Eddie Jones’ men are in action at Twickenham for the first time this autumn but the match won’t be on terrestrial TV
Eddie Jones’ England side are in action against Tonga on Saturday in their first outing of the autumn.
Matches against Australia and South Africa will follow later this month, but live match coverage for all of the games will not be available on terrestrial TV.
That’s because Amazon Prime Video has secured exclusive broadcast rights to show the entire Autumn Nations Series on its streaming platform in a blow to the BBC.
While it is behind a paywall, if you time it right you can actually get access to all of the autumn rugby internationals for free with a trial. You can get a free Amazon Prime 30-day trial here.
Amazon – who took their first foray into rugby broadcasting last autumn – are showing 17 of this autumn’s 20 internationals to audiences in the UK, showing all of England, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy’s matches at the Autumn Nations Series, with Ireland’s matches to be included in Prime Video’s UK broadcast in 2022.
Alex Green, managing director of Prime Video Sport Europe, previously said: “We are thrilled to continue working with Six Nations Rugby to bring more top-level international rugby union to Prime Video.
“Our collaboration for the Autumn Nations Cup provided support to the Unions member clubs and brought a new tournament to millions of Prime households during a disrupted year in the rugby calendar.
“The Autumn Nations Series will build on that and deliver highly anticipated Tests between the best and most exciting teams from the northern and southern hemispheres.”
Marie Donoghue, vice president of Global Sports Video at Amazon, said: “We’re always looking for creative ways to improve the selection of live sport on Prime Video and engage millions of new and existing Prime members.
“We saw an overwhelmingly positive reception to the Autumn Nations Cup last year, and believe this deal allows us to continue delighting rugby fans throughout the UK.”
