Where and how to watch the World Rugby Nations Cup

The World Rugby Nations Cup gets underway on 4 July, with the inaugural edition of the new second-tier international competition kicking off in Montevideo as Uruguay host Georgia.

The tournament features 12 nations, all of whom have qualified for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia, split across two pools.

Pool A brings together Canada, Chile, Samoa, Tonga, Uruguay and the USA, while Pool B consists of Georgia, Hong Kong China, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Zimbabwe.

Each team plays six matches across the July and November international windows, with the top-ranked side in each pool crowned champions at the end of the November fixtures.

Where to watch the World Rugby Nations Cup:

For the vast majority of the rugby world, viewers will be able to watch the game on RugbyPassTV, including in the UK and Ireland, South Africa, France, Germany, Italy and much of Europe outside of the countries that are competing in the competition.

It’s the same in Asia, where outside of Hong Kong China, you will be able to watch it on RugbyPassTV.

It’s also the same for all of Africa, with RugbyPassTV the destination for the Nations Cup. Sign-up is free.

Where to watch the World Rugby Nations Cup: 

Australia: Stan Sport and RPTV (all matches)

Canada: TSN (Canada matches only)

Georgia: Rugby TV Facebook (Georgia matches only)

Lat Am: Disney + (all matches)

Hong Kong China: RPTV (all matches)

New Zealand: Sky and RPTV (all matches)

Pacific Islands: Digicel (all matches)

Portugal: Portuguese Union (Portugal matches only)

Romania: TVR (all matches)

Samoa: TV5 (all matches)

Spain: Spanish union (Spain matches only)

Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa: RPTV

USA: P+ (all matches)

Rest of the world: RPTV (all matches)

Also, important to know that in the USA, rugby fans can watch all the Nations Championship on RugbyPassTV, which kicked off this morning in Christchurch.