All televised games from the United Rugby Championship (URC) will be streamed on our service. 


Due to rights restrictions viewers based in the following territories will not be able to access content on our service: 

  • USA - FloSports hold the rights to URC games in the USA
  • UK (including Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Channel Islands and British Forces Bases overseas). Viaplay / Premier hold the rights. Some games may also be carried by BBC or S4C. Please check local tv listings to confirm. 
  • South Africa - Super Sport hold the rights
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verdi (Cbo Verde), Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, St Helena and Ascension, Sudan and Southern Sudan, Swaziland (Eswatini), Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar). SuperSport hold the rights.


Throughout the season, certain games may be geo-restricted in other territories due to rights restrictions. This will be communicated clearly at the point of purchase. For Example:

  • Canada - 4 games per round (featuring Irish provinces) up until the knockout stage of the season (quarter, semi and final) will be available to watch on URC TV in Canada. 4 games (featuring non-Irish province teams), per round plus knockouts (from quarter-finals onwards), will be exclusive to and therefore must be watched through Sportsnet in Canadian regions. 
  • New Zealand - 4 games featuring non-SA teams per round up until the knockout stage of the season (quarter, semi and final) will be available to watch on URC TV in New Zealand. 4 games featuring South African teams games per round, plus knockouts (quarter-finals onwards), will be exclusive to and therefore must be watched through Spark in New Zealand.

For more information on which games will be available to watch in what region see - https://support.urc.tv/support/solutions/articles/77000382797-what-countries-can-i-stream-urc-tv-in-


How will I know if a game is unavailable to watch in my region?

If a game is unavailable to watch in your territory if you attempt to purchase or watch it a warning will appear on-screen stating it is unavailable to watch in your region.