Since the Rugby World Cup is taking place in the Autumn of 2019, the usual autumn internationals won’t be in it’s fullest form. The four home unions (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) have decided to organise a series of Summer Internationals to serve as a warm up to the Rugby World Cup instead.
The 2019 Rugby Union Summer Internationals are rugby union Test matches that are contested between home teams from European national teams (Northern Hemisphere) against visiting teams from the Southern Hemisphere. Usually, each team will play three to four Test matches and at the end, one of the major Southern Hemisphere teams will often play against the invitational Barbarians club in a traditional “Final Challenge”. This year, we’ll see Fiji and Wales taking the helm against the Barbarians on the 16th and 30th of November respectively.
Starting from 10 August till 7 September, the matches will be played every weekend in different cities.
Live coverage of selected games will be available through BBC, Sky Sports, Now TV, Channel 4, Premier Sports, and RugbyPass. Here are the match coverage breakdown below so you can follow your team from the official provider:
Games Period: 10 August – 7 September
Live Stream: Starting on 10 August (Saturday) at 14:00GMT
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England Fixtures
11 August (14:00GMT): England v. Wales FT (33-19)
17 August (14:15GMT): England v. Wales FT (6-13)
24 August (15:00GMT): England v. Ireland FT (57-15)
6 September (19:45GMT): England v. Italy
Ireland Fixtures
10 August (14:00GMT): Ireland v. Italy FT (29-10)
24 August (15:00GMT): Ireland v. England FT (15-57)
31 August (14:30GMT): Ireland v. Wales FT (22-17)
7 September (14:00GMT): Ireland v. Wales
Wales Fixtures
11 August (14:00GMT): Wales v. England FT (19-33)
17 August (14:15GMT): Wales v. England FT (13-6)
31 August (14:30GMT): Wales v. Ireland FT (17-22)
7 September (14:00GMT): Wales v. Ireland
Scotland Fixtures
17 August (20:00GMT): Scotland v. France FT (3-32)
24 August (13:10GMT): Scotland v. France FT (17-14)
31 August (17:00GMT): Scotland v. Georgia FT (44-10)
6 September (19:30GMT): Scotland v. Georgia
France Fixtures
17 August (20:00GMT): France v. Scotland FT (32-3)
24 August (13:10GMT): France v. Scotland FT (14-17)
Italy Fixtures
10 August (14:00GMT): Italy v. Ireland FT (10-29)
6 September (19:45GMT): Italy v. England
Other Fixtures
16 November (14:30GMT): Barbarians v. Fiji
30 November (14:45GMT): Barbarians v. Wales
For the full schedule, kindly visit Autumn-Internationals.co.uk here.
If you’re not currently in your local country or any other country offering the Rugby Union Summer Internationals stream, then you’ll need to connect to a VPN first before streaming the matches from your usual providers.
1) Sign Up with a recommended VPN provider.
2) Install the VPN on any device that you’ll be using to watch the 2019 Rugby Union Summer Internationals.
3) Ensure that you connect to the appropriate country VPN server that is supported by the provider. For example, connect to U.K for BBC or France for Premier Sports.
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Watch the live stream of all England matches from Sky Sports. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content.
Commentary: English
Availability: UK only – Connect to the UK VPN servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the Sky Sports website or download the Sky Sports app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the matches!
Tip: Summer Internationals will be live streaming from 11 August 2019 on Sky Sports Action.
Sky Sport’s Rugby Union Fixtures
Access Sky Sports Action here
Watch the live stream of all England matches from Now TV. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content.
Commentary: English
Availability: UK only – Connect to the UK VPN servers first before starting the stream!
1) Sign in on the NowTV website or download the Now TV app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the matches!
Access Now TV Sports Live here
Tip: Now TV is a U.K only subscription which requires a U.K based credit card to work. However, once you’ve used your account with a U.K IP address within the last 30 days, you may then take Now TV with you to most EU countries. Read Now TV’s FAQs here.
Watch the live stream of all Wales matches from BBC for free. Whilst BBC doesn’t charge for their content, you’ll still need a BBC account to access them. Learn how to sign up for free here.
Commentary: English
Availability: UK only – Connect to the UK VPN servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the BBC iPlayer website or download the BBC iPlayer app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching to the matches!
Tip: Summer Internationals will be live streaming from 11 August 2019 on BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. Highlights of all games are also available on replay from BBC.
BBC’s Summer Internationals Fixtures
Access BBC One here
Access BBC Two here
Access BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra here
Watch the live stream of all Ireland matches, two Wales matches, and one Italy matches from Channel 4 for free. Whilst Channel 4 doesn’t charge for their content, you’ll still need a Channel 4 account to access them.
Commentary: English
Availability: UK only – Connect to the UK VPN servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the Channel 4 website or download the All 4 app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the matches!
Tip 1: Sometimes Channel 4 will display an error “content is not available in your area” even after you’ve connected to the U.K servers. If you’re experiencing this error, you’ll need to change your device’s timezone to the U.K in order to get it working again. Learn how to change the timezone on your device using our guides below.
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Tip 2: Summer Internationals will be live streaming from 10 August 2019 on Channel 4.
Access Channel 4 Live here
Watch the live stream of all Scotland and France matches from Premier Sports. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content.
Commentary: English
Availability: UK only – Connect to the UK VPN servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the Premier Sports’ player website or download the Premier Sports app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the matches!
Tip: Summer Internationals will be live streaming from 17 August 2019 on Premier Player HD.
Access Premier Player HD here
Watch the live stream of all matches from RugbyPass. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content.
Commentary: English
Availability: Asia only – Connect to the Asian (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, etc.) VPN servers first before starting the stream!
1) Sign in on the RugbyPass website or download the RugbyPass app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the matches!
Tip: Summer Internationals will be live streaming from 10 August 2019 on RugbyPass.
RugbyPass’s Country Availability FAQs
RugbyPass’s Full Fixtures
Access RugbyPass Live here
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