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RTÉ, Virgin Media team up again to land Rugby World Cup rights

Ireland line up prior to 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter final v New Zealand in Chofu, Tokyo (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ and telecoms operator Virgin Media have acquired rights to this year’s men’s Rugby World Cup, which will take place in France.

The agreement will see all 48 matches from the tournament broadcast free-to-air in Ireland across RTÉ television channels, RTÉ Player, Virgin TV and Virgin Player.

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