Could any1 that has the game tell me if the franchise mode is like world league in rugby '08 & '06?
Nah it's not. Pretty much close enough to real life. All real squads (well the licenced ones are real, unlicenced are close enough to accurate bar names which you can change anyway), with trading at the end of the season (havn't really looked into what players are available though as I've just stuck to the same roster). Can take control of a club side and international as well if you want. I'm doing it with NZ and the Hurricanes which starts off with the tri-nations, world championship, super 15. Havn't quite finished the super 15 but I think the NH tour must be there after. Pretty awesome the way they have done it. Very realistic, well compared to world league in 08.