With a $100 million budget, fans can select the ultimate team from the Southern Hemisphere’s premier international rugby competition, with players from the All Blacks, Wallabies, Los Pumas and Springboks. Fantasy players will earn points based on their chosen team’s on-field actions, like tries, conversions, line-breaks, tackles, offloads, and 50:22s.
While many will have their sights set on the $5,000 USD grand prize, fans can also create leagues to compete for ultimate bragging rights with friends, family, and other fans around the world.
Two of the highest-priced players in the game are both outside backs, South African winger Cheslin Kolbe and All Blacks fullback Will Jordan, each valued at $10 million.
Ardie Savea and Springboks captain Siya Kolisi are the most expensive forwards, both priced at $8 million.
Fullback Tom Wright is Australia’s highest-priced player at $8.5 million, while flyhalf Tomás Albornoz leads the way for Argentina at $8 million.
Fans are restricted to a minimum of three players and a maximum of six players from any Rugby Championship nation in their fantasy team.
Fans will also have access to three boosters designed to supercharge their scoring:
Triple Captain
Triples your captain’s points for one match.
Co-Captains
Doubles the points for two selected captains for one round.
Limitless
Grants unlimited budget for one round only.
With The Rugby Championship taking place over seven weeks, boosters will be a key part of Fantasy players strategy as they make their weekly selections.
Fantasy rugby is the ultimate test of rugby knowledge and tactical thinking, and no one has proved that more than Callum Brown of Melbourne, the inaugural winner of Fantasy Super Rugby Pacific.
He’s provided fans with some hot tips ahead of The Rugby Championship starting.
- It’s a short competition, you will need to take some risks, but don’t be too reckless, consistency will win out.
- Pick consistent players as captain. Having a solid and safe captain score each round will be better than taking a huge risk each round.
- Enjoy watching the games outside of your favourite team!
- Get familiar with the scoring system, being a player on the field doesn’t always translate to fantasy points!
With the game now live, fans can take the reins and put their rugby knowledge to the test throughout the 2025 season.
Play now at playfantasyrugby.com
