SANZAAR

FloSports The Exclusive Home Of Super Rugby Pacific

FloSports The Exclusive Home Of Super Rugby Pacific

Coverage runs through 2025 and includes club tournaments such as Super Rugby Pacific, NPC, Currie Cup, as well as the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup.

Feb 8, 2022 by FloSports Staff
FloSports The Exclusive Home Of Super Rugby Pacific

FloSports, a leader in sports streaming and original content, will exclusively live stream SANZAAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby) matches in the United States through its FloRugby platform and award-winning FloSports app. Coverage, which runs through to 2025, includes club tournaments such as Super Rugby Pacific, NPC (New Zealand)  and Currie Cup (South Africa), as well as international competitions including the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup.

Additionally, international matches between SANZAAR teams and other international teams [played in the southern hemisphere] will be available on FloRugby, including this year's highly-anticipated showdowns with rugby powerhouses England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

SANZAAR is a joint-venture enterprise representing the international rugby unions of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It is the preeminent southern hemisphere rugby administration body whose core responsibilities are the management and delivery of The Rugby Championship and Super Rugby Pacific international rugby competitions and coordination of the competitions global Media Rights sales process.

SANZAAR CEO Brendan Morris stated, “The rugby community in the USA is growing day by day and we are delighted that FloRugby will deliver world-class action from these prestigious southern hemisphere tournaments such as Super Rugby Pacific and The Rugby Championship. Some of the best rugby players in the world compete in these tournaments and we know rugby fans in the USA will be excited that they have easy access to this action. We wish FloRugby every success with its programming and support of the game.”

“We’re thrilled to deliver SANZAAR matches to rugby fans in our continued efforts to accelerate the growth of the sport in the United States,” said Ryan Fenton, FloSports’ Director, Rights Acquisition. “The variety in our rugby content programming offers fans a wide range of events featuring the world’s most talented players in both the men’s and women’s game, and we’re excited for the number of prestigious competitions taking place this year.”

Super Rugby Pacific comprises 91 matches with teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Bunnings NPC is the second-highest level of professional rugby union in New Zealand, while the Currie Cup is South Africa’s premier domestic rugby union competition. The Rugby Championship is contested by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Further International Test matches played each year by SANZAAR's national teams against other top international teams will also be broadcast - in 2022 this will include Argentina vs. Scotland, Australia vs. England, South Africa vs. Wales, and New Zealand vs. Ireland.

The addition of SANZAAR matches significantly bolsters the company’s live rugby programming throughout the calendar year and represents the continuation of notable investment by FloSports to enhance the visibility of the sport in the United States.

In addition to SANZAAR matches, FloSports is dedicated to bringing world-class events to global rugby fans through its partnership with USA Rugby and through ongoing investments in rugby media rights both in the United States and around the world.

Live and on-demand coverage of SANZAAR matches including The Rugby Championship, Super Rugby Pacific and more, will be available at FloRugby