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
|
