How To Play
Playing skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby is easy. Once you've registered, all you need to do is log in each week and predict the winning team and margin for each of the coming weekend's games. We will then compare your picks to what really happened and award you points accordingly. Compete with your mates to score your own status points and be in with a chance of winning great season prizes.
Earning Points
For each game featured in skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby you'll earn 5 points for correctly predicting the winning team and an extra 3 points if you pick the right margin (give you a total of 8 points per game for picking the correct team and margin). Predicting a draw is a gutsy call so we'll give you double points if you pick this correctly - that means you can earn as many as 16 points from just one game!
Make Your Picks
It couldn't be easier. When you log in, go from your personal home page straight to the Make Your Picks area then make one selection for each match. Your options are to select either side to win by 13 or more, 12 or less or a draw. The following example shows a prediction that the Hurricanes will beat the Bulls by a margin between 1 and 12 points.
Player Picks and TAB odds.
To help you make your picks we will calculate the proportion of skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby players who have selected each margin and we will hourly display these statistics within the "Player Picks" section under each game. The odds offered by the New Zealand TAB will also be displayed to help players with their selections.
Random Picks
Not sure which team to back? Make a Random Pick by clicking on the "Make Random Picks" button on the Make Your Picks page. This will make a fully random selection, which you can then save or modify.
DEADLINE - 6pm FRIDAY
So make your picks for each game in the round, hit "Save My Picks" and let the points rack up! Remember you'll need to get your picks done before 6pm Friday (NZ time).
Default Picks
If you can't get your picks in before the deadline, we'll make them for you - but only on the first two occasions. Our default picks are always the home teams by 13+, so you'll be better off if you make picks yourself!
Prizes
Click here to view a full list of skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby prizes.
Your Mates
Rivalry with your mates and family makes skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby even more fun. By creating your own mates list, you can track exactly how they're doing and measure your own success against them.
With the search function it's easy to find your mates. All you need to do is search for your mates then add them to your mates list. Each time you visit the site you can instantly track their performance. You can even add from our list of Rugbyheads to see how you rate against the best in the business.
After the close off time for each round you can see your mate's picks on the mates page to see who they are backing and after the points update to see how they scored.
Rugbyheads
Test your performance against our panel of experts or use their picks to improve your own game.
Here's the line-up:
- Tony Johnson
- Grant Nisbett
- Melodie Robinson
- Doug Golightly
- Grant Kereama
- Scott Stevenson
- James McOnie
- Ian Smith
- Ian Jones
- John Campbell
Email Updates
Each week we'll send you an email on Monday advising you of your score. You'll also receive a last minute email if you haven't already made your picks just before the Thursday deadline. You can opt out of email contact but it's a useful way to ensure you don't miss out on any skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby action.
SMS Messaging
Can't wait for your skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby email messages? You can also keep informed when you're away from your computer with skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby SMS messages. There's a range of SMS messages to choose, either subscribe to automated alerts or use our on-demand SMS service to get the information when you want it. Click here for full details on our SMS services.
FAQs
If you need more information on skysport.co.nz Virtual Rugby check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or send an email to webmaster@virtualrugby.co.nz.
Let me at it!
You now know all you need to play! First though be sure you've registered. If not, click REGISTER NOW. If you are registered, see if you can find your mates or simply make your picks!
