# Rugby Manager : Be a manager

> Become a rugby manager !

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024979276](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024979276)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1024979276`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sweet Nitro SL
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (156 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-22
- **First published:** 2015-08-08
- **Size:** 97 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rugby-manager-be-a-manager/id1024979276)
- **Website:** [https://www.sweetnitro.com/game.php?site=rs](https://www.sweetnitro.com/game.php?site=rs)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sweetnitro.com/en/policy.php?site=rs](https://www.sweetnitro.com/en/policy.php?site=rs)

## Description

Become a rugby manager and lead your team to victory. Create your own rugby club, train players, prepare strategy, and win championships. Play against friends or other players in a variety of competitions.

Rugby Manager features advanced player training, a live bidding system for recruits, tailored tactical instructions, and an innovative tool for crafting realistic team strategies. Enjoy amazing real-time matches, build your stadium, and compete in championships—all in a free-to-play game with optional in-game purchases.

## Rankings

- #115,022 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Rugby Manager for being fun, engaging, and rugby-focused with deep strategic elements and broad appeal to rugby fans. However, repeated concerns include persistent connectivity and online-play requirements that disrupt play, a freemium monetization model that can feel pay-to-win, and criticisms that the game lacks depth and realism compared with top sim games like Football Manager, with some AI and pacing issues. Overall, it’s a compelling rugby-management sim for fans, but struggles with online stability, monetization frustration, and depth.

### Pros

- Fun, engaging, and addictive rugby management gameplay.
- Rich strategic depth with both team-wide and individual-player management.
- Educational and rugby-focused, helping players learn about the sport while staying entertained.
- Strong appeal to rugby fans; captures rugby gameplay on mobile.

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity issues and online requirements that hinder play.
- Freemium monetization can feel like pay-to-win; purchases don’t guarantee success.
- Lacks depth and realism compared with top simulation games like Football Manager; AI and in-game decisions can feel shallow.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024979276)