Official Rugby World Cup 2011
Platform: Android, BlackBerry, iOS
Price: Free
Surprisingly good for an official app, with live coverage, intuitively navigable stats and quickly uploaded video highlights. You can buy match tickets in the fan zone and BlackBerry users even get automatic match reminders. Our only gripe is that, on the iPhone at least, the video quality takes a noticeable dip after the first minute.
Flick Kick Rugby
Platform: Android, iOS
Price: S$1.28 / US$0.99
As addictively simple as all the best iPhone games, the premise here is simple. Sure, you can pick from practice, sudden death and arcade mode, and turn the lights down in the stadium; but all it ultimately comes down to is swiping the ball through the posts. One thing we weren’t expecting was the motivational (and sometimes downright odd) rugby-related quotes before each kick-off. Our favorite so far? Robert Lynd’s “It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans.”
Lewis Moody Rugby
Platform: iOS
Price: S$7.75 / US$5.99
Whether you want to take health and fitness advice from someone who missed his country’s opening game with a knee injury is an open question; but there’s no doubting England skipper “Mad Dog” Moody has quite an engine on him. A lot of the content (the diet tips, the set plays, the skill drills) is very rugby-specific, though. Fine if you’re keen to improve your game; but if it’s general gym routines you’re after, look elsewhere.
