The National Rugby League (LNR) is diving into Web3 by announcing a partnership with two NFT projects. While one will offer the best moments of the Top 14 and Pro D2 in the form of non-fungible tokens, the second will see the creation of a fantasy rugby blockchain game, like Sorare.
NFTs are coming to the world of rugby
Earlier this year, the National Rugby League (LNR) launched a call for tenders for turn to Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFT). Two projects have been selected to build this transition: LegendaryPlays and OVAL3.
The first player will enable the creation of an NFT platform, bringing together the best moments of Top 14 and Pro D2 matches, like NBA Top Shot for basketball. The second project, powered by Bamg Sport, will see the arrival of a fantasy Rugby game. Players’ performance in real life will determine users’ score, like Sorare does for football and baseball.
Emmanuel Eschalier, general manager of the NRL, expressed his enthusiasm for this Web3 shift:
“We believe in the appeal of NFTs to engage and expand the community of fans of our championships, in France and beyond. We are entering the digital world of NFTs with an offer that reflects our sport and its values: a flawless collective with the 30 professional clubs involved, solidarity in the redistribution of income and an enhanced fan experience, with two expert actors, Bamg Sports and LegendaryPlays. »
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A complete game of fantasy rugby?
To create OVAL3, Bamg Sports used its experience with its Fantasy Rugby World game, which boasts 35,000 users, to develop an experience adapted to the codes of blockchain gaming and Web3.
For this, the company has partnered with Pyratz Labs, a Web3 incubator specializing in the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain, which has notably supported the Dogami project. We also find the communication agency Markchain, the consulting company ERA2140, as well as the law firm ORWL.
But above all, the project offered the services of Antoine Dupontthe international scrum-half, crowned best player in the world, who will play the role of ambassador for OVAL3.
Besides the Top 14 and the Pro D2, OVAL3 plans to expand to other competitions in the futureas confirmed by Tony Bouquier to Cryptoast, the CEO of the project and of Bamg Sports:
“The French championships are a reference in the world of rugby, but obviously our objective is to take advantage of the opportunity represented by the OVAL3 offer for players, clubs and leagues, to all European competitions, southern hemisphere and emerging markets (USA, Japan, etc.), not forgetting women’s competitions as soon as possible. »
According to the project roadmap, the NFT game should be available from end of 2022/beginning of 2023.
Whereas the Rugby World Cup will take place in France next year, the NRL could not have chosen a better time to take an interest in Web3 and NFT technologies. With these initiatives, the sport could, once again, serve as a gateway to attract more people into the blockchain ecosystem.
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