Live Rugby Union: Schedules, Dates, TV Channels & Kick off times
WherestheMatch.com is the best place to find all upcoming Rugby union on TV in the UK. We cover the biggest rugby competitions from around the UK and international, so if you are looking for live rugby union on TV today, tomorrow or this weekend, never miss another live rugby match on TV from the Gallagher Premiership, European Champions Cup, Six Nations, Internationals, United Rugby Championship and many more.
If you sign up to a free account, you can refine your rugby schedules to show the teams, competitions and TV channels that are important to you!
Rugby Union TV Broadcasting rights at a glance
Below gives you a quick summary of what free-to-air and pay-per-view TV channels you need to watch all of the major rugby competitions on TV in the UK:
SKY SPORTS
- British Lions Tour - all matches live
- Rugby Championship
BT SPORT
- European Professional Club Rugby - all matches from the Heineken Champions Cup and various Challenge Cup games
- Gallagher Premiership Rugby - 69 matches per season
- Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
- Premiership Rugby Cup
- Premier 15's Women
PREMIER SPORTS
- United Rugby Championship - all matches
- Top 14
ITV
- Rugby World Cup - remains free-to-air
- Six Nations Championship - shared with BBC
- Women's Rugby World Cup
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
- The Varsity Match
BBC
- Six Nations Championship - shared with ITV
- Women's Six Nations Championship
- United Rugby Championship (BBC Wales)
- England women's national rugby union team internationals
- Six Nations Under 20s Championship
CHANNEL 4
- European Professional Club Rugby - 9 Heineken Champions Cup matches
S4C
- Rugby World Cup (Wales matches)
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship (Wales matches)
- Six Nations Championship (Wales matches)
- European Challenge Cup
- United Rugby Championship - 27 matches live
- Principality Premiership
- Welsh Varsity Rugby match
AMAZON PRIME
- Autumn Internationals - all matches
Other Rugby Live Streams
- World Rugby YouTube channel - World Rugby Sevens Series, World Rugby Under 20 Championship, World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
- EPCR Website - European Rugby Challenge Cup matches not selected by BT Sport.
- RFU YouTube - RFU Championship
- World Rugby YouTube - Super Rugby AU
- RugbyPass - Super Rugby Aotearoa
Rugby competitions not currently being covered live on UK TV
- Pro D2
- Mitre 10 Cup
- Currie Cup
