby union game on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2, and was succeeded by Rugby 2004. Rugby features over 20 teams, over 500 players and over 20 stadiums. The game's commentators are Bill McLaren and former England International Jamie Salmon.

Rugby
PlayStation 2 cover featuring English international Martin Johnson
Developer(s)	Creative Assembly
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Composer(s)	Jeff van Dyck
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release	Microsoft Windows EU: 1 September 2000 PlayStation 2 EU: 15 June 2001 NA: 16 July 2001
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The game featured the national teams who took part in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS2
GameRankings	68%[2]	76%[3]
Metacritic	N/A	73/100[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS2
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	7/10[5]
Game Informer	N/A	7.5/10[6]
GamePro	N/A	[7]
GamesMaster	N/A	68%[8]
GameSpot	N/A	6.8/10[1]
IGN	N/A	7.3/10[9]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	8/10[10]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[11]
PC Zone	68%[12]	N/A
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	7/10[13]
BBC Sport	N/A	94%[14]
FHM	N/A	[15]

The PS2 version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4]