Dear players, We are happy to announce the release of Early Access 5, our Fifth Major Release during Rugby 25 early access period. Notes for what is included in this update are outlined below. ----------- [b]Improved Mauls[/b] Mauls have been reworked in this update, improving animation fluidity as well as the gameplay experience. [b]Improved General Gameplay[/b] Several general gameplay improvements have been made in addition to the ones added during the EA4 Interim Updates, these include improving the passing out of rucks, quick passes, catches, touch line avoidance and more. [b]Added URC Competition mode[/b] The United Rugby Championship, including the 16 teams and 2024-25 fixtures, is now available in Competition mode. A number of these teams will feature photogrammetry visuals, with additional photogrammetry coming in future updates. [b]Added Stadiums[/b] Several additional stadiums have been added in this update, including the officially licensed Cardiff Arms Park, Scotstoun, Kingspan Stadium, Swansea.com Stadium and Dexcom Stadium. Further MLR stadiums have also been added. [b]Added HUD Elements[/b] A meter showing control over the ruck has been added, as well as HUD to identify those offside – both with an offside line shown during rucks and indicators on individual players. [b]Improved Graphics[/b] Various tweaks have been made to the graphical appearance of the game, including work adjusting the grass, and various aspects of lighting and player detail. [b]Improved Stability[/b] Several improvements to resolve non-progression issues during gameplay have been implemented in this update. We continue to appreciate reports to our support team to help us identify the remaining ones, via [url=https://early.bigant.com/]https://early.bigant.com/[/url]. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2340870/Rugby_25/ [b][h2]Social Channels[/h2][/b] [url=https://x.com/rugbythegame style=button]Rugby 25 Twitter[/url] [url=https://facebook.com/rugbythegame style=button]Rugby 25 Facebook[/url] [url=https://www.instagram.com/rugbythegame/ style=button]Rugby 25 Instagram[/url] [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Rugby24/ style=button]Rugby 25 Subreddit[/url] [url=https://early.bigant.com style=button]Big Ant EA Support[/url] [url=https://x.com/bigantstudios style=button]Big Ant Twitter[/url] [url=https://x.com/bigantstudios style=button]Big Ant Forums[/url] [url=https://www.bigant.com/ style=button]Big Ant website[/url]