''Rugby Challenge 3'' is a

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, developed by

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and published by

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. This is the third game in the ''Rugby Challenge'' series. It is the sequel to '' Rugby Challenge'' and '' Rugby Challenge 2'', both of which were developed by Sidhe. ''Rugby Challenge 3'' was released on

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on April 14, 2016 in New Zealand, and in Australia on April 22, 2016. It was released for

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on June 24, 2016. ''Rugby Challenge 3'' is the first game in the series to include the seven-a-side variant of rugby union. It is also the first in the series to include a licence for SANZAR teams. However, it does not feature the

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or The Pro12.

Features

The features and content of Rugby Challenge 3 include: *Updated graphics for the next-gen consoles. *English language commentary from Grant Nisbett and

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and French language commentary from Eric Bayle and

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. *Full SANZAR licence, marking the first time in Rugby Challenge that the full official

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will be playable instead of the generic Super 15.

New features and game modes

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*Be a Pro Mode - join a club as a rookie player and work your way up over 13 seasons *FanHub - Create, edit and share players *Full official licences with

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and

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national teams. *Fully Licensed

, as well as feeder competitions, including South Africa's

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, Australia's

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, and New Zealand's Mitre 10 Cup. *

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will be licensed due to licensing with the

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Stadiums: Rugby Challenge 3 will feature over 40 stadiums, including all 14 from New Zealand's

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(formerly ITM) Cup.

Info

The game was released in New Zealand on April 14, 2016, and in Australia on April 22, 2016. Rugby Challenge 3 was available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.

Game modes

*Single Match *Competition Mode *Career Mode *FanHub *Be a Pro Mode *Online Multi-Player Mode

Exceptions from previous games

Unlike the 1st and 2nd Rugby Challenge game, this version won't include the

and

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tournaments due to the rights being licensed by Bigben Interactive.

Extensive customisation

As a tradition in Rugby Challenge titles, players will have the ability to extensively customise the players and teams and will be able to do so even more extensively this time with the new FanHub, where players can be uploaded to share with the community. A demo version of the FanHub for Windows was released on 28 July 2015 when the game was officially announced.

References

External links

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