RaboDirect PRO12 Final Goes Worldwide
The 2012 RaboDirect PRO12 final will be beamed around the world into more than 80 countries as Leinster attempt to make it third time lucky at the RDS on Sunday, May 27 (kick-off 4pm).
As the top seeds from the regular season, Joe Schmidt’s Leinster earned the right to host the final at their home ground after beating Glasgow Warriors in the recent play-offs. That triumph set up a repeat of the 2010 final against the Ospreys.
The 2010 decider was the first time the competition had used the play-off system to determine the champions. This is the third season in-a-row that Leinster has reached the final and they are still seeking to add to their two previous league titles from 2001/02 and 2007/08.
Interest in the game is intense and the Irish language TV channel TG4 will act as the host broadcaster. TG4 will screen the match live, as will RTÉ Two and the Welsh language station, S4C, in the UK.
The game will also be shown delayed live in Italy on RAI Sport 2 at 9pm local time.
In addition to coverage within the nations that provide teams to the RaboDirect PRO12 competition, the game will also be screened in the following countries either live or delayed live:
Malta – Go Malta
Middle East – Orbit Showtime Network – (23 countries): Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
North America – Fox Soccer Plus
Canada – Rogers Sportsnet World
Sub Sahara Africa – Setanta – (50 countries): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivorie, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Helena, Swaziland, Tanzania/Zanzibar, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Asia – Setanta – (8 countries): Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand
New Zealand – Sky New Zealand
Overseas viewers are advised to check with their broadcasters as to whether they are showing the game live or delayed.
Tickets for the 2012 RaboDirect PRO12 final are on sale now and available from here (Leinster) and here (the Ospreys).