Channel will offer live coverage of all Champions Cup games involving Leinster, Munster and Ulster, plus Connacht’s Challenge Cup matches
Leinster's matches in their latest attempt to win the Champions Cup again will be screened live on Premier Sports, as will Munster and Ulster's. Photograph: Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inphomove from TNT Sports to Premier Sports. This effectively means the channel will have blanket coverage of all the provinces’ games this season and Premier Sports chief executive Ryle Nugent is adamant they will rise to the challenge with an enhanced product.
RTÉ, which renewed its coverage of the Champions Cup in 2022 after a 16-year gap, will also continue to broadcast one match per round for one more season, as things stand. This begins with the Munster v Stade Français game at Thomond Park on December 7th and the Leinster v Clermont game the following Saturday.
They will also broadcast all 12 Champions Cup pool matches and four Challenge Cup games per round. The vast majority will be live, with a small number being deferred if they clash with a game involving an Irish province or the channel’s 3pm Premier League football slot. Premier Sports, which began to operate in Ireland in 2021, is effectively the successor to Setanta Sports and Eir Sport. Nugent admits that their expanded portfolio is only possible after its UK arm reacquired Premier Sports and their digital platform from the Viaplay Group in November 2023.
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