The Rugby Championship is back to its usual number of four teams with Argentina, South Arica, Australia, and New Zealand paying it out in what is arguably the toughest annual international rugby union tournament on the planet.
Find out when and how to watch the Super Rugby championship in Australia. Here we’re going to look at what this means for viewers and how you can stream games for free.
The Rugby Championship preview
The 2023 Rugby Championship is back and set to be bigger and better than ever before. As the eleventh edition of this annual southern hemisphere competition, it promises to bring some of the world’s best rugby players together in a thrilling battle for supremacy. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the teams involved, the tournament format, and everything else you need to know to stay on top of the action.
Rugby Championship Fixtures (Sydney time)
Here you can find out how to watch Rugby Championship games, along with kick-off times and the providers which will broadcast the matches live.
Where to watch The Rugby Championship live
Every game from the Rugby Championship 2023 will be broadcast live and exclusive on Nine and the Stan Sport sports streaming service. Stan sport costs as little as $10/month and is only available as an add-on alongside a standard Stan Subscription. All of The Wallabies games will go out on free to air (Nine), with all fixtures available on Stan Sport live or later on demand.
Stan’s venture into International and Domestic Rugby is also backed up by a stellar commentary team that will appease both new and seasoned fans of the game. Roz Kelly and Nick McArdle will share presenting duties, with Sean Maloney and Andrew Swain calling the games. They will be assisted every week by former players including Tim Horan, Morgan Turinui, Drew Mitchell and All-Black legend Andrew Mehrtens.
Stream The Rugby Championship for free
Even though you need a Stan subscription to be able to access Stan Sport, the latter does come with a 30-day free trial which is ideal for watching Super Rugby. If you’re not an existing customer, you can get both Stan and Stan Sport free for 30 days to see if it’s worth it in the long run.
Other sports to watch after the Rugby Championship
The wait between Rugby Championship games can be a little too much for real sports fans, so why not check out some of our recommendations below until the next match gets underway.
Devices for streaming the Rugby Championship on Stan Sport
Here is a list of compatible devices you can use when sports streaming events on Stan Sport.
Devices supported on Stan
- PCs and Macs: Yes – Safari 9+ (macOS 10.10 and later), Chrome 89+ (macOS 10.11 and later), Firefox 88+ (macOS 10.12 and later); Google Chrome 89+ (Windows 7 and later), Microsoft Edge (Windows 10 and later), Firefox 88+ (Windows 7 and later), Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 8.1 and later)
- Mobile Devices: Yes – iOS 11.0 and above; Android 4.4 and above; Windows 10
- Apple TV: Yes – Apple TV Generations 2-4 and 4K
- Fetch TV: Yes – Fetch TV Generation 2 and later
- Foxtel: Yes – iQ 3, 4 and 5 devices
- Hubbl: Yes – Hubbl Glass & Hubbl Puck
- Amazon Fire TV: Yes – Launch Stan app on Amazon Fire TV from Spotlight
- Chromecast: Yes – Google Chromecast and TVs/media players with Chromecast built-in
- Gaming Consoles: Yes – Xbox One, Xbox One Series X, Xbox One Series S, PS3, PS4, PS5
- Samsung Smart TV: Yes – 2013-2020 models
- LG Smart TV: Yes – 2013-2020 models
- Sony Smart TV: Yes – 2014-2020 models
- Hisense Smart TV: Yes – 2015-2020 models
- Panasonic Smart TV: Yes – 2017-2019 models
- TCL Smart TV: Yes – 2016-2019 models
- Android TV: Yes – Version 5 and above; Foxtel Now box, NVIDIA SHIELD, Mi Box, Google TV, Vodafone TV & more below:
- Philips Android TV: Yes – 2016-2017 models
- Kogan SmarterTV: Yes – select models
- Toshiba Android TV: Yes – select models
- FFALCON Smart TV: Yes – select models
- EKO TV: Yes – select models
