- Ireland under 20s save their blushes with narrow play-off victory
- Text-book Ireland set up an interesting final test next Saturday
- Coach Cheika goes for ‘same again’ in search of a series win
- Joe Schmidt must go for broke with the strongest selection possible
- Australia get advantage with opening test victory over the fighting Irish
- First Aussie test a real ‘test of character’ for Munster-bound Joey Carbery
- Bohs and Garryowen boys will represent Ireland under 20s with pride
- Earls, O’Mahony and Murray fancied to start but Conan may still pip Stander
- Leinster’s Joey Carbery could solve Munster’s ‘ten’ dilemma
- Munster’s pre-season fixtures arranged for Cork next August
- Ireland will Move with a Difference with Lucozade Sport and IRFU
- Munster-bound Tadhg Beirne’s Ireland tour call-up is no surprise
- Stuart Lancanster hovering if Ireland replacement coach is required
- It’s ‘the same old’ as brave Munster come up short in another cup semi-final
- Forget the bookies, Munster have the ability to win this ‘semi’
- Munster and Leinster teams announced for Saturday’s showdown
- Munster determined to run champions Leinster close in the RDS
- John Lacey will referee Glasgow and Scarlets PRO14 semi-final
- PRO14 Championship marathon edges towards an exciting finale
- Another boost for Irish rugby as Leinster are 2018 champions
- Christian Lealiifano says he won’t play against Ireland next month
- Leinster boost up seating for semi-final against Munster
- Ireland retain their ‘world class’ coaching team for World Cup
- Earlier kick-off for the Guinness PRO14 Championship final
- Frank Quinn takes a look at the current international rugby news
- The Champions Cup qualifiers for 2018/19 decided next Sunday
- Bruff escape relegation with late scores against Bandon
- Zebo’s brilliance paves the way for a Munster v Leinster Guinness PRO14 semi-final
- Tries could prove crucial in today’s PRO14 quarter finals
- Munster name side as they try to finish with PRO14 success
- Bruff and Bandon will battle it out for AIL 2C status tomorrow
- Herlihy inspires Newcastle West to Transfield Cup victory
- Munster favourites to reach PRO14 semi-final away to Leinster
- Guinness PRO14 appointment for Limerick’s George Clancy
- Winner of Munster v Edinburgh tie will take on Leinster in ‘semi’
- Richmond fail to bridge that 66-year Munster Junior Cup gap
- Battling Garryowen FC crash out at the AIL semi-final stage
- Poor first half will be analysed, but Munster happy to settle for a draw in PRO14 thriller
- Big PRO14 tests against Ulster for Mike and Stephen to-morrow
- ‘Buddy’ is banking on a history junior cup win for Richmond
- Stephen Fitzgerald starts and Mike Sherry captains Munster
- The current state of the Guinness PRO14 teams is revealed
- This week Frank Quinn gives us his ‘View from within the Pale’
- French side Racing 92 victorious in today’s Battle of Bordeaux
- UL Bohemian and Thomond beaten in today’s crucial play-offs
- The return of Keith Earls is a ‘massive boost’ for Munster
- UL Bohemian and Thomond are in play-off cliff-hangers today
- Simon Zebo on the bench as van Graan makes nine changes
- A Munster v Leinster final would be a mouth-watering prospect
- Club of the Year Richmond target sixth Junior Cup final spot
BT Sports secure European Rugby tv rights
- Updated: 04/07/2017
AFTER sharing the rights of coverage in recent seasons, BT Sport has secured the rights to screen the European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the four-year cycle until summer 2022 as the competitions move to one pay-TV broadcaster from the 2018/19 season.
EPCR has also reserved the rights for free-to-air coverage in the UK and Ireland, allowing EPCR to meet its key objective of taking its matches to a larger audience and will take those rights to market at a later date. It comes after a boost in revenue was announced in France for the same period, with an option for increased free-to-air coverage.
EPCR CEO Vincent Gaillard said: “The interest that we have seen through the tender process shows how the tournaments continue to go from strength-to-strength. Having one premium pay-television broadcaster in BT Sport will simplify the viewing experience for those fans and coverage on free-to-air television will give greater exposure to our outstanding rugby experiences.”
Andy Haworth, BT’s managing director of content and strategy, said: “BT Sport is now the home of elite European rugby, as well as the home of Premiership Rugby. We’re proud to have won the live rights for these fantastic competitions. We’re extremely passionate about our rugby coverage and will continue to work hard to grow the profile of the sport.”
One season remains on the existing deal with both BT Sport and Sky Sports sharing the rights to broadcast the competitions. EPCR would like to thank its broadcast partners for both their support and the quality of their coverage and look forward to another exciting season of European professional club rugby.
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