How to play

Enter the competition

Pay the £10 entry fee — £5 goes into the prize pot and £5 to club fundraising — then register with your name and email. You’ll receive a private entry code to make your picks.

Pick one winner per round

Each round, choose one team from the listed Premiership or Championship fixtures that you think will win.

Rounds need at least 7 fixtures

A round only runs when there are at least 7 Premiership and Championship fixtures to choose from — a round can be made up entirely of Championship matches (for example during a Premiership break). Rounds aren’t tied to a single Saturday — they can combine Friday, Saturday and Sunday matches to make up the numbers.

Win to survive

If your team wins, you go through to the next round. If they lose or draw, you’re out.

Each team only once

You can only use each team once during the whole competition, so choose wisely.

Change your mind

You can change your pick as many times as you like until the round deadline — after that, your pick is final.

Miss the deadline, get a team

If you haven’t picked by the round deadline, a team is assigned to you automatically — the first team alphabetically that you haven’t already used.

Last survivor wins

The last remaining player wins the pot. If the competition ends with multiple survivors, the pot is split.

No winner? We go again

If everyone is knocked out in the same round, the competition restarts and the pot rolls over. New players can buy in at that point for £10.

After a winner, a fresh competition

Once someone wins the pot, we start a brand new competition with another £10 buy-in for everyone who wants to play.

The organiser’s decision is final. All proceeds go to Oakham RFC.