Director Of Rugby: Features

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There are over 80 clubs and their players represented in the DOR game. All of the clubs in our database will become available to manage in time. At the moment you can choose clubs from the English Premiership and Celtic League

English Premiership
Playing in English Premiership, English Cup, European Cup or Shield

Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Harlequins, Leeds, Leicester, London Irish, London Wasps, Newcastle, Northampton, Sale, Saracens, Worcester.

The teams play 22 regular season games in a standard DOR league format (each team plays all the others home and away, with 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries, 1 bonus point for losing by 7 or less). This is followed by knock out play-offs for the top four finishers, with the top two hosting the next two in the semi finals (1v4 and 2v3). The final is played at a pre-determined, neutral venue.

The teams finishing in the top 5 league places are automatically entered into the European Cup for the following season. The teams finishing in positions 6 to 9 inclusive are automatically entered into the European Shield for the following season. The teams finishing in positions 10 to 12 inclusive are not entered into European competition for the following season.

The team finishing in position 12 is relegated to the English Championship and is replaced by the Championship winner.

All teams in this competition also play in the English Cup, although teams not participating in European competitions enter the English Cup at an earlier stage.

Celtic League
Playing in Celtic League, Celtic Cup, European Cup or Shield

Cardiff, Connacht, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leinster, Scarlets, Munster, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys, Ulster

The teams play 18 regular season games in a standard DOR league format (each team plays all the others home and away, with 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries, 1 bonus point for losing by 7 or less). This is followed by knock out play-offs for the top four finishers, with the top two hosting the next two in the semi finals (1v4 and 2v3). The final is played at a pre-determined, neutral venue.

The teams finishing in the top 5 league places are automatically entered into the European Cup for the following season. The teams finishing in positions 6 to 9 inclusive are automatically entered into the European Shield for the following season. The team finishing in position 10 is not entered into European competition for the following season.

There is no relegation from the Celtic League.

All teams in this competition also play in the Celtic Cup.