Hold the squad. Skip the spreadsheet.

How it works

Built around how rugby teams actually pick.

Generic team-roster apps treat 'positions' as a free-text field and 'availability' as a yes/no flag. Rugby needs more. SetPiece knows about specialists, flexible position bands (for when you need to shift players around), and who's going to show up on Saturday.

Players never sign in

The hardest part of getting a team to use an app is getting a team to use an app. So we didn't. The coach holds the squad — names, contact, position, etc. — and everything else is one-touch. If a player wants to self-report availability, shoot a magic link to their phone. One tap, no account, no app store, just their availability recorded in the squad view.

• Coach-held roster: add a player in five seconds, name + phone or email.
• Magic-link self-report: 'in or out for Saturday?' — one tap, no sign-in.
• No 'invite your team' adoption tax.

Positions and bands as first-class data

Every player has a primary position (1–15 or FH, FB, wing, etc.) and any number of secondary positions. They also have a band — tight-five, loose forwards, half-backs, centers, back three — that the match-day lineup picker uses when you're filling a position by overlap, not by specialist. Useful when your hooker is injured and the loose-head can shift across.

• All 15 positions plus shorthands for the names coaches actually use.
• Bands surface in availability views: 'tight-five short for Saturday' is a real query.
• Multi-position players get suggested 'fit' scores when smart-fill suggests a lineup.

Availability that survives reality

Two ways to record availability, because a real season has both. Mark a player out for a date range (injury, exams, holiday) once and forget about it — they don't show in the picker until the window closes. Or send a self-report ping on Tuesday night and watch the green dots tick in. Both feed the session planner roll-call and the match-day lineup picker.

• Availability windows: 'out 12 Mar – 30 Apr (knee).'
• Self-report pings: send to one player, a band, or the squad.

Common questions

Rugby squad management FAQ

Do players need to download an app or sign in?

No. The coach holds the squad. Players who want to self-report availability get a magic link — one tap, no account, no app store.

What positions and units does it support?

All 15 positions, plus rugby's natural bands: front row, second row, back row, half-backs, centres, back three. Bands are first-class data that the lineup picker uses.

How does availability tracking work?

Two modes. Windows for date-range unavailability (injury, exams, holiday); magic-link self-report for week-to-week. Both feed the session planner roll-call and the match-day lineup picker.

Does it pick the team for me?

It helps. Smart-fill suggests starters by position and band fit. You lock the ones you want; smart-fill fills the rest. You stay in charge.