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Jonah Lomu Rugby

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Codemasters

Developer: Rage Software

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1997-04-18^[1]		T-12003H-50
FR	1997		T-12003H-09

ELSPA

Jonah Lomu Rugby is a rugby union game released for the Sega Saturn exclusively in Europe, sponsored by the late New Zealand All Black player Jonah Lomu. In-game commentary is also provided by commentators Bill Beaumont and Bill McLaren.

Ports also exist for the PlayStation and IBM PC compatibles running DOS. All were developed by Rage Software and published by Codemasters under their short-lived "Sportsmaster" label in 1997

Gameplay

Jonah Lomu Rugby is the only rugby game for the Saturn and is loosely based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup (though lacks an official license for the event, debuted two years later and features some teams which did not qualify - an official tie in, Rugby World Cup 1995 was released by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive).

Players can compete in friendlies, tournaments, a world cup, territories cups and "classic matches" based on real-life scenarios from previous World Cups. Jonah Lomu is a selectable player and is the only person who cannot be tackled, to the point where the All Blacks have a significant advantage over everyone else and are typically avoided by purists wanting a fair match. Unlike more modern interpretations of the sport, Jonah Lomu Rugby opts for a quicker-paced arcade style of play.

Teams

Jonah Lomu Rugby features 32 teams from around the world:

Argentina
Australia
Canada
China
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
England
Fiji
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Malaysia
Namibia
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Romania
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Tonga
USA
Wales
Western Samoa
Zimbabwe
????

In addition to this, six bonus teams also exist in the game as easter eggs:

The Barbarians
British Lions
World XV
Codemasters
Rage All-Stars
Team Lomu

Team Lomu is a side made up entirely of clones of Jonah Lomu.

Magazine articles

Main article: Jonah Lomu Rugby/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #24: "October 1997" (1997-09-17)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #25: "November 1997" (1997-10-15)^[2]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles News (FR)

PAL

84

^[4]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

89

^[5]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

87

^[6]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

75

^[7]

Saturn Power (UK)

PAL

79

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[9]

	84
Based on 6 reviews

Jonah Lomu Rugby

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, FR
Cover

References

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p49-1] File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 49

[:File:SSM_UK_25.pdf_p2-2] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 2

[:File:SSM_UK_21.pdf_p62-3] File:SSM_UK_21.pdf, page 62

[:File:ConsolesNews_FR_14.pdf_p124-4] Consoles News, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-28), page 124

[:File:Joypad_FR_068.pdf_p110-5] Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:MegaForce_FR_59.pdf_p44-6] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:Playmag_FR_17.pdf_p116-7] Playmag, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_03.pdf_p68-8] Saturn Power, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 68

[:File:SSM_UK_21.pdf_p62-9] Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 62

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 '''''Jonah Lomu Rugby''''' is a rugby union game released for the [[Sega Saturn]] exclusively in Europe, sponsored by the late New Zealand All Black player [[wikipedia:Jonah Lomu|Jonah Lomu]]. In-game commentary is also provided by commentators [[wikipedia:Bill Beaumont|Bill Beaumont]] and [[wikipedia:Bill McLaren|Bill McLaren]].
-Ports also exist for the PlayStation and IBM PC compatibles running DOS. All were developed by [[Rage Software]] and published by [[Codemasters]] under their short-lived "Sportsmaster" label in 1997
+Ports also exist for the [[PlayStation]] and IBM PC compatibles running DOS. All were developed by [[Rage Software]] and published by [[Codemasters]] under their short-lived "Sportsmaster" label in 1997
 ==Gameplay==