If you’re looking to watch the Rugby World Cup in Australia, here are all the details on where you can go to see it on TV, as well as some information on live streaming of the Cup online.
The two rights holders for the 2015 Rugby World Cup are Foxtel and Channel Nine, with Foxtel having extensive and exclusive coverage of every single game of the tournament.
Channel Nine announced the fixtures they would be covering live via their channel GEM throughout the pool stages.
Sat, 19 September 4:45am AEST – England v Fiji – Twickenham, London
Mon, 21 September 1:30am AEST – New Zealand v Argentina – Wembley, London
Thurs, 24 September 1:30am AEST – Australia v Fiji – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Sun, 27 September 1:30am AEST – South Africa v Samoa – Villa Park, Birmingham
Sun, 27 September 4:45am AEST – England v Wales – Twickenham, London
Sun, 27 September 8:30pm AEST – Australia v Uruguay – Villa Park, Birmingham
Sun, 4 October 5:45am AEDT – Australia v England – Twickenham, London
Sun, 11 October 2:30am AEDT – Australia v Wales – Twickenham, London
Mon, 12 October 2:30am AEDT -France v Ireland – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
GEM will have their own commentary team calling the games, with Ken Sutcliffe, Cameron Williams, Bill Baxter, Phil Waugh, Brendan Cannon, Andrew Slack and Nathan Sharpe all part of the crew. Benn Robinson has also been announced as a member of the team.
They have elected to show a number of key pool fixtures on their digital TV channel, which will also be in high definition. GEM will have every Wallabies game live, as well as every match from the quarter-final stage onwards.
Foxtel will broadcast every single game of the tournament, live and in HD, and have a dedicated Rugby World Cup Channel throughout the tournament.
For those looking to watch the tournament online, then Foxtel Play will also have a dedicated channel to the Cup, and show every single game live. The sports package on Foxtel Play gives you access to every channel, but you have to pay a monthly subscription. If you’re interested in subscribing, the details are via this link.
The tournament is shaping to be a close affair, with all the top teams trading victories in the lead-up.
Below is the full TV guide for every game, which can also be found at our live Rugby World Cup TV guide page.
Date | Match details | Kick off (AEDT) | FOX | GEM |
Sat Sept 19 | England v Fiji | 5:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sat Sept 19 | Tonga v Georgia | 9:00pm | LIVE | – |
Sat Sept 19 | Ireland v Canada | 11:30pm | LIVE | – |
Sun Sept 20 | South Africa v Japan | 1:45am | LIVE | – |
Sun Sept 20 | France v Italy | 5:00am | LIVE | – |
Sun Sept 20 | Samoa v USA | 9:00pm | LIVE | – |
Sun Sept 20 | Wales v Uruguay | 11:30pm | LIVE | – |
Mon Sept 21 | New Zealand v Argentina | 1:45am | LIVE | LIVE |
Wed Sept 23 | Scotland v Japan | 11.30pm | LIVE | – |
Thu Sept 24 | Australia v Fiji | 1:45am | LIVE | LIVE |
Thu Sept 24 | France v Romania | 5:00am | LIVE | – |
Thu Sept 25 | New Zealand v Namibia | 5:00am | LIVE | – |
Sat Sept 26 | Argentina v Georgia | 1:45am | LIVE | – |
Sat Sept 26 | Italy v Canada | 11:30pm | LIVE | – |
Sun Sept 27 | South Africa v Samoa | 1:45am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Sept 27 | England v Wales | 5:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Sept 27 | Australia v Uruguay | 9:00pm | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Sept 27 | Scotland v USA | 11:30pm | LIVE | – |
Mon Sept 28 | Ireland v Romania | 1:45am | LIVE | – |
Wed Sept 30 | Tonga v Namibia | 1:45am | LIVE | – |
Fri Oct 2 | Wales v Fiji | 1:45am | LIVE | – |
Fri Oct 2 | France v Canada | 5:00am | LIVE | – |
Sat Oct 3 | New Zealand v Georgia | 5:00am | LIVE | – |
Sat Oct 3 | Samoa v Japan | 11:30pm | LIVE | – |
Sun 4 Oct | South Africa v Scotland | 1:45am | LIVE | – |
Sun 4 Oct | England v Australia | 6:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Mon Oct 5 | Argentina v Tonga | 12:30am | LIVE | – |
Mon Oct 5 | Ireland v Italy | 2:45am | LIVE | – |
Wed Oct 7 | Canada v Romania | 2:45am | LIVE | – |
Wed Oct 7 | Fiji v Uruguay | 6:00am | LIVE | – |
Thur Oct 8 | South Africa v USA | 2:45am | LIVE | – |
Thur Oct 8 | Namibia v Georgia | 6:00am | LIVE | – |
Sat Oct 10 | New Zealand v Tonga | 6:00am | LIVE | – |
Sun Oct 11 | Samoa v Scotland | 12:30am | LIVE | – |
Sun Oct 11 | Australia v Wales | 2:45am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Oct 11 | England v Uruguay | 6:00am | LIVE | – |
Sun Oct 11 | Argentina v Namibia | 10:00pm | LIVE | – |
Mon Oct 12 | Italy v Romania | 12:30am | LIVE | – |
Mon Oct 12 | France v Ireland | 2:45am | LIVE | LIVE |
Mon Oct 12 | USA v Japan | 6:00am | LIVE | – |
Sun Oct 18 | QF1: Winner B v Runner-Up A | 2:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Oct 18 | QF2: Winner C v Runner-Up D | 6:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Oct 18 | QF3: Winner D v Runner-up C | 11:00pm | LIVE | LIVE |
Mon Oct 19 | QF4: Winner A v Runner-Up B | 6:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Oct 25 | SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 | 2:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Mon Oct 26 | SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 | 3:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sat Oct 31 | Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 | 7:00am | LIVE | LIVE |
Sun Nov 1 | Final: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 | 3:00am | LIVE | LIVE |