Is it confirmed on Stan?
Not yet. Still in negotiations
Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby announced the revised fixture for Super Rugby Pacific yesterday (Thursday) after NZ Government delayed the opening of its international border to at least the end of February 2022. In the new fixture, the six New Zealand-based teams and six Australian-based teams play their opening eight matches on different sides of the Tasman, before all 12 clubs travel to Melbourne in round 10 for a "Super Round’’ on April 22-24. Trans-Tasman fixtures will resume in round 11.
The new season will now start on Friday, February 18 when Moana Pasifika host Auckland Blues at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, followed NSW Waratahs v Fijian Drua on the same night.
Stan Sport has acquired the rights to the Six Nations in Australia
beIN Sports has been broadcasting Six Nations in Australia for the past 10-15 years so it is a great get for Stan.
(IIRC Fox Sports and ESPN had also shown the tournament before beIN)
Stan’s next target will be exclusive rights to the Autumn Nations series in Europe.
Unfortunately Stan don’t have the rights to the United Rugby Championship EPCR and ERCC as well as Rugby 7’s
Do you know if the rights were up for grabs, or did Stan buy them off Bein?
Rights were up for grabs at the end of last year
I got an email from Stan saying they are now showing a new Japanese Rugby League competition, but it turned out to be Union. Is what we called Rugby Union known as Rugby League in Japan? Very confusing.
Japan Rugby League One is just the name for the Rugby Union competition in Japan. The email from Stan Sport wasn’t advertising a Rugby League competition, rather the name of the Japanese Rugby Union competition.
The name is just League One, but the way it’s written in email and on Stan Rugby: League One you can see why it’s so easy to make that mistake.
The Force’s opening round home fixture against the Brumbies will now be played in Canberra on Sunday, February 20, with the reverse fixture set for WA in Round 6.
Meanwhile, their round four fixture against the Waratahs will now be played at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, March 13. They will look to host the NSW-based side in Round 9.
Stan will also be streaming Six Nations Under-20 competition live and exclusive this weekend.
ROUND 1
SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY
Ireland U20 V Wales U20
France U20 V Italy U20
Scotland U20 V England U20
Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs preseason game being shown today. Also doubles as a relief fund-raiser for the victims of the Tongan volcano/tsunami. Will be played without crowds due to New Zealand’s red light covid setting
The inaugural Super Rugby Pacific had its season launch yesterday. Harvey Norman will again sponsor the competition.
The first Super Rugby Pacific match to air on FTA will be Reds v Rebels on 9Gem on Saturday, February 19 from 7.30pm AEDT.
In Australia.
Fijian Drua women’s team will make its debut on Super W, two weeks after the men’s team played its first match in Super Rugby Pacific.