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2015 Rugby World Cup to be shown live and HD on GEM and Foxtel

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9th September, 2015
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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.

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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
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