Go to and select "Enable Steam Input" .
Go to your Rugby 08 installation directory. Find the folder named input or look directly in the root directory for devdata.dat . Rename the original file to devdata.dat.bak to keep a backup.
: In the Rugby 08 "Controller Setup" screen, move the keyboard icon over to your team. Use JoyToKey to assign your gamepad buttons to the default keyboard controls. 2. Xpadder or DS4Windows
While no official EA Sports patch exists for Rugby 08 controller mapping, players use third-party tools like JoyToKey and Xpadder to map modern gamepad inputs to keyboard controls on Windows 10. Additionally, running the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP can help, along with using software to map gamepads as keyboard devices. For more details, visit the discussion on Reddit .
Download (32-bit version usually works best for this era) from the Official Site .
If you want to customize your controls completely or are using a PlayStation DualShock/DualSense controller, XInput Plus is the best tool.
Modern controllers use XInput by default. When you plug a modern controller into Rugby 08 , the game misinterprets the axis inputs. This typically results in: