Put your 15 players on the pitch, draw your phases of play, export a clean image or an animated GIF and share your team in one tap. National heroes, world legends, your club mates — from prop to fullback.
Pick your formation, place your 15 players on a real pitch (in-goal, 22 m and halfway lines, H posts) and add their photo. Walk away with a clean image ready to share.
The rugby tactics board. Place players and opponents, draw passes, runs, kicks and zones, then animate your phase step by step.
TeamBranch reproduces the official structure of a rugby union XV: 8 forwards (the pack), 7 backs (the line), a captain, a tactical formation. Fifteen positions, fifteen calls, from number 1 to number 15.
Draft from the current All Blacks (Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Ardie Savea, Scott Barrett, Caleb Clarke), the black-jersey immortals (Jonah Lomu, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Colin Meads, Sean Fitzpatrick), the stars of Super Rugby Pacific and the Bunnings NPC, or pick from the Springboks, Wallabies, Pumas, Six Nations. You can also build a side made entirely of mates for the Saturday club run.
Pick the team that walks out in Perth on 1 October 2027. Trust Razor's Crusaders core, blood the new caps, or go all-time. Three titles, three finals lost — 2027 is the chance for star number four.
Pick the side that locks down the Bledisloe Cup against Australia and humbles the Springboks at Eden Park. Rugby Championship, four nations, six rounds — and the cup that hasn't left these shores since 2003.
Mix the Crusaders dynasty, the Blues golden age, the Chiefs playmakers, the Hurricanes finishers, the Highlanders grit. Throw in Moana Pasifika flair, Brumbies grunt, Drua mana. The best XV of the comp, your version.
Your old man at prop, mate at hooker, brother at halfback, sister on the wing. Upload your own photo cards for the Heartland final, the club tour, the stag weekend, or just the post-match social.
From the first Test against Australia at the SCG on 15 August 1903 (won 22–3) to the heartbreak of Saint-Denis on 28 October 2023, the men in black have been the gold standard of world rugby: 3 World Cups, 26 Rugby Championships, the highest winning percentage in sport. On TeamBranch you can replay every generation — or rewrite the finals that got away.
The first Rugby World Cup, played at Eden Park in 1987, ended with David Kirk lifting the Webb Ellis Cup after beating France 29–9. Under Brian Lochore then Laurie Mains, the men in black redefined the modern game. Sean Fitzpatrick at hooker (record 92 caps), Zinzan Brooke at number 8, Michael Jones the prototype flanker.
Then came Jonah Lomu. The 1995 World Cup in South Africa: four tries against England in the semi-final, the planet meeting a 1.96m, 119kg force of nature. New Zealand lost the final to Mandela's Springboks (15–12, food poisoning) — but rugby was changed forever.
The pain of 2007 (quarter-final exit to France, 18–20 in Cardiff) forged a culture. Graham Henry, Wayne Smith, Steve Hansen as a coaching trio. Richie McCaw captain for 110 Tests (record-breaking). Dan Carter, the perfect 10. Two World Cups in a row — at home in 2011 (8–7 vs France, agony) and at Twickenham in 2015 (34–17 vs Australia, masterclass).
The 2011 final remains the closest the All Blacks ever came to losing a final they were favourite for. Stephen Donald, fourth-choice fly-half pulled out of a whitebait fishing trip, kicked the winning penalty. Pure New Zealand.
The post-McCaw years were turbulent. Ian Foster survived the 2022 Boks whitewash and got the team to the 2023 final in Paris — lost 11–12 to South Africa, Sam Cane's red card and the missed Mo'unga drop. Brutal.
2024 brought Scott "Razor" Robertson, the seven-time Super Rugby champion with the Crusaders, the breakdancing coach. New game plan, refreshed squad, Ardie Savea as captain, Will Jordan finishing everything. Heading to Australia 2027 as challengers — and that suits this group fine.
A rugby XV runs out with 15 starters and 8 reserves: the pack and the line, the forwards and the backs. Each jersey number maps to a specific role. TeamBranch reproduces this grammar for your lineup, one to fifteen.
