Am I the only who noticed that TV3 are showing the Rugby World Cup, can't believe RTE let this slip along with the Heineken Cup. If TV3's live soccer coverage is anything to go by then i can't see many people watching it on TV3 when they can watch a more professional coverage on BBC or SKY.
The Rugby World Cup isn't on Sky or BBC TV.
In the UK, it's live and exclusive on ITV.
Quote from: GweylTah on June 20, 2007, 11:16:41 PM
The Rugby World Cup isn't on Sky or BBC TV.
In the UK, it's live and exclusive on ITV.
Don't you mean UTV ;)
UTV, STV, Granada, Anglia, Tyne Tees, etc, all of them, yes, depending on where you live in the UK.
;)
TV3 have the Irish terrestrial rights but will only be showing the Ireland games and knock out games. Setanta will be showing all the games. Would wonder about TV3's coverage alright. The have no history of covering rugby and their football coverage is to be frank, shite. Hopefully the TV3 curse on the Ireland football team doesn't transfer to the rugby lads.
TV3 will be Ireland's national broadcaster for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The Ballymount-based station have announced their plans to broadcast the tournament's top ten matches live, including all of Ireland's games.
TV3, Ireland's leading commercial broadcaster, today announced details of its exclusive terrestrial rights for the much-anticipated 2007 Rugby World Cup, offering coverage of all of Ireland's games as well as the tournament's opening match (France v Argentina), two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final.
All live games will be hosted by Matt Cooper, presenter of 'The Last Word' on Today FM. Matt will be joined in the studio by three pundits for each game including Paul Wallace, Trevor Brennan, Jim Glennon, Michael Cheika, Jim Williams and Victor Costello.
The station's commentary team will consist of BBC Radio Five Live's Conor McNamara and former Ireland international Phillip Matthews.
TV3's team in France will also include sports reporter Sinead Kissane and news reporter Laura Ryan who will be based there for the duration of the tournament, providing daily reports from the Irish camp and on the ground with the fans.
In addition to the live coverage, TV3 will air a series of special rugby programmes in the run up to and during the tournament. TV3 will broadcast four preview programmes on Thursday evenings from August 9 onwards. Over the six weeks of the tournament, TV3's Sports Tonight team will present 'Rugby World Cup Weekly' - a round-up of the major stories coming out of the tournament.
TV3 have also announced that it has secured a major deal with significant rugby sponsors Heineken to be the exclusive broadcast sponsor of all TV3's Rugby World Cup coverage.
David McRedmond, TV3's CEO, said: "As the national broadcaster of the Rugby World Cup, TV3 will provide the best Irish coverage ever for this tournament. We have secured a world-class commentary team and panel to have the broadcast appeal for the widening rugby fan base. We are delighted to have Heineken as a brilliant sponsor."
Heineken Ireland's National Event and Sponsorship manager Pat Maher added: "Heineken is delighted to sponsor TV3's coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup to add to our continued involvement in quality rugby events. While we are an official sponsor of the 2007 World Cup, we are proud to play a role in bringing all of the action closer to the fans in Ireland.
"Heineken enjoys a long-standing involvement in the Rugby World Cup, which stretches back to the 1995 World Cup in South Africa. More recently Heineken was a worldwide partner to the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia."
DETAILS OF TV3'S 2007 RUGBY WORLD CUP COVERAGE:
Thursday, August 9 - 'All Blacks: Behind the Legend'
Thursday, August 16 - 'History of the Rugby World Cup'
Thursday, August 23 - 'Road to the Rugby World Cup'
Thursday, August 30 - 'RWC Preview Documentary'
Thursday, September 6 - 'RWC Studio Preview'
Thursday, September 6 - 'Chasing the Lions'
Thursday, September 13 - 'Rugby World Cup Weekly'
Thursday, September 20 - 'Rugby World Cup Weekly'
Thursday, September 27 - 'Rugby World Cup Weekly'
Thursday, October 4 - 'Rugby World Cup Weekly'
Thursday, October 11 - 'Rugby World Cup Weekly'
Thursday, October 18 - 'Rugby World Cup Weekly'
LIVE MATCH DATES:
Friday, September 7 - France v Argentina, 8pm
Sunday, September 9 - IRELAND v Namibia, 7pm
Saturday, September 15 - IRELAND v Georgia, 8pm
Friday, September 21 - France v IRELAND, 8pm
Sunday, September 30 - IRELAND v Argentina, 4pm
Saturday, October 6 - Quarter-final (1), tbc
Sunday, October 7 - Quarter-final (2), tbc
Saturday, October 13 - Semi-final (1), 8pm
Sunday, October 14 - Semi-final (2), 8pm
Saturday, October 20 - Final, 8pm
Wit all due respects to TV3 - I'll b watching all games on UTV as I don't have Setanta. I'd be very sceptical of any TV channel who are too scabby to even buy the rights to show clips of Rugby and GAA games for their news reports!! I'm a bit sick of watching training sessions on the sports news on TV3.
Sweet Jesus UTV and TV3, I was looking forward to the World Cup too.
I have oft vented my spleen about RTE on this board but then there's TV3. I don't think anything needs to be said about them. I guarantee you I'll watch less of the World Cup now than if it were on RTE and the Beeb or Sky.
Absolutely, I can not believe BBC or Sky are not showing. I remember the final being on ITV in 03 but did BBC not show some as well? It will be painstaking.
