Biggest ever month of international rugby union on Sky Sports

SkySports kicks off its biggest ever month of live international rugby union this weekend with the Autumn Internationals.

Over 35 live hours of international action are available for Sky Sports viewers in November with 13 Test matches across four consecutive weekends featuring 11 nations. Sky Sports will broadcast every England QBE International as well as all of Italy and France’s matches, and for the first time Ireland.

England v New Zealand this Saturday will see three World Cup-winning players in Jonny Wilkinson, Will Greenwood and Sean Fitzpatrick joined by World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward in the Sky Sports studio at Twickenham. The foursome,with over 250 international caps between them, will share their valuable insight and knowledge from 1:30pm exclusively live on Sky Sports 2.

Virtual player images will be used at Twickenham for the first time, bringing the stars of the international game into the Sky Sports studio. The Skycart, a portable giant touch screen used by Will Greenwood and Sky Sports analysts, will be pitch side at the home of England Rugby all month. It gives viewers greater in-depth pre-match analysis and allows the man of the match to review his performance straight after the final whistle.

Extensive coverage of England’s QBE Internationals on Sky Sports comes from 22 cameras within the stadium and a further giant touchscreen in the studio equipped with footage and stats to assist analysts with reaction to the match action.

Ireland v South Africa follows straight off the back of England’s clash with the All Blacks live on Sky Sports 2, kicking off at 5:30pm, with analysis and commentary from former Ireland internationals Paul Wallace and Alan Quinlan, and Thinus Delport will offer his insight on the Springboks.

The full schedule of Autumn Internationals on Sky Sports in November is as follows:

The live matches are part of unrivalled coverage of Autumn Internationals across TV, mobile and online. Sky Sports News HQ will be with the England camp and broadcasting press conferences, training and interviews live throughout November. Reporters will also update from Twickenham on matchdays, giving viewers the build-up to matches as it happens.

Sky Sports’digital offering, including apps, skysports.com and social media platforms,will keep rugby union fans informed on all the top stories. On matchdays,skysports.com will host a live interactive blog featuring build-up, behind the scenes insight, the latest scores, plus almost-live clips and expert reaction from Jonny Wilkinson, Will Greenwood, Stuart Barnes, Sean Fitzpatrick, Michael Lynagh, Thinus Delport,Alan Quinlan, Scott Quinnell and Paul Wallace. There will also be match highlights available and video featuring the Top 5 Tries from each weekend.

The On Demand service will feature highlights of all 13 Autumn Internationals and of previous encounters between nations, as well as documentaries and features available for Sky Sports subscribers to download and watch whenever they want.  

Non-subscribersof Sky Sports can also catch the action without a contract though online TV streaming service NOW TV. With a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, viewers can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels on TV with a NOW TV Box, on the web or via a range of devices.

The Autumn Internationals are part of an unrivalled schedule of rugby union on Sky Sports this season comprising over 360 matches from the international, European and domestic game including European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, Top 14, Guinness PRO12, IRB Sevens World Series, and women’s rugby.

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