Good news for Fijians.
Sky Pacific has secured the rights to telecast the Test matches between the Flying Fijians and the All Blacks, July Tests, Rugby Championships and British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa Digicel today announced that it has acquired broadcast rights for the Flying Fijians vs All Blacks two-Tests in July to be played in New Zealand.
In addition, a comprehensive list of high profile international matches featuring Samoa, Tonga, Maori All Blacks and All Blacks, Australia, France, Argentina, Wales, Bledisloe Cup matches, all matches of the Rugby Championship and the much anticipated British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa has also been secured.
These international Rugby matches will be provided in parallel to a dedicated channel for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games commencing in July.
The anticipation is building as the Levani Botia-led Flying Fijians have commenced their preparations to tackle the mighty All Blacks on 10th July in Dunedin and July 17 in Hamilton.
Digicel Fiji CEO Farid Mohammed said; “Sky Pacific is your home of rugby.
It is here our customers will find the best international rugby which commands a huge following in our nation.”
“We know our diehard rugby fans would have loved to travel to New Zealand and watch the Flying Fijians games but they can’t do that because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Now they can watch both Test matches live and witness the skill, speed, tries and the heart-stopping moments we know they love in the comfort of their home.
“Not only that, we have champagne rugby action lined-up every weekend from the end of June to early October.”
The live telecast schedule will also deliver Pacific heavyweight team matches including Manu Samoa vs Maori All Blacks, Tonga vs All Blacks and Tonga vs Manu Samoa.
Across the Tasman, Australia will host France starting on July 7 for three successive Saturdays.
The Rugby Championship which welcomes back South Africa starts on August 14 and will provide 12 Test matches ending in early October.
This year’s three-Test Bledisloe Cup series between NZ and Aust opens on August 7 with two more games to be played as double-headers as part of the Rugby Championship.
Another highlight of the International Rugby Season in 2021 has to be the British & Lions tour to South Africa, which starts on June 26 vs Japan in Scotland before the Lions head to South Africa and face the Emirates Lions on July 3.
All nine Lions matches including four Tests will be shown live on Sky Pacific.
In addition to that, the two-Test series between South Africa and Georgia in July will also be shown live.
