Built for people who measure the year in seasons
You probably talk about rugby without meaning to. The weekend's result, the injury to your fly-half, the ticket you managed to get for Twickenham in February. Rugby Lover UK is set up so that this side of you appears on your profile from the start, letting the right people recognise a kindred spirit before you have exchanged a word.
Below you will find each tool explained in ordinary language. Where something depends on the plan you choose, we mention it, and the full list of plans sits on the pricing page.
A profile with room for the game
Most dating profiles reduce rugby to a tick in a box. Ours give you space to tell the story properly. You can describe:
- Your team or teams. The club you support, the nation you shout for and, if you like, the local side you have followed since childhood.
- Your involvement. Whether you play, coach, referee, volunteer, support or simply enjoy a big game on television.
- Your position, if you play. Props and wingers lead rather different lives, and a reader will enjoy knowing which one you are.
- Your season. Training nights, typical match days, the summer break and the weeks when internationals take over.
There is also space to write about the rest of your life: your job, your friends, what you do when there is no rugby on and what sort of partner would make you happy. The best profiles balance the two. Rugby gives someone an easy way into a conversation; the rest gives them a reason to keep talking.
Our profile tips go into detail on what to write and which photos work.
Photos
Add a handful of clear, recent pictures of yourself. A shot of you at a match or in the clubhouse is a natural fit, but make sure your face is easy to see and that you are not lost in a crowd of teammates. Pictures that include club badges or sponsor logos can be swapped for something plainer if you would rather keep your club private.
Search by age and area
Search lets you look for people by age and by distance from where you live. Rugby people often travel, so you might be happy to look a little wider than you would for a casual coffee: someone two towns away may still be on your way to the ground. You can adjust your settings whenever you like.
Messaging before you meet
Conversations happen through private messages on the site, so you never need to hand over a phone number or social account until you are ready. Take time to get a sense of someone before arranging a first meeting. A few days of chatting about last weekend's game, your favourite away trip and the rest of your lives will tell you far more than a single photo.
Blocking and reporting
If anyone makes you uncomfortable, a block stops them reaching you, and a report sends their behaviour to the team for review. Requests for money, pressure to move off the site or messages that feel scripted are all worth reporting. Our safety guide explains what to look out for, including ticket scams that target big-match weekends.
Privacy controls
You decide how visible you are. If you play for a well-known local club or work in the game, you may prefer to keep certain details vague until you trust someone. You can edit your profile at any time, change what you share and step away for a while without losing your profile.
What VIP and VIP Plus add
Rugby Lover UK offers two paid tiers, VIP and VIP Plus, each sold in lengths from one week to twelve months. Before any payment, the two tiers appear next to each other with their features listed, which makes the choice straightforward. Seven days of VIP are £14.99, a week of VIP Plus is £15.99, with longer lengths on the pricing page.
Works on your phone
The site runs happily in your phone's browser or on a laptop. That suits rugby life, where you may be checking messages on the train to an away game or in the car park after training. There is nothing to install.
Designed around the season
Rugby has natural highs and lows through the year. Autumn brings the start of the club season and the autumn internationals. Late winter belongs to the Six Nations. Spring has the run-in and the finals. Summer offers a break, perhaps a tour, and pre-season training that starts sooner than anyone would like.
Many people find it easiest to start dating in the quieter weeks, when there is more time to talk and fewer clashes. Others enjoy the buzz of the international window and like the idea of watching a match with someone new. The site works the same way all year, so you can start whenever it suits.
Tools for non-players too
Not everyone here wears boots on a Saturday. If you support rather than play, coach rather than tackle or are simply curious, the profile tools work just as well. Say what draws you to the game and what you would enjoy doing together, whether that is a trip to a big international, a quiet club fixture or a Sunday with the highlights and a roast.
A worked example
Imagine two profiles. The first says: "Love rugby, the gym and going out. Looking for someone fun." The second says: "Loosehead prop for a club side in south London, so Tuesdays and Thursdays are training and most Saturdays are spoken for until about six. I follow Wales out of family loyalty and suffer accordingly. Away from rugby I teach geography and cook a decent curry. Ideally I would meet a person up for a match and a meal, whether or not they know what a loosehead is."
Both are short. Only the second gives a reader something to answer, and something to smile at. It tells them which evenings you have spare, what you care about, a little about your family and your sense of humour, and it invites a non-fan in. That is what the profile tools are designed to help you write.
Help when you need it
If something on the site is not working as you expect, or you are unsure how a setting behaves, the help pages inside your account explain each option. Questions about billing, renewals and cancellations are answered there as well.
Your first steps
Profiles take a few minutes to start, though a good one deserves a little more care. The how it works page shows each stage in order. If the tools above sound useful, Signup Here and put them to work on your own profile.