Rugby Admin

Sent to Rugby Xplorer admins on Tuesday 15 September 2026.

The event season is upon us!

• Our Help website has a new home: https://help.xplorer.rugby/.
• Check it out today!

• Matches page updates include:
  • Displaying all competitions at once.
  • Ability to filter by match status. Note, when a match has a status of ‘disputed’, the match details will display in red.
  • Match name column has been added.
  • Ability to filter by a team and can count their number of home and away matches.
  • More information is available in the Matches help article.
• Competition Ladders can now be exported into CSV.
  • More information is available in the Ladders help article.
• Draw Import template can now have venue as a blank field. Note, when editing a match manually, you will need to add the venue to save the match details.
  • More information is available in the Draw Import help article.
• Competition managers can add a field name and rank fields via Entities > Venues. This will link to the Comprehensive Draw Builder configurations.
  • More information is available in the Venues help article.
• Clubs can add and/or remove their home venue, plus add spill venues via Administration > My Club > Details tab.
  • More information is available in the My Club/My Entity help article.
• Competition managers can set a field allocation priority, which links to the ranking of fields for venues.
  • More information is available in the Create a Competition help article.

• Users with extra spaces in front of their names have been removed. This will help with sorting on the Member Management page and pages where names are listed (Squad Management, Non-Player Management, etc.)

• Referees can now complete their Referee Review reports on the web browser of their phone.
• Appointment Boards can ‘Confirm Attendance’ in bulk using the ‘Select All’ button.
  • More information is available in the Referee Payments help article.
• Referee Clubs will see a notification icon via Ref Review > Player Coach Review if a team coach has submitted a referee review report. When looking at the list of Player Coaches, those that have recently submitted a report will be at the top of the list with the number of reports added, e.g. Coach One (2). The list is also sorted in alphabetical order.
  • More information is available in the Team Coach Reports help article.

• Rugby Australia has recently merged multiple websites into one, with the aim of making it easier for you to find the right information.
  • Rugby Australia website: https://www.rugby.com.au/
• All Community pages are available under the ‘Participate’ navigation at the top.

• Have you updated your Rugby Match Day app to version 5.3.11?
• This includes updates for scoring admin user permissions and general team list updates.

• Thank you for all the feedback you have provided via the test flight Rugby Xplorer app. We are currently using version 8.0.0 (15) and have updated the following.
  • Personalisation of news based on the entities you follow, with the latest news displaying.
  • Login page updates.
  • Registration updates, including Zip Pay payments for team registrations.
  • The name of the club, competition or entity will display under the logo to help you distinguish between those with the same logo.
  • Upcoming matches and results include a team filter.
  • Links to Google for match venues.
• Don't have the test flight version yet? You can download it following these steps.
• Install Instructions (Apple) - complete on your phone
  • Download TestFlight from the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/testflight/id899247664
  • Click on this link to install the RX test flight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/qiPnRcoU
• Install Instructions (Android) - complete on your phone
  • Become a tester: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/xyz.statedge.xlplorer.appNote: It can take a few minutes (sometimes up to 30 minutes, occasionally longer) for Google Play to recognize your tester status.
  • Download from Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.statedge.xlplorer.app

• 2026/27 Season Rollover dates are confirmed.
• Monday 7 December 9am AEST: registrations and admin access blocked.
• Tuesday 8 December: season rollover begins.
• Wednesday 9 December 9am AEST: admins will be able to access Rugby Xplorer.
• Wednesday 9 December 5pm AEST: registrations (if opened by your club) can begin.
• Please note:
  • Any Summer Competitions will need to be communicated via your Rugby Xplorer Advisory Committee representative.
  • Only events scheduled for January will be carried over during the season rollover. Events taking place from February onwards will need to be created once the season rollover has been completed.