Rugby On TV: November 24-27

Want a guide to all the oval ball action you can catch on television this week? Look no further – irishrugby.ie has the answers.

Thursday Nov 24:

Sky Sports 3: “TOTAL RUGBY”, 4.00pm – The IRB’s magazine show wraps up the latest action from around the globe.

Sky Sports 3: “THE RUGBY CLUB”, 6.00pm – Simon Lazenby rounds up the latest rugby action from the domestice leagues and autumn internationals. (Repeated on Friday at 12.30am and 9.30am on Sky Sports 3, at 3.10am on Sky Sports 1, at 2.00pm on Sky Sports 2)

Setanta Sports: “TOP 14: RUGBY HIGHLIGHTS”, 9.55pm – Highlights from last weekend’s matches in the French Top 14 Championship. (Repeated on Saturday at 7.05pm)

Friday Nov 25:

Sky Sports 2: “LIVE RUGBY UNION”, 7.30pm – Live coverage of the Guinness Premiership match between Bath and Leeds Tykes from the Recreation Ground. Kick-off is 7.30pm.

Chorus Sports Channel: “THE RUGBY SHOW”, 8.00pm – Coverage of the recent Schools Interprovincial matches between Connacht Under-18s and Leinster Under-18s, and Munster Under-19s and Ulster Under-19s. (Repeated at 10.00pm, on Saturday at 7.00pm and 9.00pm)

Saturday Nov 26:

Setanta Sports: “IRISH RUGBY WRITERS AWARDS”, 6.25am – Highlights from the recent Irish Rugby Writers awards ceremony from Dublin’s Citywest Hotel.

RTE Two: “LIVE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION”, 12.00pm – Live coverage of the permanent tsb Internationl between Ireland and Romania at Lansdowne Road. Kick-off is 12.30pm.

Sky Sports 2: “LIVE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION”, 2.00pm – Test match between England and Samoa, live from Twickenham (kick-off 2.30pm). (Repeated at 10.00pm on Sky Sports 3, on Sunday at 3.00am and 10.00am on Sky Sports 2, at 2.00pm on Sky Sports 3)

BBC One: “LIVE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION”, 2.15pm – the Grandstand team broadcast live from Murrayfield as Scotland take on New Zealand in the All Blacks’ final tour match (kick-off 2.30pm).

RTE Two: “LIVE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION”, 4.40pm – Live coverage of the Test match between Wales and Australia from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (kick-off 5.00pm).

BBC Two: “LIVE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION”, 4.45pm – Live coverage of the Test match between Wales and Australia from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (kick-off 5.00pm).

Sky Sports 3: “LIVE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION”, 8.00pm – Test match between France and South Africa, live from the Stade de France in Paris (kick-off 8.00pm). (Repeated on Sunday at 2.00am and 9.00am on Sky Sports 2, at 1.00pm on Sky Sports 3)

Sunday Nov 27:

BBC Two: “RUGBY SPECIAL”, 3.50pm – Highlights of the weekend’s internationals on Sunday Grandstand.

Setanta Sports: “IRB RUGBY SEVENS”, 4.30pm – Ahead of the new IRB Sevens Series start, here’s a look back at how the 2004/05 season title was won by New Zealand.

RTE Two: “AGAINST THE HEAD”, 5.00pm – Rugby magazine show, presented by Con Murphy, recapping the weekend’s autumn internationals.