Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge (as it’s titled in South Africa) finally has a release date, and thankfully it’s earlier than many anticipated after the game’s publisher Tru Blu Entertainment assured fans that it wouldn’t release later than September 30th, as it has today been announced that the console versions of Rugby Challenge will launch in early September in the Southern Hemisphere.

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The competition will certainly be fierce during next month’s Rugby World Cup tournament in New Zealand, which starts on September 9th. However, there’ll also be a battle raging on between two rugby-orientated games which release during a similar time frame in order to cash in on the excitement and anticipation surrounding the event.

These two titles are Rugby World Cup 2011 and Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. The former releases on August 26th and the latter’s release date is yet to be confirmed. This is creating a bit of a public relations nightmare for Rugby Challenge’s publishers Tru Blu Entertainment as fans pester them to commit to a date.

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This year’s gamescom should be brimming with various sports titles all competing for attendants’ attention. This is a bumper time of year for this genre and besides tennis, most of the big-name sports and driving games are launching between August and November. 2011 is Rugby World Cup year, so there’s also the rare sight of two rugby games entering the fray.

You could say there’s something for everyone releasing in the next few months, and sports-mad gamers are going to be spoilt for choice. Let’s take a look at some of the most anticipated titles that will almost definitely be shown off at gamescom this month.

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