The Brisbane Global Rugby Tens, in its inaugural season is a two-day event, held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane which gets underway on Saturday, February 11 at 1pm (AEDT) – 12pm (AEST).
The Tens have never been attempted before, but they promise to bring an exciting weekend of rugby to Brisbane. The Sevens, which utilise national teams have had plenty of success right around the globe, however the Tens take in club teams.
14 teams, which are made up by all of those from Australia and New Zealand in the Super Rugby competition, along with the Samoan national team, Japanese champions the Wild Knights, the Blue Bulls and superpower French club RC Toulon has been included in the competition.
The sides have been divided into four groups, with each team to play three matches over Saturday and Sunday morning, before the finals take place on Sunday afternoon.
Pool A: Melbourne Rebels, Chiefs, Wild Knights, New South Wales Waratahs Pool B: Queensland Reds, Blues, Manu Samoa, Crusaders Pool C: Brumbies, Highlanders, Blue Bulls Pool D: Western Force, Hurricanes, RC Toulon
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Full tournament draw
Day 1 – Saturday February 11
Match no.
Time (AEST)
Team 1
Team 2
1
12:00 PM
Rebels
Chiefs
2
12:28 PM
Wild Knights
Waratahs
3
12:56 PM
Reds
Blues
4
1:29 PM
Bulls
Force
5
1:57 PM
Brumbies
Highlanders
6
2:30 PM
Samoa
Crusaders
7
3:33 PM
Rebels
Wild Knights
8
4:01 PM
Force
Hurricanes
9
4:33 PM
Chiefs
Waratahs
10
5:01 PM
Brumbies
Toulon
11
6:00 PM
Reds
Crusaders
12
6:28 PM
Blues
Samoa
13
7:00 PM
Highlanders
Hurricanes
14
7:28 PM
Brumbies
Bulls
15
7:56 PM
Force
Toulon
Day 2 – Sunday Februrary 12
Match no.
Time (AEST)
Team 1
Team 2
16
10:00 AM
Rebels
Waratahs
17
10:27 AM
Chiefs
Wild Knights
18
10:54 AM
Reds
Samoa
19
11:22 AM
Blues
Crusaders
20
11:50 AM
Hurricanes
Toulon
21
12:17 PM
Highlanders
Bulls
QF 1
12:48 PM
TBC
TBC
QF 2
1:22 PM
TBC
TBC
QF 3
1:56 PM
TBC
TBC
QF 4
2:30 PM
TBC
TBC
SF 1
3:31 PM
TBC
TBC
SF 2
3:57 PM
TBC
TBC
Final
5:40 PM
TBC
TBC
How to watch
The tournament will be covered live and in full on pay-TV service Fox Sports. Their broadcast will begin half an hour before the first match each day, meaning a 12:30pm (AEDT) – 11:30am (AEST) start on Saturday, and a 10:30am (AEDT) – 9:30am (AEST) start on Sunday.
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Their coverage will continue until all the matches for the day are completed and on Sunday, take in the presentation ceremony at the end of the tournament.
The only legal way to live stream the Brisbane Global Tens is to use the Foxtel Play or Foxtel Go apps which allow viewers to stream Foxtel channels.
Foxtel Go can be used for free if you already have an existing Foxtel service. Foxtel Play is a better choice for those who are only looking to access live-streaming services without having a traditional installation.
The Roar will also be covering the tournament live with blogs and highlights.