![]() ![]() ![]() Having launched in December 2006 the game broke the nine thousand users worldwide mark after a marketing campaign during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. On a hung-over Sunday in the middle of 2005, Matt, a member of Hattrick and Battrick, began to wonder about creating a rugby version of those games. As Matt lacked the development skills needed to create such a game, he brought the idea to a friend, Jeremy Bell, who had the skills necessary to turn Matt’s idea into fruition. His first step was to get Jeremy to play Hattrick, which he did. At the time though, Jeremy was busy with other endeavours in his own business and university. It wasn’t until January 2006, when Jeremy was looking for new business opportunities, that he decided to take on the (unknowingly at the time) massive task that became Blackout Rugby. Over a few drinks at Matt's modest Hamilton, New Zealand house, the game was transformed from idea to reality and the initial plans were put on paper. Since that day Matt has had a leading role in shaping the game and the final decisions always came down to him. Pacific Islands with around 2,700 clubs (which include the countries Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga).They also have an initial bank balance to spend on improving training facilities, hire higher level staff, invest in their Youth Academy or spend on the transfer market.īlackout Rugby currently includes thirty-four nations: Features Ī new user joining Blackout Rugby is given a new rugby club in their chosen country complete with: Almost two years later, Jeremy saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and together with Matt, released the game to the world.įollowing the site launch in 2006, the game went beta on 7 October 2007 with a second beta stage then commencing on 27 November 2007.įinally, after many delays and over two years of development, Blackout Rugby went gold on 14 December 2007, attracting considerable attention from the New Zealand national press. Within each nation teams compete in a league pyramid over seasons of sixteen weeks, the first 14 of them being round robin games with each team versing the other teams twice once at home and another away, each with a knock-out cup taking place on the intervening Wednesdays. Users also have the options of arranging friendlies with any team in the BR world. ![]()
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