Live rugby union today: What live rugby union is on TV and streaming this week?

Sky Sports will show games from The Rugby Championship between Southern Hemisphere teams, while BBC and ITV will return to show the Six Nations as usual each year.

Premier Sports mop up plenty of the remaining action with United Rugby Championship, French Top 14, European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches across their channels and online.

RadioTimes.com brings you a round-up of live rugby union on TV today and coming up.

Rugby union today: What live rugby union is on TV this week?

Friday 20th December 2024

Gallagher Premiership Rugby

• Gloucester v Harlequins (7:45pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+ Premium

United Rugby Championship

• Ulster v Munster (7:35pm) Premier Sports 1

Saturday 21st December 2024

Gallagher Premiership Rugby

• Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears (3:05pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+ Premium
• Newcastle v Bath (5:30pm) TNT Sports Extra / discovery+ Premium
• Sale Sharks v Exeter (5:30pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+ Premium

United Rugby Championship

• Benetton Treviso v Zebre (1:00pm) Premier Sports 1
• Stormers v Lions (1:45pm) Premier Sports 2
• Sharks v Bulls (4:00pm) Premier Player
• Ospreys v Scarlets (5:15pm) Premier Sports 2 / BBC iPlayer / BBC Two Wales
• Leinster v Connacht (5:30pm) Premier Sports 1

French Top 14

• La Rochelle v Clermont Auvergne (1:30pm) Premier Player
• Montpellier v Racing 92 (3:30pm) Premier Player
• Castres v Bordeaux Begles (8:00pm) Premier Player

Premiership Women’s Rugby

• Sale Sharks Women v Loughborough Lightning (2:00pm) Global YO
• Saracens Women v Bristol Bears Women (2:00pm) YouTube
• Exeter Chiefs Women v Gloucester Hartpury Women (3:00pm) YouTube

Sunday 22nd December 2024

Gallagher Premiership Rugby

• Saracens v Northampton (3:00pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+ Premium

United Rugby Championship

• Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh (3:00pm) Premier Sports 1

French Top 14

• Lyon v Toulouse (8:00pm) Premier Player

Thursday 26th December 2024

United Rugby Championship

• Dragons v Cardiff Rugby (5:15pm) Premier Sports 2 / BBC iPlayer / S4C / S4C Online

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