RTÉ and Virgin Media in deal over rugby's Six Nations

Rugby's Six Nations championship will remain live on "free-to-air" TV in Ireland after a deal, in principle, between RTÉ, Virgin Media and Six Nations Rugby.

RTÉ lost the TV broadcast rights to the Guinness Six Nations in 2015, and since 2018 games have been shown live on Virgin Media. But under an agreement announced this morning, some live games in the Guinness Six Nations will return to RTÉ Television in 2022, and Virgin Media will show games from both the Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under 20s Championships for the first time.

While final terms have yet to be agreed, RTÉ’s Director-General Dee Forbes said the deal was a "win for the Irish public" with games available to the biggest possible audience in Ireland. "As competition increases from global players in the sports rights market, we are delighted to work locally with Virgin Media Television, with the aim of serving Irish audiences with fantastic Six Nations action," she added.

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