Rugby Union and Rugby Sevens are not the same sport
They share an oval ball, and that's about it. Paak is the only club-management platform that treats them as two distinct disciplines — different statistics, different sanctions, different match lengths. Because a club that plays both cannot be served by a dropdown labelled "number of players."
Your players (XV and 7s), their fees, their team — not three spreadsheets. Paak manages your club, not just your sport.
Before rugby: what Paak does for your whole club.
- Members & families
- Fees & online payments
- Teams & convocations
- Background checks & GDPR
- Newsletter & communication
- Equipment & volunteers
XV and Sevens, two separate configurations
Not a "number of players" dropdown. The tracker swaps its stat buttons by active discipline, the match clock follows the regulatory duration, sanctions apply the right exclusion length.
XVXV mode
- 10 stats: tries, conversions, penalty goals, drop goals, tackles, carries, lineouts won, scrums won, mauls driven, turnovers
- 4 sanctions: yellow card (10 min), red, penalty conceded, free kick
- Numbered positions 1–23 (starters + bench)
- AI advisor Fabrice Galthier (Paak Pro)
7sSevens mode
- 8 stats: tries, conversions, penalty goals, tackles, carries, clean breaks, offloads, turnovers
- 3 sanctions: yellow card (2 min), red, penalty conceded
- 7 positions configured
- AI advisor Jerome Daret (Paak Pro)
Auto sin-bin countdown with auto-return-to-pitch: on the roadmap. Today this auto-countdown timer ships in handball only.
Full player profile
Position
Federation list preconfigured. Multiple positions per player (primary + secondary).
Kicking foot
Right / left / both.
Jersey number
1 to 23, starters + bench.
Pack side
Loosehead / tighthead.
Federation licence
Number, age category, validity dates. Automatic alert before expiry. Adaptable to any national federation.
Primary discipline
XV / Sevens / both. Stats shown adapt to active discipline.
Automatic metrics
- Tries per game (season average)
- Tackle success rate (successful / attempted)
- Lineout success rate (won / contested)
- Kicking success rate (conversions + penalties)
- Turnovers won (particularly tracked for flankers)
Federation qualifications
Refereeing
Club, district, regional, federal grades. Validity and recycling tracked.
Coaching
Federal coaching pathway adapted to each federation (e.g. France: BE Fed, BPJEPS Rugby, DEJEPS, DESJEPS).
Youth pathways
School rugby coaching certifications (e.g. France: Animateur EDR, Éducateur Fédéral). Ages 6 through 14.
What Paak doesn't do (yet)
Tournaments and competition management
Paak does not yet dedicatedly manage Sevens tournament brackets (pools + knockout phase on a single day) or Union league standings with tie-breakers. Individual matches are tracked, but competition-level aggregation remains manual. On the roadmap.
Direct federation licence-portal integration
Most national federation licence portals don't expose public APIs. Licences must therefore be entered in Paak (or imported via CSV from a federation export). Automatic sync doesn't exist — and cannot exist unless the federation opens its API. This is a federation limitation, not a Paak limitation.
Equipment and online sales
Paak adds an Equipment module that generic club tools don't ship. Two flows in the same table: match kit issued at season start and returned in June (numbered jerseys, shorts, socks, balls), and club catalogue sold online (tracksuits, hoodies, polos, branded bags) with Mollie payment links, VAT split, and automated reminders on unpaid kit.
Distribute
Coach distributes kit from the phone. Price optional.
Mollie link
If priced, Paak sends a Mollie link. Card or SEPA, two clicks.
Paid, accounted
Status flips automatically, VAT split recorded, auto-reminder on delay.
Rugby, on top of everything Paak already does
Everything above — XV vs Sevens, 15 positions, per-discipline sanctions, federation licences — is layered on top of the full club management platform. Members, payments, teams, compliance: Paak already handles all of that.
- Member and subscription management (Mollie)
- Match, training, and travel scheduling
- Automated email convocations with RSVP
- Attendance and availability tracking
- Volunteer management (bar, transport, scoretable)
- Medical certificates and federation licences
- Configurable emergency protocols (generic multi-sport module)
- GDPR-compliant, hosted in France
Coach honorabilité — French loi du 8 mars 2024
The French law of 8 March 2024 makes club presidents personally liable for the honorabilité (background-check status) of every coach, official and adult volunteer in regular contact with minors — in rugby, this covers the head coach, assistants, école de rugby animators, touch judges, assistant referees and any club volunteer present at U6 / U8 / U10 / U12 / U14 / U16 / U19 sessions. Paak makes that tenable for a volunteer-run club.
- Status per coach — valid / expiring soon / expired
- Automatic reminders 30, 14 and 7 days before each attestation expires — email to the coach and notification to the president
- CSV export in the ministry SI Honorabilité / FIJAISV column order, one click
- Federation licence (FFR), Front Row Passport status and medical certificate on the same coach profile
Honorabilité tracking is included in every plan, including Free. The 30/14/7-day reminder cadence runs automatically via the qualification-expiry job — no per-coach setup.
Frequently asked questions
Does Paak actually distinguish XV from Sevens?
Yes. Two fully separate configurations in code (since April 2026): separate stats, separate sanctions, separate durations, separate formations. A club that plays both activates both disciplines and each match loads the correct configuration.
Are the 15 XV positions tracked separately?
Yes, with their regulatory numbers (1 through 15 for starters, 16-23 for bench). A player can have a primary position and secondary positions (e.g. versatile 6/7 flanker).
Is the 10-min / 2-min yellow-card rule handled?
The referee logs the yellow card in the live tracker. The duration (10 min XV / 2 min Sevens) is documented in the discipline configuration; the referee tracks the player's return on the match clock. The fully automatic per-player sin-bin timer with auto-return-to-pitch is on the roadmap — today this auto-countdown timer ships in handball only (2-min suspension).
Are set-piece stats (scrums, lineouts, mauls) tracked?
In XV yes: scrums won, lineouts won, mauls driven, turnovers won. In Sevens we track clean breaks and offloads instead — set-pieces aren't contested there and don't carry the same information.
Are licences and qualifications tracked?
Yes. Licence number, age category, referee grades (club to federal), coaching qualifications (BE Fed, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS in France; adaptable to other federations). Manual entry or CSV import — no automatic sync with federation licence portals, as they don't expose public APIs.
How does Paak distinguish issued kit from sold catalogue?
The Equipment module manages both flows in the same table. Issued: numbered jerseys, shorts, socks, training balls — assigned in September, return tracked in June, payment method 'free'. Sold: tracksuits, hoodies, polos, bags — same distribution, but with a price and a payment method. The module's filter separates the two views when you want to see one or the other.
Can clubs sell tracksuits and club kit online through Paak?
Yes. At every distribution with a price, you pick the payment method: Mollie online link (card or SEPA), cash, check, bank transfer, or free. With Mollie, Paak generates the payment link automatically, the paid status flips on its own, and the VAT split is recorded for the club's accounting. If payment drags on, an automatic reminder goes out on its own.
Three plans, nonprofit rates.
If you manage a club that plays XV, Sevens, or both, and your current tool pretends they're the same sport: it's time.
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