Rugby 2005

Rugby 2005 is a game in the Rugby series by EA Sports. The game allows players to play as many Rugby nations, both major and minor, and includes many tournaments, such as the Rugby World Cup, the Tri Nations, the Six Nations, and the Super 12.

Rugby 2005
Australian PlayStation 2 cover featuring Wallabies' player George Smith.
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Release	NA: March 11, 2005 (PS2, Xbox)[1] EU: March 18, 2005
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The newer version of this game is Rugby 06, also by EA Sports. It also includes a fictional "World League" where teams from the Guinness Premiership, Celtic League, Top 14, Super 12, and other domestic leagues compete against each other in a three-stage promotion and regulation structure with a knock out cup also contested. Commentary is provided by Ian Robertson and Murray Mexted.

Rugby 2005 is the first EA Rugby title for Xbox, while the Windows version was canceled in the US.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	N/A	71/100[2]	75/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS2	Xbox
GamePro	N/A	[4]	[4]
GameSpot	N/A	7.1/10[5]	7.1/10[5]
GameSpy	N/A	[6]	[6]
GameZone	N/A	8.3/10[7]	8.2/10[8]
IGN	N/A	8/10[9]	8/10[9]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[10]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	7.2/10[11]
PC Gamer (UK)	49%[12]	N/A	N/A
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	6.5/10[13]	N/A
X-Play	N/A	[14]	[14]
BBC Sport	85%[15]	85%[15]	85%[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald	N/A	[16]	N/A

The PC and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[17][3][2]