Tri-Nations Series 2008
All times ET
Saturday, 05 July
New Zealand v South Africa, 3:30am
Saturday, 12 July
New Zealand v South Africa, 3:30am
Saturday, 19 July
Australia v South Africa, 6:00am
Saturday, 26 July
Australia v New Zealand, 6:00am
Saturday, 02 August
New Zealand v Australia, 3:30am
Saturday, 16 August
South Africa v New Zealand, 10:00am
Saturday, 23 August
South Africa v Australia, 10:00am
Saturday, 30 August
South Africa v Australia, 10:00am
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RBS 6 Nations
The Six Nations Championship is the oldest Rugby Union championship in the world dating back to 1882. The Six Nations is played over an eight-week period in the spring of each year. The importance of the competition has increased due to the long-standing rivalries between teams, which makes it continue to be a passionate and fiercely contested prize.
Setanta Sports carries all 15 matches.
Tri-Nations
An annual Rugby Union competition, the Tri-Nations is a series that is held between New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. Games are played in a round-robin format and teams play both home and away for a total of six games.
Setanta Sports carries all 6 matches LIVE.
Summer Tour Rugby
In June and the beginning of July, the Summer Tour is LIVE on the Setanta Sports channel. Every Saturday there are between 1 and 3 matches in which a Northern Hemisphere national team plays a Southern Hemisphere nation.
Setanta Sports carries all 9 matches LIVE.
Heineken European Cup
This is the Champions League of Rugby Union. Club teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales compete in six groups of four teams playing home and away fixtures for the right to play in the last eight rounds.
Setanta Sports shows approximately 40 LIVE Heineken European Cup matches each year.
Super 14
Super 14 is a Rugby Union championship involving club or provincial teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The Super 14 is a round-robin competition structured so that each team plays every other team through games held each weekend for 14 weeks. The top four teams at the end of the round-robin phase advance to play in the semi-finals.
Setanta Sports shows at least 45 matches LIVE.
Guinness English Premiership
The Guinness Premiership is the leading Rugby Union competition for English clubs, and is the world’s most competitive domestic competition.Since the game of Rugby Union became fully professional in the 1990s, the influx of overseas players and coaches has led to the tournament providing some of the most exciting rugby in Europe.
Setanta Sports shows approximately 40 LIVE matches over the season.
Magners League
Formerly known as the Celtic League, this is an annual Rugby Union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Magners League season delivers a 22-weekend calendar throughout which all eleven teams play each other home and away.
The Magners League season runs from September through May. Setanta Sports shows over 50 matches LIVE.
EDF Energy Cup
The EDF Energy Anglo-Welsh Cup is the English Rugby Union knock-out Cup competition allowing entrants from all members of the Rugby Football Union. The sixteen clubs are placed in four pools with three English clubs and one Welsh club. Within the pools, every team plays each other once, with the winners of each of the four pools progressing to the semi-finals.
Setanta Sports carries a total of 12 LIVE matches.
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is a South African Provincial Championship and is run by the South African Rugby Football Union. The top four teams with the most points will play against each other in a semi-final. The winners of the respective semi-final matches will play in the Currie Cup Final.
Setanta Sports broadcasts over 25 matches LIVE from the Currie Cup culminating with the final in October 2007.
Air New Zealand Cup
Formerly known as the National Provincial Championship, this competition is a Rugby Union tournament featuring fourteen teams from New Zealand. The introduction of four new teams in 2006 was an expansion from previous years. Standings are determined with a complicated system of points earned, performance in previous tournaments, and repechage games.
Setanta Sports will broadcast most games LIVE.