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 |
ezm
Guest
Great comment mate. Only those that can afford Foxtel should be able to watch the National side I suppose is your opinion. If we are to have the smartest, strongest and fastest you can't just have it so only the richest can watch a quality broadcast.
Thompson
Guest
WHY WASN'T THE GAME BETWEEN JAPAN AND STH AFRICA BROADCAST GEM ON SUNDAY MORNING ?????
Bakkies
Guest
Irish Times, Independent and Examiner should have some good write ups before and during the RWC. None of it is behind a paywall. Get a VPN and watch the TV3 and ITV coverage. Both networks have players to watch it back later
Bakkies
Guest
I presuming you're talking about Sky Italy? ITV have the UK rights
rugby7
Guest
They are still just throwing Rugby fans a few bones, putting on only 35% of the games free-to-air. The event is, for heaven's sake, a World Cup, and the world full of Rugby tragics like me would really want to see what the other nations in the final series are doing! God bless Foxtel, but (a) I can't afford it just for this rugby tournament, and (b) quite a lot of the games will be telecast at times when the usual rugby-fans' pubs are shut!
CG2430
Guest
So whose lead comms in that bunch? ie Nine's Gordon Bray or Greg Clark equivalent? Can't stand Sutcliffe, BTW, but I'll be watching on Fox sports.
CG2430
Guest
Then get Fox Sports. Sheesh, can't have it all.
Simmo
Guest
Anything is better than Hadlee like hes calling at Rosehill
Hertryk
Guest
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 Has to be better than listening to the PLONKERS on FOXTEL...
Smiggle Jiggle
Roar Guru
Could get KODI, and add the phoniex addon to watch all the games live on SKY SPORTS for FREE
Smiggle Jiggle
Roar Guru
Foxtel Go app has replays of the Rugby Championship, so I assume it will be there for the world cup, usually comes out the next day. The USA VS AUS games was also available the following day on demand. (FREE)
ethan
Guest
Would've been nice to have more, but much better than expected given the ARU's recent history with managing free-to-air rugby.... Their choice of games outside the WBs are good ones as well - quality teams in what should be tight encounters.
Simmo
Guest
email Pulver at rugbydieingonthevineinoz@aru.cm.au
Simmo
Guest
Ireland cover the sport well and in some countries with no rugby profile they getting more live games on FTA than in Oz.
Simmo
Guest
Little is correct, far too little, how can you be satisfied with this? Most games are in the odd hours yet they still cant broadcast the whole tournament on the second channel....PATHETIC and I blame the ARU for shortchanging the ragged Oz rugby fan yet again!
Davo
Guest
I'm surprised Channel 9 has been allowed anywhere near RWC again after the complete shambles of their 2011 telecast where it took second place to minor league games, and the commentary was awful.
Cantab
Guest
Ah, a classic technique Brett - set the bar low enough and you'll never be disappointed.
Cantab
Guest
I'm confused as to why they don't show all games which are played at horrific hours. In that I think more ppl would purposely get up for NZ vs a minow than re-runs of Mash/Gillian's Island.
OZ Rugby Fan
Guest
I agree Brett, after what happened with channel 9 coverage in 2011 this is a welcome change!
Bakkies
Guest
Here I think Ireland games and the knockouts have to be on terrestrial. Coverage is far better this time as all games are on TV3. Last RWC most of it was on Setanta and if you have a Sky box to pick up ITV