How To Watch The Rugby World Cup 2023 In Asia
With the Rugby World Cup 2023 taking place from 8 September – 28 October 2023, we take a look at how fans in the Asian region can watch and support the biggest Men’s XVs rugby event of the year.
Updated 25 August 2023
At the time of original publishing, there were a limited number of official broadcast partners for RWC 2023 announced in Asia but World Rugby announced updates in late August 2023.
Rugby Asia 247 contacted World Rugby for clarification on broadcast and streaming options as large parts of the region seemingly won’t have legal ways of viewing the Rugby World Cup 2023.
The governing body confirmed that more announcements were coming and there are plans to reveal “a few deals worldwide and they might have additional broadcast partners in Asia.”
In addition, as part of World Rugby’s mission to grow the game by making it more relevant and more accessible, more information will be announced towards the end of August 2023 which might offer solutions for countries without a local broadcast partner.
RugbyPass TV – RWC 2023
In August 2023, World Rugby announced details of RugbyPass TV which will show a range of new and exclusive content and also stream matches from RWC 2023 as well as other major tournaments to regions which did not have broadcast deals.
- More than 10,000 hours of archive content will be available to fans.
- Fans can watch full-match replays, highlights, and all of the tries.
- Content will include never-seen documentaries.
Who Are The Official RWC 2023 Broadcast Partners In Asia
The official announcements for broadcast patterns and coverage of the RWC 2023 have been:
- Japan – JSports, NTV, NHK
- Southeast Asia – BeIN Sports announced it retained the Rugby World Cup 2023 broadcast rights in SEA. They will broadcast the matches in:
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Brunei
- Indonesia
- Timor-Leste
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Laos
- Cambodia
You can follow all of the official broadcast partners for Rugby World Cup 2023 here.
Rugby World Cup 2023 France News
- Japan Men’s RWC 2023 Squad.
- Emirates World Rugby Match Officials Macron Kit – RWC 2023.
- World Rugby And AFLD Partner To Ensure A Fair Rugby World Cup 2023.
- Rugby World Cup 2023 Set For Grand Opening Ceremony.