Had this games YEARS ago. Not sure of the ins and outs of the rules but I'm sure that Silverwood would make up his own. Ganson would be snookered as there wasnt a videoscreen accesory for it at the time!

Looks like it knocks seven colours out of those terrible video games - mind you the old 1995 PC "International Rugby League" game beats the newer ones.

Its a shame that these subbuteo sets are hard to find.

Subbuteo cricket, now that was a game: cgi.ebay.co.uk/Subbuteo-Test-Mat ... 230766ed39

Subbuteo cricket, now that was a game: cgi.ebay.co.uk/Subbuteo-Test-Mat ... 230766ed39

So does no one actually know how you played it? Was it just Subbuteo with a funny shaped ball and you ended up with a total mess on the field?

Sounds like us a few years back...

Played it a few years ago, with a friend who'd 'inhereted' a Subbutteo World of Sport boxed set (i.e. the big collection that included football, cricket & rugby).

IIRC the rugby involved a maximum number of foward 'dribbles' before another man had to touch it, and the rugby ball didn't roll too well either. Scrum machine was disappointing too (also the cricket was nowhere near as good as Test Match).

IMHO it's not really worth paying out for now as it's a curiosity rather than a great game.

Copy of the rules at http://www.peter-upton.co.uk/subrule6.htmrl