head to head
Rugby 08 asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is reads.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A rugby sim testing on-field execution and tactical play-calling.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rugby 08 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Rugby 08 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Rugby 08
Timing tackles, passes and kicks needs manual skill
Rugby 08 leans clearly harder on reads.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Rugby 08
Human opponents bluff plays; AI is scripted
Rugby 08 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Rugby 08
Some randomness in tackle and bounce outcomes
Rugby 08 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Rugby 08
Play calling and team tactics are a learnable layer
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.