Tech Shout!

Electronic Arts (EA) has shipped EA SPORTS Rugby 06, which is now available in stores. Produced by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., EA SPORTS Rugby 06 throws you back into the scrum to experience rugby as if you were sitting in the stadium and watching an intense live match.

Whether competing in the Super 14, the Six Nations, or the Guinness Premiership championships, players can keep the match flowing with a new off-load passing system, quick line-outs and penalties, a host of new set plays and more responsive gameplay.

Improved stadium models, 3D field textures and authentic atmosphere effects, such as visible player breath, enhance the sense of realism within the game. With more licensed teams than ever before, lead your squad to victory with key impact players whose inspirational moves and special abilities can mean the difference between a defeat and victory.

EA SPORTS Rugby 06 is available on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.

The game is rated “E” (Everyone) with descriptor: Mild Language by the ESRB with a MSRP of $29.99.

So get into the game with TV-style presentation, stadiums from all over the world, including Twickenham, Lansdowne Road, the Millennium stadium and Murrayfield and commentary from the respected commentator Ian Robertson and All Black legend Grant Fox.