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STAN and beIN SPORTS secure new broadcast deal for AUTUMN NATIONS RUGBY SERIES

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Rugby fans will now have more viewing options with Stan Sport and beIN Sport both securing broadcast rights to every game of the upcoming Autumn Nations Rugby series this year.

Under the new broadcast deal, beIN SPORTS will continue to broadcast every match of the Wallabies Spring Tour and the All Blacks Northern Tour as part of the live coverage. The beIN SPORTS coverage will be available via its channel partners on Foxtel, Kayo, Fetch and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Additionally, the Nine owned streaming platform Stan Sport has also acquired rights to the 2021 Autumn Nations Series with every match streaming live and ad-free with full match replays, mini matches, highlights and rapid recaps available to its subscribers from this weekend.

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The Autumn Nations Series kicks off this Sunday in a massive weekend of live competitions on beIN SPORTS. Scotland will face Tonga in Edinburgh and the All Blacks will be in Cardiff against Wales on Sunday 31 October. This will be the first of four home internationals to be played by Scotland and Wales in 2021.

All the giants of southern hemisphere rugby including South Africa, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia will be back touring Europe once again in November 2021. Fans of the home unions, France, Italy, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, will welcome the return of the regular Autumn Nations.

Stan Acting Chief Executive Officer Martin Kugeler said:

“We have had a phenomenal start for Rugby on Stan Sport in 2021, and it is great to see the growing interest for the game. The Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks Spring Tours are a proud tradition on the rugby calendar, and we know fans will enjoy our coverage of every match against their northern hemisphere rivals.

This announcement highlights our commitment to continue delivering the world’s best rugby all year round to fans in Australia.”

In addition to the men’s action, Stan Sport has also secured rights to the 2021 Women’s Autumn Internationals – comprised of thirteen matches involving New ZealandEnglandCanada, France, USA, Ireland, Scotland, WalesJapan and South Africa

As recently announced, Stan Sport will also be the exclusive home of Premiership Rugby, with over 130 matches of England’s domestic competition. This competition features several big-name Australians applying their trade in the UK, including London Irish players Nick Phipps, Rob Simmons, Curtis Rona and Adam Coleman. Former Queensland Reds playmaker Bryce Hegarty will also make his debut for Leicester. Fijian international and former Parramatta Eels player, Semi Radrardra, will be familiar to Australian fans when he lines up in the backline for Bristol.

Wallabies fans will get to celebrate every moment of the Spring Tour on beIN SPORTS, including every Wallabies match live. Australia’s first international tie will be against Scotland on Monday 8 November, followed by England on Sunday 14 November and Wales Sunday 21 November live on beIN SPORTS.

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Mike Kerr, Managing Director, beIN ASIA PACIFIC, said:

“We are thrilled to once again, broadcast the Autumn Nations Series live on beIN SPORTS. International rugby is fantastic entertainment and the Wallabies Spring Tour retains a significant legion of fans for beIN SPORTS in the Australian market. The Autumn Nations Series is a significant event and we are delighted to showcase it to our sports subscribers watching on Foxtel and Fetch and streaming on Kayo and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.”

In addition to the live coverage of the 2021 November Internationals, beIN SPORTS is the home of European Professional Club Rugby and will broadcast the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup which starts this December on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

beIN SPORTS is available on Kayo, Foxtel, Fetch and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Stan’s add-on sport package is available for $10 a month and new customers can start their free trial now by visiting: Stan.com.au/sport

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