Don't worry lads we'll only have to watch 3 games on TV3 anyway ;)
I wasn't looking forward to TV3's coverage either but in fairness they have recruited a way higher calibre of person than for their soccer coverage. Matt Cooper is a seasoned professional journalist used to live broadcasting as is Conor mac Namara. Paul Wallace is an excellent analyst again with alot of experience with Sky and Today FM. Disagree with alot of Glennons articles but in fairness at least he is articulate. Looking forward to Cheika and Williams. Think Costello is way better at analysing than playing and Brennan is the novelty act than may or may not work. All in all this is incomparable to their soccer coverage whereby most of those been paid are neither professional , articulate nor at all interesting.
Christ that's going to be the worst collection of unlistenable-to accents ever assembled in one place. A Cork whine, a double Strine vowel-mangling assault on the eardrums and, possibly worst of all, Wallace sounding like Ross O'Carroll-Kelly only worse because he's from Cork, roish. Jim Glennon's flat North-County-Dublinese will sound mellifluous by comparison.
But all of them talking at the same time will still be better than having to listen to Ryle Nugent!
Quote from: corn02 on June 21, 2007, 09:03:09 AM
Absolutely, I can not believe BBC or Sky are not showing. I remember the final being on ITV in 03 but did BBC not show some as well? It will be painstaking.
The BBC haven't had the rights to the RWC since 1987, when they showed very few games. Sky has never shown it. ITV's main commentary team will be borrowed from Sky.
Jaysus lads give them a chance. we can only hope that having pushed the boat out to secure the rights, they will spend the extra few bob to present the package professionally. Cooper is an interesting departure and could work. i don't read the rest too regularly but wallace is my favourite pundit at the minute. he's very astute and not afraid to criticise, which is the failing of most bland sports coverage. the thing about large sports tournaments is that host broadcasters will do most of the work in terms of the overall package and feel of the coverage. if tv3 can allow those ho we want to listen to time to articulate their thoughts, it could be a good development. we all do enough complaining about sports coverage on other stations so maybe tv3 might be a fresh air with this one.
build up programs look interesting and comprehensive anyway.
Yes but it would be typical TV3 to push the boat out to secure the rights and then take the attitude that 'we have the audience f**k getting a very good presentation.'
Great to see coverage being taken off the smug bastards at RTE now . if only they will take the hint and shoot the lot of them . and the soccer cowd as well who have shown as knowing bugger all about the current game re Player of the year ect.
Yea, exactly, more to the point why haven't RTE secured this in the first place? They are shiting money from all our license fees.
RTE is becoming increasingly irrelevant as a sports broadcaster - "oh wait - there's a soccer friendly between brazil and air jordan's nike XI - we've fulfilled our sports obligations"
TV3 is mostly owned by Granada (which mostly owns ITV) so it's no surprise they have the rights. It was probably negotiated by ITV as a package which included TV3.
Absolutely sickened about that, I know RTE's GAA coverage is shit but their rugby coverage is top class, its always entertaining watching Hook and Pope but I also think Conor O'Shea is really good and Gerry Thornley is class as well...Matt Cooper could be a good host though...I reckon if you had him on RTE instead of Tom McGurk that would be the best Line-Up
BBC's rugby coverage has always been really good as well...cant see ITV being as good as them either
Id rather RTE save their money and pump it back into gaa action. Theyve already increased there coverage this summer with great rewards in terms of viewing figures, now hopefully they can improve the quality some what. Anyone who wants to see the rugby will have access via tv3,utv and setanta.
Quote from: Stagmeister on June 21, 2007, 04:39:12 PM
Absolutely sickened about that, I know RTE's GAA coverage is shit but their rugby coverage is top class, its always entertaining watching Hook and Pope but I also think Conor O'Shea is really good and Gerry Thornley is class as well...Matt Cooper could be a good host though...I reckon if you had him on RTE instead of Tom McGurk that would be the best Line-Up
BBC's rugby coverage has always been really good as well...cant see ITV being as good as them either
I agree with you here Staggmeister about RTE's GAA coverage. They have become lazy and boring. Same crap every day. All Joe Brolly can do is make fun of players backgrounds and their hair , thats just stupid stuff especially when you think of the stupid thing did when he scored a goal blowing kisses into the crowd and then you have Colm O'Rourke who feels he has to try and match Brolly and try be funny as well. Michael Lyster hasnt a clue and he just steers away from any controversey by changing the subject. Tom McGurik and Bill O'Herilly always ask the hard questions and start some interesting debate where as Lyster just comes out with the nomal bland comments "that was a great score" blah blah. The GAA coverage needs a big shake to liven things up a bit. I cant understand why they took Pat Spillane off the punditry side of things, he cant host the sunday game either he is just not up to it.
If you think RTÉ's coverage is bad now, and it sure is, watch it get worse as they take the huge live audience figures of the last few weekends as endorsement of every aspect of the product, disregarding the fact that viewers had no other choice. Cue even more phone-in quizzes, tawdry huckstering, yokels on camera, inane "analysis", toe-curling attempts at "humour", text us your opinions and such shite.
Personally I think Joe Brolly is a knob and Colm O'Rourke is just past his sell by date, however I do feel that Daire o'Cinneide has shown great potential and Michael Duignan is just top notch and Anthony Tohill is growing into the role..
As for TV3's commentary I'm not a fan of RTE rugby wither, so anything can be an improvement.
Anyone know if its possible to watch the tri nations online?
Don't know, but if you're in Dublin Sinnotts open early to show the matches, among other places. This mornings game had agreat finish.
agree with Dinny Duignan's brilliant - best pundit RTE has for GAA coverage.
terrible news altogether that it won't be on Sky or BBC. TV3's line up to be fair sounds half decent - Wallace in particular is bloody good. Not sure who ITV have lined up but I may have to fork out the extra money for Setanta. What with the money I spend in the pub watching GAA on Sunday sure i'd be as well getting it into the house and having Aussie Rules and the RWC as well.