Rugby 2022: Missing the Six Nations? Can Rugby 2022 fill the void? Check out our REVIEW

Rugby 2022 is out now on PlayStation and Xbox consoles and brings plenty of head-clashing action to the safety of your sofa.

Express.co.uk has been playing this title for the past week and, like a 0-0 draw we've been left pleased but a little frustrated.

This game isn't terrible and there's plenty for rugby fans to get their studs stuck into.

Before you do anything it's worth taking time to run through the training sessions as these really help you to get to grips with the controls.

Once you've mastered the mauls, cracked the kicking and are ruling the rucks it's time to take to the pitch and try and hammer the competition.

If you like rugby it's really good fun and there are lots of options to make things easier or as hard as playing the All Blacks with your shoelaces tied together.

You can also change tactics throughout the game and there are plenty of ways to improve your skills the more you play with it easy to master fast passing before you're tackled and test out try-scoring off-loads.

Along with quick games, there's a career mode that lets you take a team through the ranks and onto the ultimate glory and there are cup and league competitions to take on and win.

You can also play online against other gamers and there are missions and awards to win the more you play.

Adding to the atmosphere are some solid crowd effects and there's expert commentary from Nick Mullins and Ben Kay.

So that's all the good stuff but there are some things that really don't make Rugby 2022 worth the £45 asking price.

The graphics are pretty rough around the edges and this title certainly doesn't make use of the power found inside the new Xbox Series X and PS5.

If you're expecting the slick experience found on games such as FIFA you're