The pack (1 to 8) is about set-piece and contact: scrums, lineouts, mauls, rucks. The backs (9 to 15) are about movement: handling, territory, running lines, finishing. All of it under a captain, who can wear any number.
Each generation has its faces, its system, its rivalries. On TeamBranch you can rebuild these XVs exactly, or change one name and see what happens. What if Cullen had stayed fit in 1999? If Carter hadn't broken his leg in 2007? Answer in 60 seconds.
Sweep the sheds. Nobody looks after the All Blacks. The All Blacks look after themselves.Brian Lochore, All Blacks captain 1966-70, head coach 1985-87 (1987 World Cup winners)
Build the XV that runs the 2026 Rugby Championship and the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Mix the leaders (Savea, B. Barrett, S. Barrett, Will Jordan, Jordie Barrett) and the new caps (Sititi, Ratima, Lakai, Tavatavanawai). Your starting XV, your bench, your captain.
Jonah Lomu on the wing, Christian Cullen at fullback, Dan Carter at 10, Richie McCaw at 7, Colin Meads and Sam Whitelock at lock, Sean Fitzpatrick at hooker, Michael Jones at 6. Build the all-time XV in black, from 1903 to 2026.
Mix the red-and-black Crusaders, the navy Blues, the black-and-yellow Chiefs, the Hurricanes, the Highlanders. Throw in Moana Pasifika, the Drua, the Australian sides (Brumbies, Reds, Tahs, Force, Rebels). The best XV of the competition, your call.
Step out of the black jersey: Antoine Dupont (FR) at halfback, Cheslin Kolbe (RSA) on the wing, Maro Itoje (ENG) at lock, Caelan Doris (IRE) at 8, Bundee Aki, Tom Curry. The World XV that would make Razor lose sleep.
What if you wore green and gold instead? Build the all-time Springboks — Bryan Habana, Os du Randt, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, the bombsquad. Four-time world champions, the side that keeps winning the close ones.
Pick your union: Canterbury red-and-black, Auckland blue-and-white hoops, Waikato mooloo, Wellington yellow, Otago blue-and-gold, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, North Harbour. The Heartland teams too — Wanganui, Thames Valley, the West Coast. Provincial rugby never died here.
Women's rugby in this country is the gold standard. Ruahei Demant at 10, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe on the wing (47 tries in 35 Tests), Sarah Hirini at flank, Stacey Fluhler at fullback, Kennedy Tukuafu at lock. Six World Cups won, gold at Paris 2024 sevens, hunting RWC 2025 in England.
Russell Crowe at hooker (he'd love it), Taika Waititi on the wing, Lorde at fullback, The Rock at lock, Sam Neill at captain. Or go full fictional: Frodo Baggins at scrumhalf, Aragorn at 10, Gandalf as coach. The only XV where Sir Peter Jackson directs the warm-up.
Upload your own photo cards. Stick your brother at 10, your mate at prop, your cousin on the wing, your dad as captain. The club Saturday XV, the Heartland final XV, the team for the stag tour. Custom and unlimited.
The Rugby World Cup 2027 kicks off across the Tasman from 1 October to 13 November, expanded for the first time to 24 nations. Venues: Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne. The All Blacks — runners-up in 1995, silver in 2023 in Paris by a single point — are chasing star number four, with Razor in charge and a young, dangerous squad.
On TeamBranch, build your 2027 XV by scenario: Razor's current core, post-NPC blooded XV, return of veterans, full reset. Editable in two clicks.
International rugby rotates around a tight circle. Tier 1: the six European nations (France, England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy) and the four SANZAAR sides (New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina). On TeamBranch you can build the XV of any nation: current squads, all-time legends, or your perfect mix.
Super Rugby Pacific is the southern hemisphere's premier club competition — five NZ franchises, four Australian sides, plus Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua. The Bunnings NPC sits below it, 14 provincial unions playing the original game. The Heartland Championship keeps amateur rugby alive in 12 more unions. On TeamBranch you can build the type-XV of any club, or a competition-wide all-star side.
Every team built on TeamBranch generates a unique link + an Open Graph card with photos, numbers and a silver-fern banner. Share it on WhatsApp, X, Insta, challenge your mates, kick off the club WhatsApp argument.
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