Create a live draft for Rugby Union
Draft a full rugby union squad live, from front row to back three, with auctions and anti-snipe bidding for the marquee names. Run a snake draft, a budget auction, or a hybrid of both — all in real time. $49 once, and everyone you invite plays free.
A board tuned for rugby union
Filter and sort players by position, team, and your own custom ratings so the right pick is always one tap away.
Positions on the board
Draft the biggest names
Load players from across international rugby and club competitions — for example:
How to run a rugby union draft
Build your rugby union board
Upload a CSV of players from international rugby and club competitions with your own ranks and any rating columns you care about, or start from a template and edit it.
Set the format and invite your league
Choose a snake draft, a budget auction, or a hybrid of both, set the order or randomise it, then share one join link with your managers.
Draft it live
Every manager picks on the same synced clock. Auto-pick keeps the rugby union draft moving if someone loses signal, and the commissioner can undo a pick or skip a turn if it goes wrong.
The full draft engine, included
Every feature works for rugby union out of the box. No add-ons, no per-seat fees.
Draft literally anything
Upload a CSV with unlimited custom rating columns, or start from a community or system template. Players, teams, prospects, keepers — if it fits in a list, you can draft it.
Snake & standard drafts
Run classic linear or snake drafts with configurable rounds, roster sizes, and per-pick timers that keep the board moving.
Budget auctions
Full nomination auctions with live bidding, anti-snipe extensions, max bids, and minimum increments. Salary caps optional.
Hybrid format
Auction the top N of your board, then snake-draft the rest. The best of both worlds in a single event.
Truly live & synced
Server-authoritative clocks keep every manager on the exact same second. Drop off and reconnect anytime — your seat is waiting.
Auto-pick on the clock
Nobody likes waiting on an AFK manager. Optional auto-pick takes the best available by rank the moment the timer hits zero.
Friends, invites & lobby
Add friends by username, invite them to your event, set or randomize the draft order, and ready-up together in the lobby.
Live chat & sound alerts
Talk trash in real time and get an audible heads-up when you are on the clock. Zero email spam, zero refresh-to-see-the-pick.
Public spectating
Open the doors and let the league, the group chat, or the whole internet watch your draft unfold pick by pick.
Pro-grade board tools
Search, sort, and filter the pool by position, team, and any custom rating. Never scroll past your sleeper again.
No duplicate picks, ever
Database-level locks and a per-event mutex make double-picks and race conditions impossible, even with a full room bidding at once.
Template marketplace
Browse ready-made community and system templates for dozens of sports, or publish your own for the world to draft.
Photos on every pick
Add headshots or logos to every draftable item so the board looks like a broadcast, not a spreadsheet.
Anonymous auction bidding
Hide bidder identities during the auction for pure, poker-faced price discovery. No tells, no collusion.
Everything, forever, for $49$29
Run unlimited drafts, at any size, with every feature — forever. Your second draft costs nothing. So does your two-hundredth. Split across a 12-person league that is $4.08 a head — once, not every season.
Not a subscription. No renewals, no per-draft fees, no per-seat pricing, and no card kept on file.
Create unlimited drafts, forever
Unlimited participants in every draft
Custom CSV datasets with unlimited rating columns
Community & system templates
Everyone you invite plays free
Priority support
30-day money-back guarantee — no reason required.
Rugby Union draft questions
Can I run a Rugby Union draft with my own rankings?
Absolutely. Upload a CSV of players with your own ranks and custom columns, or start from a Rugby Union template and tweak it. Your board, your rules.
Does LiveDraft-It support Rugby Union auctions?
Yes. Run a full budget auction for your Rugby Union pool with per-manager budgets, minimum bid increments, anti-snipe extensions and optional anonymous bidding — or mix an auction and a snake draft together with the hybrid format.
Is there a Rugby Union template I can use?
Browse the template marketplace for community and system Rugby Union datasets, or build your own in minutes and optionally share it with everyone.
How much does it cost?
$49, once. That is a LiveDraft Lifetime license: unlimited drafts, unlimited participants, every feature, forever. It is not a subscription and there are no per-draft or per-seat fees.
Do the people I invite have to pay?
No, and they never will. Everyone you invite plays free, forever. No seats, no per-player fees, no account upsell. Only the person running the draft needs a license, so a twelve-person league costs $49 in total.
Is it a subscription? Does it expire?
Neither. You pay once and the license is yours permanently — no renewals, no expiry, no card kept on file for later.
What features does the license include?
All of them. Every format (snake, standard, auction, hybrid), custom CSV datasets with unlimited rating columns, photos on the board, anonymous auction bidding, live chat, spectating, auto-pick, the template library, and priority support. There is no higher tier to buy.
Do I need to know how to code or use a spreadsheet?
No. Start from a ready-made template in one click, or upload a simple CSV. We provide a downloadable template with the columns already set up for you.
How many people can join a draft?
As many as your format needs. Invite friends by username, set the draft order, and everyone joins the live room from any device — no installs required.
What draft formats are supported?
Standard and snake drafts, budget auctions with anti-snipe and max bids, and a hybrid mode that auctions the top of your board before drafting the rest.
What happens if someone loses connection?
The clock is server-authoritative, so the draft stays in sync for everyone. Anyone who drops can reconnect and resume exactly where they left off, and optional auto-pick keeps things moving on the clock.
Can other people watch our draft?
Yes — flip on public spectating and anyone with the link can follow along pick by pick, live.
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Ready to draft Rugby Union?
Create your league, load your board, and go live in minutes. One payment covers every draft you run.