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).
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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
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 |
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.
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.
Richard
Guest
Early days yet but maybe the only way the Aussie sides can beat Kiwi sides is to play in summer. Good win for rebels. Play all bledisloe cup matches in Darwin - wallabies might have a chance?
Kevin Malone
Guest
An even larger majority don't have any interest in this Mickey Mouse tournament
Stuart John Pearson
Guest
So poor about no free to air highlights package from Channel Ten during the weekend. The majority of Australians do not have Pay TV.
Tyrone
Guest
Haven't been this excited for rugby since the 13 Lions tour. Great way to start the year.
Woodsman
Guest
"The only legal way to live stream the Auckland Nines is to use the Foxtel Play" Pretty sure you need a time machine too.
E-Meter
Guest
There's nothing more lunatic than playing an intense sport like this, in the middle of the day in Brisbane, on what will be the hottest weekend of the year. If I was a player I'd be calling on the old hamstring injury. Sorry Coach, hammy's a bit tight, I'll sit it out in the shade of the stand.
Michael
Guest
Such a shame that Supersport here in South Africa isn't showing the 10s. :(