Rugby Chairman: take on the challenge, run your club now. Stadium upgrades, sign marquee players, youth investment, sponsors and matchday revenue. Take on the challenge: run your club now Press start Press start Stadium upgrades Sign marquee players Youth investment Sponsors Matchday revenue
TAKE ON THE CHALLENGERUN YOUR CLUB NOW!

HOW IT PLAYS

The players win the matches. You run everything else, one week at a time.

1

Take the chair

Name your club, pick its colours and choose a difficulty. Then it is your ground, your money and your neck.

2

Build the ground

Grow every stand, fill the corners, add boxes, bars and kiosks. Buy land for a fan zone if the council says yes.

3

Sign the stars

Scout, bid, haggle and loan. Marquee signings fill seats, but the wage bill never sleeps.

4

Grow your own

Invest in the academy and coaching. Home-grown talent is cheap, loyal and sells for a fortune.

5

Do the deals

Shirt, sleeve and stadium naming rights. Win games and better offers come knocking.

6

Run matchday

Price every ticket, pint and pie. Push too hard and the fans boycott. Watch it live or sim the week.

7

Europe and Tests

Finish top four for the European Cup. Lose your best players to the Autumn Tests, Six Nations and World Cup.

8

Keep the board happy

Hit their targets each season. Miss too many and you get a warning. Run out of warnings and you are out.

DIFFICULTY LEVELS

Chosen when you take the chair. No changing your mind halfway through.

EASY

Tag Rugby

The gentle way in. Build an empire and try ideas.

  • £1.5M cash, £500k debt
  • No matchday running costs
  • Three board warnings
Chairmen who last 3 seasons
About 10 in 12
NORMAL

Pint & a Pie

Profits have to be earned. Bad pricing costs you.

  • £800k cash, £1M debt
  • Matchday running costs
  • Stands take weeks to build
  • Wage rises after good seasons
  • The odd Chairman's Inbox crisis
Chairmen who last 3 seasons
About 8 in 12
HARD

Rolling Maul

Tight margins, a demanding board and rivals who spend.

  • £300k cash, £2M debt, a tired ground
  • Higher running costs and 25% tax on profit
  • Two board warnings, tougher targets
  • Stronger, richer rivals
  • Frequent Inbox crises
Chairmen who last 3 seasons
About 6 in 12
BRUTAL

Front Row Ironman

Rolling Maul with one life.

  • Everything in Rolling Maul
  • One board warning and you are out
  • The biggest Chairman Rating multiplier
Chairmen who last 3 seasons
About 4 in 12

Your Chairman Rating is scaled by difficulty, so a mid-table finish on Ironman can beat a title on Tag Rugby.