Broadcaster to show South Africa, Australia and New Zealand matches
Sky Sports has agreed a five-year rights deal with SANZAAR for its rugby matches.
The organisation represents rights for the South Africa, Australia and New Zealand rugby unions, and this deal will kick off with New Zealand’s eight-match tour of South Africa that starts on Firday 7 August. This includes all four Test matches vs South Africa plus four non-Test matches against club sides.
Sky Sports will also show South Africa’s return tour of New Zealand in 2030, plus The Rugby Championship in 2027, 2028 and 2029, the Bledisloe Cup, and other SANZAAR internationals in both 2026 and 2030. The latter includes Sky exclusively showing home international matches for Australia and Argentina across August and September 2026.
In addition to the live matches, there will be clips and highlights available across Sky’s social and digital platforms.
SANZAAR CEO Brendan Morris stated, “SANZAAR is delighted to retain Sky Sports as a rights holder broadcaster in the UK for the next iteration of our international rugby tournaments. We have partnered with Sky Sports for over 25 years and rugby fans in the UK will continue to enjoy world class action from Super Rugby Pacific, The Rugby Championship, Bledisloe Cup and additional tour matches, including this year’s series between South Africa and New Zealand.”
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