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Official - straight from EA's mouth

True Rugby Realism—New player models of varying height and weight and realistic animations bring the tackles, high emotions, and player actions to life.

Learn it. Play it. Live it.—Training mode outlines the eight main rugby gameplay elements including rules, controls, and advanced tactics. Then take your skills to the Training Pitch for challenge-based drills using advanced controls.

Unprecedented Control Over Every Aspect of the Sport—Set plays on the fly, dive when tackling, sidestep big hits, build momentum with a shoulder charge, or confuse the defense with complex fakes and dummies.

All-New Creation Zone—Create customized players based on your own likeness, your favorite rugby star, classic players of the game, or any other characters.

New Teams and Tournaments—More teams and leagues added for the upcoming season, plus the addition of the Heineken/European Cup and customizable, user-designed knockout tournaments.

Enhanced Broadcast Presentation—New camera angles, sound effects, crowd noise, commentators, and replay controls provide better feel for the on-field action.

Team Songs and Chants—Team songs and crowd chants from the major stadiums around the world capture the spirit and excitement of rugby.

All other features - all true

Head High Tackles

Built on Fifa engine

Many licenses, they will be retaining all international licenses, and Super 12. They have added to their licenses by obtaining the European Cup license.
38 Real World Stadiums. This is a cut from Rugby 2004, but hopefully this means the stadiums will be more quality.
"The characters are now built around the FIFA skeleton which is used to create the superstars of soccer"
Players will be able to "smash opponents up even more to the point where you can even get into a fight"
The right analogue stick will be used to put a big hit on a player and to control the player's special moves with ball in hand
Head high tackles
".., you will now have to use strategy to avoid the big hit which may cough up the ball"
Graphics on par with FIFA
Commentary by Bill McLaren and Murray Mexted.