The BBC has sublicensed the rights to show two Rugby Internationals featuring Chile and Uruguay.
- Agreement between BBC and TNT Sports
- Chile v Scotland on 20th July, Uruguay v Scotland on 27th July
- Free-to-air coverage on Sky, Freesat, Virgin Media and Freely across the UK.
BBC Scotland will have full live television coverage of the South American matches from Scotland’s Skyscanner Americas Tour this July. The games against Chile and Uruguay will be shown live free-to-air on the BBC Scotland channel as part of an agreement between Scottish Rugby and TNT Sports.
Scotland return to Chile to play at Estadio Nacional, Santiago on Saturday 20th July at 20:00 UK time.
The tour finishes in Uruguay at Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, on Saturday 27th July at 20:00 Uk time. It will be the first time the two sides have played each other since the 1999 Rugby World Cup when Scotland won 43-12.
How to watch BBC Scotland, even if you’re not in Scotland
The free-to-air BBC Scotland channel is available throughout the UK:
- Sky satellite: channel 115 (Scotland) or channel 187 (elsewhere)
- Sky Glass/Stream: channel 120 (Scotland), channel 173 (England/Wales), channel 176 (Northern Ireland)
- Freesat: channel 106 (Scotland) or channel 110 (elsewhere)
- Virgin Media: channel 108 (Scotland) or channel 162 (elsewhere)
- Freely: channel 8 (Scotland), channel 63 (elsewhere)
- Freeview: channel 9 (Scotland), also streamed UK-wide on selected Freeview Play TVs only on channel 302.
- BBC iPlayer
Louise Thornton, Head of Commissioning, BBC Scotland, commented:
“We’re delighted to be featuring live coverage of Scotland’s matches in the South American leg of the tour, as this year’s exceptional summer of sport continues. Reaching agreement for the live rights of the matches against Chile and Uruguay is a boost for our audiences and another great addition to our portfolio of live sport.”
TNT Sports subscribers will get full live coverage of all the matches on the four-match tour which begins in North America. Scotland face Canada in Ottawa on Saturday 6th July before travelling to Washington DC to play USA on Friday 12th July 2024.
By: Marc Thornham | Image: BBC