Match Thread Bot and new match thread rule

As some of you might have noticed we tested a bot for making match threads two weeks ago. I'm happy to announce the bot will now run full time and is open for requests from everyone. The bot is adapted from the one r/soccer uses. Thanks to u/spawnofyanni for providing the code.

##Requesting a thread

The bot can only create threads for matches listed here.

To use this bot to create a thread for a match, send a message to u/RugbyThreadBot with the subject line of "Match Thread" and "Team 1 vs Team 2" in the message body (where Team 1 and Team 2 are the two teams in question - example).

To prevent abuse, the bot will only fulfill your request if you don't already have an active match thread running.

##New match thread rule

All match threads for games covered on ESPN must be created by using the bot. This rule will be strictly enforced for all Rugby World Cup games.

Post match threads can still (only) be created by hand.