DOR is an online rugby manager game where you take the role of a Director of Rugby at a professional club. You influence your team's results through creating and managing your squad successfully, arranging training sessions and picking your team and tactics. You do not control players in a match.
Matches are automatically played by the game system each Saturday at 3pm (UK time), with the results usually available at 5pm (UK time). DOR is based on a large and accurate player database with great realism and detail; and you take part with other rugby fans managing competing teams.
In the FREE game, you can choose one club to manage when you join up. The game system will allocate you to a vacancy at the club you have chosen. Leagues (and the clubs in them) simulate the major competitions such as the English Premiership and Championship, Celtic League, French Top 14 and Super 15. You also take part in national and European cup tournaments and there is qualification, relegation and promotion. The major International tournaments are integrated into DOR and your players may be called up for international duty.
In the FREE game, you can choose one club to manage when you join up. The game system will allocate you to a vacancy at the club you have chosen. Leagues (and the clubs in them) simulate the major competitions such as the English Premiership and Championship, Celtic League, French Top 14 and Super 15. You also take part in national and European cup tournaments and there is qualification, relegation and promotion. The major International tournaments are integrated into DOR and your players may be called up for international duty.
You can join the free game (without providing credit card information or downloading anything) and be playing in minutes. DOR PRO has all the features of the basic game but with some enhanced features. To compare the two types of account please click here.
The game has a help feature for every function within the game, but for more general question please see the FAQ sections below.
The DOR player database holds detailed information on over 4,000 professional players and we are proud that it is virtually 100% accurate. New users often take over a club where a previous DOR has perhaps released existing players or acquired new ones so this explains why the squad you take over may differ from real life. The only way to ensure an absolutely accurate squad is to buy DOR PRO and start a private game ( a private game uses brand new squads)
Some DORs like to track the real life squad of their favourite team. If the player exists in the game he will be at another club (although bear in mind that he may have moved from where you think he might be!).You can find him by using the search facility and try to buy out his contract. There is, of course, no guarantee that his DOR will be prepared to sell him to you.
Also, players are constantly being added to the game; for example where a player is promoted from the academy or when a team brings in a southern hemisphere player from below Super XV level. In these cases the player will be added to the database and appears in the correct squad for new scenarios and is added to the game as a free agent in scenarios that have already started. It is usually quite easy to sign a free agent.
One of our key aims in DOR is to make the game as realistic as possible, so you need to take a number of factors into account - as you would in real life.
It is sensible to rotate your squad, allowing fatigued players to recover to full (100%) fitness. Also, players might get injured and may not be available for selection for anything from 1 to 14 weeks. Players will be suspended for 1 red card or 3 cumulative yellow cards received. If you have players of international standard in your squad they may be called up for international duty (meaning a possible absence of up to 6 weeks).
On the other hand, there is a salary cap of £60,000 per week so you can't have unlimited players. And even if you could, you must be able to afford them otherwise you will run out of money. Remember, players lose morale when they are not selected.
It's a balancing act, as it is in the real world, and a good DOR will find the right balance between all of these sometimes conflicting factors.
When you choose your club (when joining the game) the game system allocates you to the newest scenario (or game world) with a vacancy for that club. Even if your friend joins DOR at the same time as you, it is unlikely that you will be in the same scenario. The only way to do this is to buy DOR PRO and start a private game.
There is a short break and then the next season starts. You keep the same squad of players, and your team may be promoted or relegated or may qualify for the European Cup or Shield depending on its finishing position in the previous season.
Regional events (such as 6 Nations) and the World Cup are held every season. National team managers in your scenario (or game world) will pick a squad of 30 players and these players will not be available to play for your club team or the duration of those tournaments. Just as in the real world, if you have international players in your squad you need to think about who will replace them when they are away.
You are allowed to operate with a negative bank balance but whilst you are "in the red" you will not be able to offer new contracts to your existing players, nor acquire additional players (even if you are under the salary cap) nor will you be allowed to hire coaches. It really is best to avoid getting into this situation
Every game function and page has a help facility (currently being updated) which provides detailed help to guide you.
You can click here to go to our comparison page which shows the extra features DOR PRO provides. In addition to everything in the FREE game, you can manage up to five club teams, three national teams and create and control a private game. A private game is the only way to guarantee that you get to play with your friends and the only way to guarantee absolutely up to date squads.
You can pay for your DOR PRO subscription with a debit or credit card. Our secure payment provider is PayPal and Director of Rugby does not see nor retain any card information. DOR PRO is a subscription product which you can cancel at any time. If you do not wish to continue with your DOR PRO subscription please make sure that you cancel the subscription with PayPal as we cannot do that for you even if you quit the game.
Yes, of course - and that can make the cost of a private game very cheap indeed. As the game owner you will have to organise your friends to contribute.
No, only the game owner has to pay. Everyone else can join the game for free (as long as they have the game owner's permission which is granted by a special password)
First you need to buy DOR PRO. Then, when you are logged into the DOR Game, go to "My Teams" and click on "create a private game" From there you will set up your private game password. Get your friends to create FREE game accounts and when they are logged into the "My Teams" page they click on "join a private game" using the password you give them - it's as simple as that. You can invite as many friends as you like.
International tournaments are integrated with all game scenarios so even if you are not a DOR PRO user you will be affected by international call-ups to your players. A national team manager picks a squad of 30 players for the events his country participates in before a pre determined cut off date. At that date the selected players are not available for their club teams
There are 16 teams: England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy compete in the Six Nations, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina compete in the Four Nations, Canada, USA, Japan, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa compete in the Pacific Nations. All 16 teams compete in the World Cup which, in DOR is held every season.
You can manage up to 3 national teams. However, they must be different nations and the usual DOR rules apply in that you cannot manage more than one national team in a scenario.
No, only a DOR PRO user can manage national teams.
No, you keep your existing teams
No, the standard game previously allowed you to manage up to three teams but you won't lose any of those even if you don't upgrade to DOR PRO. Only new users are restricted to one club team.
