BBC announce 2011 Six Nations coverage
January 26, 2011 · 0 Comments
The BBC have announced details of coverage for the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship, including every match in high definition, starting with Wales v England on Friday, 4th February on BBC One / HD (7.45pm kick off).
Every game of the tournament will be shown live on BBC One and BBC One HD apart from Ireland v France (13 February) and Scotland v Ireland (27 February), which will be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD. All matches will also be streamed live on the BBC Sport website and will be available on BBC iPlayer for up to a week after the live fixture.
John Inverdale returns as main host and will be joined by fellow presenters Gabby Logan and Jason Mohammed. The commentary line-up includes Eddie Butler, Andrew Cotter and Alastair Eykyn, with Jonathan Davies, Phillip Matthews, Brian Moore and Andy Nicol as co-commentators. The pitch-side reporting team includes Jill Douglas, Sonja McLaughlan and Graham Thomas.
Colin Charvis, Lawrence Dallaglio, Jonathan Davies, Jeremy Guscott, Andy Nicol and Keith Wood will join the team as studio analysts.
BBC Six Nations Rugby editor, Carl Hicks said: “The Six Nations continues to excite and entertain, each year producing new twists and turns. This year promises more of the same, with the unique rivalries instilled by the tournament once again likely to spring a surprise or two on us. Our coverage is more comprehensive than ever with options across TV, HD, Radio, Red Button, Online, iPlayer and Mobile and we look forward to bringing the British viewing public five weeks of outstanding rugby action. “
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