Terms of use

Last updated 9 November 2026

The alpha is free and unfinished. These are the ground rules for using it.

What you're getting

Rugby League Director is an alpha: an early, changing version of a game. Things will break, balance will shift, and we may reset leagues, wipe saves or change features without notice. We'll try to warn you first. Use it knowing that.

Who can play

You need to be 16 or older. Online leagues and versus need an account with a username and password. Keep your password to yourself; what happens on your account is on you. One person, one account.

Be decent

Banter between mates is part of the game. Abuse is not. Don't use usernames or league names that are hateful, obscene or impersonate someone else. Don't try to break the server, cheat the simulation, scrape other people's data or get around the sign-up and rate limits. If you find a security problem, tell us at hello@theburrow.digital and we'll thank you for it. We can suspend or remove accounts that break these rules.

Your stuff and ours

The game, its code, design, engine and generated content belong to The Burrow Digital. We give you a personal, non-transferable licence to play it. Anything you type in (names, league names, messages) stays yours; you give us permission to store and show it so the game works. Don't put anything in that you don't have the right to.

Not an official game

Rugby League Director is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, licensed by or endorsed by the NRL, the ARLC, any club or any player. Club, venue and player names are used to describe the real-world competition the game simulates. Colours are approximate.

Cost

The alpha is free. If we ever charge for anything, we'll tell you clearly before you pay, and alpha testers will be looked after.

Founding coaches: lifetime free access

The first 20 people to join the waitlist are founding coaches, numbered 1 to 20 in the order we receive their sign-ups. Your number is shown when you join and stays yours. There are only ever 20: if a founding coach leaves the list, their spot isn't handed to anyone else.

• What you get: free access, for one account, to everything we charge a coach to play Rugby League Director (subscriptions, season passes or the game itself), for as long as we run the game. "Lifetime" means the life of the game, not a fixed number of years.
• How it's linked: to the email address you joined with. We'll match it to your account when you're invited.
• What it isn't: it has no cash value, can't be sold or transferred, and doesn't cover physical merchandise or anything sold by someone else.
• Fair play: one spot per person. Duplicate, fake or bulk sign-ups don't count, and a spot can be withdrawn for the reasons in "Be decent".
• If things change: if we stop running the game, the access ends with it. If the game changes hands, we'll make keeping founding access part of the deal.

No promises

The alpha is provided as is. To the extent Australian law allows, we aren't liable for lost saves, lost leagues, downtime or anything that happens because you relied on the game. Nothing here removes rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law that can't be excluded.

Ending things

You can stop any time; email us to delete your account. We can end or pause the alpha, or your access to it, at any time. The privacy policy says what happens to your data.

Changes and the law

We may update these terms. If the change matters, we'll say so on this page and by email to account holders. These terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia.

Plain English on purpose. If anything here is unclear, ask: hello@theburrow.digital.

Rugby League Director acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and pays respect to Elders past and present.