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Rugby
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

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.

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

Reception

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	PC	PS2
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	7/10^[2]
Game Informer	N/A	7.5/10^[3]
GamePro	N/A	^[4]
GamesMaster	N/A	68%^[5]
GameSpot	N/A	6.8/10^[1]
IGN	N/A	7.3/10^[6]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	8/10^[8]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[7]
PC Zone	68%^[9]	N/A
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	7/10^[10]
BBC Sport	N/A	94%^[11]
FHM	N/A	^[12]

The PS2 version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[15]

^ ^a ^b MacDonald, Ryan (24 July 2001). "Rugby 2002 [sic] Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ EGM staff (September 2001). "Rugby". Electronic Gaming Monthly. p. 145.
^ "Rugby 2002 [sic]". Game Informer. No. 100. August 2001.
^ Jake The Snake (2 August 2001). "EA Sports Rugby Review for PlayStation 2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Rugby". GamesMaster. 2001.
^ Perry, Douglass C. (18 July 2001). "EA Sports Rugby". IGN. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Rugby". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. September 2001.
^ "Rugby". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. 2001.
^ "PC Review: Rugby 2001". PC Zone. 2000.
^ "Review: Rugby". PSM. September 2001.
^ Moore, Jonathon (21 May 2001). "Let's play ... Rugby [2001] (PS2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "EA [Sports] Rugby". FHM. 8–14 July 2001. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Rugby 2001 for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Rugby for PlayStation 2 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Rugby for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

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