World Rugby Sevens Rights Secured by beIN SPORTS

beIN SPORTS has announced an exclusive broadcast agreement with World Rugby to cover the remainder of the 2022 Series and the entire 2023 Series. The deal also includes rights to the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2022.

The agreement means that until the end of the 2023 Series, beIN will be the only place in Australia to watch World Rugby’s sevens action.

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will take place from 9^th to 11^th September 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. The event is expected to attract well over 100,000 fans to one of the best live sporting events in the global calendar and is the premier stand-alone international rugby sevens competition outside of the Olympic Games.

In the run up to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, beIN SPORTS will broadcast a packed schedule of events kicking off with the HSBC Rugby Sevens in Singapore on 9^TH & 10^TH April. This will be followed by action in Vancouver, Langford, Toulouse, London and Los Angeles through to the end of August this year.

Mike Kerr, Managing Director, beIN Asia Pacific said: “We are incredibly proud to partner with World Rugby. The Sevens has a loyal fan base in MENA and Australia, and we’re delighted to offer fans extensive coverage of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 and the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on beIN SPORTS.  This latest acquisition demonstrates beIN’s ongoing commitment to bringing compelling sports offering to our viewers.

Alan Gilpin, Chief Executive, World Rugby said: “We are delighted to welcome beIN SPORTS to the global rugby sevens family. They join us at a very exciting time for the sport following a hugely successful second Olympic competition in Tokyo and with Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town set to thrill fans around the world later this year.

“Through this partnership with beIN SPORTS the fast paced, high octane nature of rugby sevens will have the opportunity to reach and inspire new fans and participants as rugby sevens continues to grow and expand around the globe.”

This weekend will kick-start the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series action in Singapore’s National Stadium (09-10 April 2022), which will be available to watch exclusively on beIN SPORTS, available via Foxtel, Kayo, Fetch and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.