A free rugby manager game you play in your browser

Most rugby games put you on the pitch. Rugby Chairman puts you in the boardroom. You decide who the club signs and how much it pays, what the fans pay to get in, how big the ground gets and who coaches the side.

• Transfers and contracts

  Scout players, bid for them, haggle over fees and wages, renew contracts and sell the ones who no longer fit, all under a salary cap.

• Live matches

  Watch every match from the box in top-down pixel art, with highlights, near misses and full commentary, or take an instant result.

• Half-time team talks

  In close and big games you are called into the dressing room: go for the throat, back the coach or shut up shop.

• The board and the money

  Ticket and pint prices, sponsors, running costs and a board that expects results. Run out of money and you are out of a job.

Yes. There is nothing to buy and no sign-up. The game runs entirely in your browser and saves your club on your device automatically, so you can close the tab and carry on later.

You can run up to three clubs on one device, and play a quick Daily Chairman Challenge alongside your season.

Press Take the chair, name your club, pick its colours and choose how hard you want it. A short tour shows you round the office, then your first match is a click away. A full season takes anything from twenty minutes to a few evenings.