Top14 on UK Tv

[Tony Manx]

Despite ESPN still advertising, when you google Top 14 on TV, that to watch Top 14, you should sign up with them, they would not appear to be covering French rugby this season........at least I can find no indication that they are?

Does anyone know what the real situation is and who is covering it this season in UK, if anyone is?

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

There's a French-language channel that shows one game a week, only I've forgotten the name of it, but I've got the Sky channel number written down somewhere, so I'll try and dig that out. I watched one of the Semis and the Final on there last year, which saved me having to subscribe to ESPN. Someone else might be able to help me out with its name, though.

EDIT: TV5, Sky channel 891.

 

[Tony Manx]

There's a French-language channel that shows one game a week, only I've forgotten the name of it, but I've got the Sky channel number written down somewhere, so I'll try and dig that out. I watched one of the Semis and the Final on there last year, which saved me having to subscribe to ESPN. Someone else might be able to help me out with its name, though.

EDIT: TV5, Sky channel 891.

Just tried and the red bar with "Channel Unavailable" comes up?

 

[Draggs]

Nothing listed for ESPN3 either.
First they lose the AFL license and now this...

 

[TRF_Cymro]

People, if viewer-ship is poor then ESPN won't renew the contract to show it.

 

[stus768]

ESPN have lost the football and look set to loose the rugby- sky and bt want it- so don't know how much longer the channel will last. Without football can't see them having enough subscriptions to keep going unless they seriously reduce their price

 

[Tony Manx]

Unfortunately........they still have the Aviva Premiership at the moment so the sub is a necessary evil anyway!

Must say that I hope they keep it as they do it well (as opposed to the Top 14 which was always the poor relation for obvious reasons!).

 

[Teh Mite]

I'm a huge fan of the ESPN coverage (despite Austin Healey). They get it right and actually understand rugby fans. The thought of Sky dictating rugby to us is nauseating.

Hopefully ESPN will pick up some American sports an maybe jump on the Athletics bandwagon to fill in the gaps missing soccer will lead to.

 

[SelimNiai]

When I had ESPN I mostly watched ESPN America, did watch the odd rugby or football on main ESPN but probably won't get it this year

 

[thomond2006]

So no Top14 from an Irish/British TV channel?

 

[big ginger 8]

Does Setanta not show them?

 

[Teh Mite]

Setanta are still going?

 

[big ginger 8]

Setanta are still going?

Yeah they had all the WC games and are still on my Sky box.

 

[Teh Mite]

Must have been the non-Ireland franchises that went bust then, I thought the whole company went ***s up when they started the over-pricing for premiership soccer.

 

[LittleGuy]

Must have been the non-Ireland franchises that went bust then, I thought the whole company went ***s up when they started the over-pricing for premiership soccer.

The Canadian Setanta went balls up around a year ago and got bought out by a local company.

 

[thomond2006]

I couldn't find any Top14 coverage in Setanta's upcoming TV schedule. Their website is awfully out of date when it comes to detailing its broadcasting rights too.

 

[Tony Manx]

Looks like it!! Unless you go to one of those pesky st........... channels..............

 

[Tony Manx]

This on http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/team/9.html


Next Top 14 on TV
to be announced
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:30

But then the following email received from ESPN...................

15/08/2012

Thanks for your enquiry regarding ESPN's coverage of the French Top 14, we have enjoyed covering the Top 14 the past 3 seasons, however we could not reach an agreement for coverage this season. Going into the 2012-13 season ESPN continues to cover Aviva Premiership rugby as the lead broadcaster, including exclusive coverage of the final, and the London Double Header on the 1st​ September.

Kind regards,
ESPN

Facebook: ESPN UK
Twitter: @ESPNUK

 

[terrasblogger]

Aha this is where everyone from the French Rugby Club forum has gone then

 

[Tony Manx]

Welcome my friend......good to hear from you!! Yeah some of us found this site after the sudden ending of the French Rugby Club Forum..............a little more interest in Top 14 here but could always do with more!!