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This primarily consists of games in the Pro12/Pro14 league to which the BBC held rights to. The Scrum V Red Zone available via the red button on satellite TV was hosted by Rick O'Shea. However, after the BBC lost the rights to the league, the programme was scaled back – the only games currently shown are in the Welsh Premiership alongside S4C.
The top nations in the rugby world will all be in action as a hectic programme of November Tests gets underway across Europe. The Autumn Nations Series returns a year after a captivating World Cup ...
11 June – A new TV deal is agreed with the BBC, but they no longer hold exclusive rights to rugby league coverage, and any games not shown by the BBC could be offered to Independent Television instead. [1] The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy is also scrapped due to financial cutbacks by the broadcaster. [2] 1981
Autumn – The BBC launches regional versions of Rugby Special so that each nation can receive fuller coverage of games from their country. 1987. 22 May-20 June – The BBC shows mostly recorded coverage of the first Rugby World Cup. This is the only time the BBC has ever shown the competition – ITV has held the rights ever since. 1988
ITV will show the Rugby World Cup in the UK
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Rugby Special was the main rugby union highlights programme on the BBC in the UK. The show ran from 1966 and past presenters included David Vine , Keith Macklin , Cliff Morgan , Chris Rea , Nigel Starmer-Smith , Bill Beaumont and John Inverdale .
The world’s best rugby nations have descended in France for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and only two teams remain in contention to hoist this year’s Webb Ellis Cup. Held once every four years ...