How to Play Fantasy Rugby on MyTeam11?

 

The fantasy world has been witnessing a steep rise in terms of popularity since long, and the present COVID-19 conditions just fueled the already intense popularity of the concept. With various games offered on a single platform, fantasy sports allow fans to feel the real-time excitement and thrill of the game at their fingertips. One of the leading fantasy sports platforms in India, MyTeam11 recently became the first-ever to launch fantasy rugby to the Indian audience. 

Sharing a striking similarity with the Football, the game of Rugby is attracting various eye-balls in the nation. However, if you are still unaware of how to play fantasy rugby on MyTeam11, then, here’s the deal:

How to Play Fantasy Rugby on MyTeam11? 

To play fantasy rugby online on MyTeam11, download the platform’s app and create an account. If you are an already registered user of MyTeam11, then you are good to go. Get through all the mandatory verification process of the platform to make playing & winning easier. Once you have registered or verified your account, follow the below steps to play fantasy rugby online in India:

·         Choose ‘Rugby’ as your preferred option from the Sports Menu on the homepage. 

·         Pick a match that you would like to join. 

·         Choose a contest and start creating your team of 13 Players within a fixed budget of 100 virtual credit points. You can choose players from both sides. 

·         Choose your captain and vice-captain to earn extra points. The captain of your fantasy rugby team is given 2x points & the vice-captain as 1.5x points. 

·         After creating your team, join the contest and wait for the real-time match to begin. 

·         The teams in a contest are awarded points on the basis of the real-time performance of selected players. The team with the heist aggregate of points is given the highest rank. 

How does my team score points? 

A fantasy rugby team is awarded points on the basis of the real-time performance of the selected players in the team in compliance with the ‘Point System’ of the platform. 

Rugby Fantasy Point System on MyTeam11 can be defined as:

Activity	Definition	Points
Play Time	Played for 50 minutes or more	4 Points
	Played for less than 50 minutes	2 Point
Try	Player successfully scores a try	10 Points
Goal	Successful conversion or penalty attempt	4 Points
Field Goal	Successful attempt at drop goal	8 Points
Try Assist	Action that created a Try Scoring chance for a team mate	8 Points
Line Break	Ball carrier breaks the defensive line in open play. If no previous line break has been registered it can also be applied as a player crosses the try line, even if he is still in contact.	6 Points
Line Break  Assist	An action by attacking player that has led to or created the chance of a Line Break.	4 Points
Tackle	Player successfully halts the progress of opposition in possession of the ball	2 Points
Tackle Break	Player breaks free of defensive players who have initiated an attempted tackle	5 Points
Missed Tackle	Player has missed or fallen off a tackle	-4 Points
Offload	Player successfully passes whilst in contact with defensive players	4 Points
Error	Attributed to players when they make a mistake such as dropping or passing the ball forward resulting in a turnover or repeat set.	-4 Points
40/20 or 20/40	A kick from on or behind the 40m /20m line in the player’s half of the field that successfully goes out of the field of play on or inside the 20m /40m line of the opposition half	6 Points
Total Meters gained	All meters run by a players with the ball in hand	Total meters run divided by every 10 meters completed
Kick Meters	All in-field meters travelled by the ball after kicked by a player	Total Meters gained kicking divided by every 20 meters completed
Penalty conceded	All infringements of the rules leading to the opposition receiving a penalty	-4 Points
Sin-Bin/Send-Off	All infringements of the rules leading to the opposition receiving a penalty	-8/-12 Point
Try Saves	Action by defence that prevents a try being scored	8 Points
Kicks Defused	Successful action preventing opposition scoring or regaining the ball.	2 Points
Forced Drop-outs	Action resulting in a player being ‘forced’ in goal resulting in a drop-out.	4 Points