SetPiece
An AI rugby union analysis and prediction app built for fans tired of football-first coverage — gives Wallabies, France, Springboks, and Six Nations supporters real tactical breakdowns, a fantasy optimizer, and a match predictor that actually knows the difference between a jackal and a maul.
International rugby union fans, especially Wallabies supporters and fantasy rugby players in Australia, NZ, UK, and France
- Match predictor that estimates win probability and handicap cover using team form, set-piece win rates, and rest days
- Fantasy team optimizer across Super Rugby, Six Nations, and Nations Championship with captaincy logic that accounts for kicker accuracy
- Tactical breakdown cards generated post-match: ruck retention, lineout throwing accuracy, breakdown turnovers won
- Personal 'form curve' chart for any player showing rolling 5-game performance vs. position average
Australia's heavy loss to France is the kind of upset that drives rugby fans to look for an edge — the data layer is decades behind football, and rugby fans are notoriously underserved by analytics products.
Superbru reports 2.9 million rugby fantasy players, Six Nations official app ships fantasy + stats, and World Rugby's 2025 growth report surveyed 4,000 fans — proven audience, though materially smaller than football.Superbru - PREM Rugby 2025-26 Fantasy Rugby Game ↗A Blueprint For Growth Women's Rugby Insights Report ↗
Crowded incumbent field: RugbyAI ($20/report), RugbyAQ, Framesports, Sports4Cast's ML-driven Rugby4Cast predictions, Rugby Analytics AI app, plus Superbru, Fantasy Rugby Geek and official Six Nations app already serving fantasy + analytics — little unclaimed territory.RugbyAI — AI Rugby Analysis for Clubs & Schools ↗Rugby Predictions & Betting Analysis | Sports4Cast ↗Rugby Video Analysis & Match Data — Framesports ↗
Multiple validated paid models: Fantasy Rugby Geek charges £10/month for winning teams + tips; Superbru Premium charges for ad-free + insights; Rugby Analytics AI subscriptions $0.99/week; RugbyAI per-report $20 — fans demonstrably pay for an edge.Membership | Fantasy Rugby Geek ↗Superbru Premium - Ad-free, Insights, Extra Pools and more ↗Rugby Analytics AI - Sports App ↗
Six Nations runs 140+ years, Rugby Championship and tours are entrenched fixtures, World Rugby is investing in growth — sport and the franchise have multi-decade durability, though rugby will remain niche vs football.Six Nations Rugby | Rugby's Greatest Championships ↗
Match predictors and fantasy optimizers are standard ML builds; rugby stats vendors (Opta/Stats Perform, Superbru data) exist but are paywalled and more fragmented than football data, so data licensing is a real cost.Rugby | Rugby Union | The Home of Rugby | RugbyPass ↗