Rules

League Structure


The league is made up of 8 teams, from around the globe. You play everyone twice, ie 14 games.

Once the league has finished the league will be split by the top four teams and the bottom four. The top four and bottom four will both compete in the Cup and Plate competitions respectively. 

Every manager needs to predict on ALL matches apart from your own.

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League Cup

There will also be Knockout Cup competition that will take place in the duration of the season. Format to be decided.

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Match-day Squads

The only quota on match day squads in league games is that the starting XV, must contain 5 players from both the North and South Hemispheres. Furthermore in total the match day squad must contain a 7:7 split. The remaining players can be from whatever hemisphere. 

At least 2 props and 1 hooker on the bench.

All players must be eligible (not injured or banned).

Failure to comply with these rules will result in forfeiting the match and a 1 league point deduction.

If you fail to submit a team for a match, then the other team will be automatically awarded a 30-0 bonus point win. If both teams fail to submit a team, then it will be scored as a 0-0 draw.

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Your Squad Page


You will need the following:

1. A list of your full squad is needed. If you Sign someone then Add them to your list - If you sell someone make sure you remove them. 
2. Your budget
3. Your starting line up if you wish
4. Please keep your squad page tidy.

The maximum squad size is 40. Initially, you can pick 30 players for your starting squad.


Any breach of the limits will incur a fine of £2m.

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Transfers; 

Domestic Transfers
Domestic transfers must be confirmed by both managers on each others team page. One must then confirm the transfer on the confirmation page. 

Loans are permitted and the terms are to be agreed between the managers in question. The minimum loan period is 2 weeks.

If any deals are grossly biased to one side I reserve the right to cancel them.


Foreign Transfers
To make foreign transfers, place a price on the foreign bidding page which you think is reasonable. You must have the cash in your budget to bid. 

You can bid for a maximum of ONE player per post, and you cannot bid for another player until you have signed or withdrawn your bid for that player.


Releasing players
If you want to release players that you are struggling to sell to other teams, you can release them for half their current value on the released players page. 

Simply list the players you wish to release, and I will get back to you with prices. Please then let me know if you accept or reject the prices, and confirm the accepted releases on the confirmation page.

ALL recalls will be at double the release price, and this can also be done on the releases page. Even if you have just released a player and wish to recall him you have to pay double.

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Injuries

Each month you will be given four injuries;

1 for one week
1 for two weeks
1 for three weeks
1 for four weeks

Make sure you update your squad to reflect these injuries.

any academy rules?

Nope no academies. If the league goes more two or three seasons. I'd consider putting something together.

They used to just restart every season with different teams

Could do, but if in the unlucky circumstances we keep most of the same managers and teams we could introduce academies.