It was released in Australia on September 2, New Zealand on August 27, and United Kingdom and France on November 5, 2010, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The title was developed by Australian company Big Ant Studios and published in Australia by Tru Blu Entertainment.

[3] Developers of the preceding title Sidhe Interactive stated on their online forum that they supported the new developers by providing commentary, stadium and motion capture data (which may or may not have been used) as well as QA testing.

[4] As with all preceding home console titles, former New Zealand Warrior captain Steve Price & St Helens R.F.C.

Scrum-Half Kyle Eastmond feature on the covers, depending on which country the game is bought.