Live rugby union on TV and streaming today: International and domestic schedules
Your guide to the best live rugby union matches from around the world on TV and streaming.
Elite rugby continues across the globe this week.
The Women's Rugby World Cup begins with extensive coverage across BBC, while South Africa face Australia in the men's game.
TNT Sports and discovery+ boast the lion's share of rugby union TV rights for the remainder of 2025 and beyond, with Premiership Rugby starting up again.
Sky Sports will show games from the British and Irish Lions tour and The Rugby Championship between Southern Hemisphere teams, while BBC and ITV will return to show the Six Nations as usual each year.
Premier Sports mop up plenty of the remaining action with United Rugby Championship, French Top 14, European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches across their channels and online.
RadioTimes.com brings you a round-up of live rugby union on TV today and coming up.
Rugby union today: What live rugby union is on TV this week?
All UK time. Subject to change.
Friday 22nd August
Women's Rugby World Cup
- England v USA (7:30pm) BBC One / iPlayer
Saturday 23rd August
Women's Rugby World Cup
- Australia v Samoa (12pm) BBC iPlayer
- Scotland v Wales (2:45pm) BBC One / iPlayer
- Canada v Fiji (5:30pm) BBC iPlayer
- France v Italy (8:15pm) BBC iPlayer
The Rugby Championship
- South Africa v Australia (4:10pm) Sky Sports Action
- Argentina v New Zealand (10:10pm) Sky Sports+
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Sunday 24th August
Women's Rugby World Cup
- Ireland v Japan (12pm) BBC Two / iPlayer
- South Africa v Brazil (2:45pm) BBC iPlayer
- New Zealand v Spain (5:30pm) BBC iPlayer
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
