Rugby's TV rights are scattered across more broadcasters than any other sport: TNT Sports for the Premiership, SuperSport for the URC and Springboks, Sky Sport NZ for the All Blacks, Stan Sport in Australia, French rugby on Canal+. SMART OTT carries all of these feeds in one subscription — every test window, every league round, every European knockout.
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Coverage scope
The Six Nations and Autumn internationals, the Rugby Championship (Springboks, All Blacks, Wallabies, Pumas), URC, Gallagher Premiership, Top 14, Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, plus Super Rugby Pacific and the World Cup cycle's qualifiers and tours.
Channels included
SuperSport
The URC, Currie Cup and every Springboks test — South Africa's rugby home.
Sky Sport NZ
All Blacks tests, Super Rugby Pacific and the NPC.
TNT Sports
Gallagher Premiership and European Champions Cup.
Stan Sport / Nine feeds
Wallabies tests and Australian Super Rugby coverage.
Canal+ / beIN
Top 14 — the world's richest league — and ProD2.
BBC / ITV / S4C
Six Nations free-to-air windows as broadcast.
Major events in the calendar
- February–March — Six Nations.
- February–June — Super Rugby Pacific season.
- August–October — The Rugby Championship.
- September–May — URC, Premiership and Top 14 league seasons.
- November — Autumn internationals — north vs south test windows.
Picture quality & reliability for sports
Rugby broadcasts are 1080p with 4K for marquee tests. For South African, Kiwi and Australian viewers the killer feature is coverage across hemispheres: northern kickoffs land in the evening, and catch-up covers the 3am ones.
Plans & pricing
Both plans include all the sport channels above. Infinity 4K gets you the expanded 4K library and priority server routing during peak match times — worth the $20 difference if you watch live sports regularly.
Elite
700K+ channels, movies & series.
UHD 4K. 24/7 support. Anti-freeze servers.
Infinity 4K
1.7M+ channels, full 4K UHD library.
Priority routing. Faster support.
Setup on your TV / device
Sport viewing usually means a big TV with wired internet for the smoothest picture. Recommended setup paths:
- Best: Smart TV (Samsung / LG) with built-in IPTV app + Ethernet — see Samsung guide or LG guide.
- Most popular: Firestick 4K Max with TiViMate + USB-Ethernet adapter — see Firestick guide.
- Premium: Apple TV 4K with Cloud Stream IPTV Player — see Apple TV guide.
- Enthusiast: Formuler Z11 Pro Max with MyTVOnline 3 — see Formuler guide.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — SuperSport feeds are included, covering every Springboks test, the URC and the Currie Cup, alongside northern-hemisphere feeds for away tours.
Yes — BBC, ITV and international feeds carrying every Six Nations match are included, plus TNT Sports for club rugby.
Yes — SuperSport, TNT Sports and international feeds cover the URC, Premiership, Top 14 and both European cups in one subscription.
Yes — Sky Sport NZ feeds are included wherever you are, with catch-up for time-zone-hostile kickoffs.
1080p as broadcast with select tests in 4K. Wired Ethernet recommended; catch-up and rewind are included for overnight fixtures.
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