Live Rugby Union TV games over the festive period
December 23, 2011 · 0 Comments
There’s a big festive line-up of live Rugby Union on TV over the Christmas and New Year period from the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Aviva Premiership on ESPN, Sky Sports, BBC Two and S4c. Details of the festive fixtures below (kick off times provided)
Friday 23rd December
RFU Championship – Bristol v Bedford – 6:15pm – Sky Sports HD2
RaboDirect Pro12 – Cardiff Blues v Newport Gwent Dragons – 7.35pm – S4C
Saturday 24th December
Aviva Premiership – Northampton v Bath – 3.15pm – Sky Sports HD1
Monday 26th December
RaboDirect Pro12 – Scarlets v Ospreys - 2.05pm – BBC Two Wales
Aviva Premiership – Gloucester v Wasps –3pm – ESPN
RaboDirect Pro12 – Leinster v Ulster - 5.30pm – BBC Two Northern Ireland
RaboDirect Pro12 – Edinburgh v Glasgow –5.35pm – BBC Alba
Tuesday 27th December
Aviva Premiership – Worcester v Leicester - 2pm – ESPN
Aviva Premiership – Harlequins v Saracens – 4.30pm – Sky Sports HD3
Friday 30th December
RaboDirect Pro12 – Newport Gwent Dragons v Scarlets – 7.05pm – BBC Two Wales
RaboDirect Pro12 – Ulster v Munster –7:05pm – BBC Two Northern Ireland
Saturday 31st December
Aviva Premiership – Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins –3.45pm – ESPN
Sunday 1st January 2012
Aviva Premiership – Bath v London Irish –1.30pm – ESPN
Aviva Premiership – Leicester v Sale - 3.30pm – Sky Sports HD2
RaboDirect Pro12 – Glasgow v Edinburgh – 5.35pm – BBC Alba
RaboDirect Pro12 – Ospreys v Cardiff Blues –6.30pm – S4C
Friday 6th January
Aviva Premiership – Northampton v Harlequins – 7.45pm – ESPN
RaboDirect Pro12 – Newport Gwent Dragons v Ospreys – 7:05pm – BBC Two Wales
Tags: Aviva Premiership, BBC Two, ESPN, RaboDirectPRO12, S4C, Sky Sports
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