The Rugby World Cup 2015 is about to begin! If you’re abroad or if your sports broadcaster doesn’t show the tournament, this is your guide to live streaming Rugby online!
In this article you can read about:
- Rugby World Cup Pools and Fixtures
- The Broadcasters Showing the World Cup
- How to Live Stream the Rugby World Cup from Anywhere
Rugby World Cup Pools and Fixtures
The tournament takes place in England, beginning on September 18th and goes on until October 30th.
The 20 teams are split up into 4 pools consisting of 5 teams each. The two best ones from each pool continues to the quarterfinals. The teams are split up in the following pools:
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | South Africa | New Zealand | France |
| England | Samoa | Argentina | Ireland |
| Wales | Japan | Tonga | Italy |
| Fiji | Scotland | Georgia | Canada |
| Uruguay | USA | Namibia | Romania |
Fixtures
The full fixtures will be updated continuously throughout the tournament on the official Rugby World Cup fixtures page. In the meanwhile, here are the first 5 days’ matches:
| Date | Time (GMT) | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 18 | 20:00 | England vs Fiji |
| Sept 19 | 12:00 | Tonga vs Georgia |
| Sept 19 | 14:30 | Ireland vs Canada |
| Sept 19 | 16:45 | South Africa vs Japan |
| Sept 19 | 20:00 | France vs Italy |
| Sept 20 | 12:00 | Samoa vs USA |
| Sept 20 | 14:30 | Wales vs Uruguay |
| Sept 20 | 16:45 | New Zealand vs Argentina |
| Sept 23 | 14:30 | Scotland vs Japan |
| Sept 23 | 16:45 | Australia vs Fiji |
| Sept 23 | 20:00 | France vs Romania |
| Sept 24 | 20:00 | New Zealand vs Namibia |
| Sept 25 | 16:45 | Argentina vs Georgia |
Get the latest Rugby World Cup News at the official website’s news feed.
Broadcasters
The matches will be broadcast live by both cable TV and online streaming. Here’s a list of Rugby World Cup broadcasters by country:
| Countries | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| UK | iTV |
| France | TF1, Canal+ |
| Middle East | OSN |
| USA | Universal Sport |
| Canada | TSN |
| Africa | RSA |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| Fiji | Fiji TV |
| Ireland | TV3 Ireland |
| New Zealand | Sky NZ |
| Wales | S4C Wales |
| South America | ESPN Sur |
| Brazil | ESPN Brazil |
| Czech Republic & Slovakia | Pragosport/Czech TV |
| Georgia | 1TV |
| Japan | Dentsu, J Sports, NHK, NTV |
| Italy | Sky Italia |
Our broadcaster of choice is British iTV that is a free ad-supported broadcaster. They show the games in HD with fast streaming speeds. They also have apps for iOS and Android. To stream from iTV, you’ll need a British IP address, which you can get by using SaferVPN. Read on to learn how!
Live Streaming Rugby World Cup 2015
If you’re abroad, your broadcaster’s stream will be blocked due to geo-restrictions, because they only hold the rights to show the games within their country.
They way it works is that the broadcaster’s website looks up your IP address to determine your current location, and if you’re outside of their country, you can’t stream.
When connecting to SaferVPN, you change IP address and make it appear as if you are located in the broadcaster’s country. That way you can bypass any website restrictions and live stream the Rugby World Cup 2015 from anywhere!
Here’s how easy it is to live stream Rugby world cup abroad:
- Get a SaferVPN free trial or premium subscription
- Download, install and run SaferVPN
- Connect to the SaferVPN server in your desired broadcaster’s country
- Browse into your broadcaster’s website or use their app to live stream the games!
The best news is that both SaferVPN and British iTV works on all your devices – laptops, smartphones, tablets and consoles – so you can watch it literally anywhere! If iTV asks for a postcode to verify your location, use SW1H 9NP.
If you don’t have SaferVPN yet,check out our review, compare their plans or start your free trial and get ready for some rugby world cup live streaming!
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