Live coverage of Rugby World Cup available on the Web
USA-based fans especially are struggling to find a way to follow their favorite teams during the World Cup. Well, now there's a new way to do it. Real Networks and Rugby World Cup have teamed up to provide web coverage -- live audio, breaking video highlights, video coverage and lots of extras! Read on for the detils.
October 7, 2003 Olympia, Wash. - American rugby fans will have an internet-based option for tracking Rugby World Cup games live this fall, as Real Networks has negotiated special internet broadcast rights with the International Rugby Board (IRB) and Rugby World Cup, Ltd.
Real Networks will provide live audio feeds for all the matches, and video 24 hours after kickoff, as well as plus post-game interviews, highlights, and special features such as great tries from previous World Cups. So even at work or at home you can keep up to date on such anticipated matchups as key games such as USA v. Fiji, France v. Scotland, and Australia v. Ireland.
To sign up for Rugby World Cup Plus click here, or go to www.goffonrugby.com.
For only $24.95 you get:
Live audio commentary of every match. Video highlights at half time and the end of every match. Video replay of every match 24 hours after the match ends.
In addition, you also get access to:
Video interviews with captains and coaches after every game. Video preview before every game. Daily video round up of all the action, interviews and news. Access to Rugby World Cup video archive of great tries and moments from previous World Cups. Want to see Jonah Lomu trample Mike Catt again? You can, as often as you like.
Rugby World Cup Plus compares favorably with other broadcast options in the USA.
Digital Cable's Fox Sports World will broadcast all games, but on a minimum 72-hour delay. Rugby World Cup Plus will give you live audio, highlights at halftime and at the final whistle, and a full broadcast only 24 hours later.
With individual Pay Per View viewers can see games involving the USA and England, plus the knockout stages of the World Cup, for $19.95 each game.
With Rugby World Cup Plus, you pay only $24.95 to have full access -- every game plus the special features.
Setanta Sport's live C-band feed is accepted at selected bars and pubs -- should they choose to show the games.
With Rugby World Cup Plus, you get to choose when you see the game coverage and where -- your home, your office. It's up to you. And no extra cover charge.
Editorial: The quality of the video on Rugby World Cup Plus is excellent. Those who sign up get the RealOne Player for free, and will find the large picture and high resolution perfectly able to show the rucks, mauls, and backline play in detail.
You can sign up for Rugby World Cup Plus here, or go to www.goffonrugby.com
Real Networks will provide live audio feeds for all the matches, and video 24 hours after kickoff, as well as plus post-game interviews, highlights, and special features such as great tries from previous World Cups. So even at work or at home you can keep up to date on such anticipated matchups as key games such as USA v. Fiji, France v. Scotland, and Australia v. Ireland.
To sign up for Rugby World Cup Plus click here, or go to www.goffonrugby.com.
For only $24.95 you get:
Live audio commentary of every match. Video highlights at half time and the end of every match. Video replay of every match 24 hours after the match ends.
In addition, you also get access to:
Video interviews with captains and coaches after every game. Video preview before every game. Daily video round up of all the action, interviews and news. Access to Rugby World Cup video archive of great tries and moments from previous World Cups. Want to see Jonah Lomu trample Mike Catt again? You can, as often as you like.
Rugby World Cup Plus compares favorably with other broadcast options in the USA.
Digital Cable's Fox Sports World will broadcast all games, but on a minimum 72-hour delay. Rugby World Cup Plus will give you live audio, highlights at halftime and at the final whistle, and a full broadcast only 24 hours later.
With individual Pay Per View viewers can see games involving the USA and England, plus the knockout stages of the World Cup, for $19.95 each game.
With Rugby World Cup Plus, you pay only $24.95 to have full access -- every game plus the special features.
Setanta Sport's live C-band feed is accepted at selected bars and pubs -- should they choose to show the games.
With Rugby World Cup Plus, you get to choose when you see the game coverage and where -- your home, your office. It's up to you. And no extra cover charge.
Editorial: The quality of the video on Rugby World Cup Plus is excellent. Those who sign up get the RealOne Player for free, and will find the large picture and high resolution perfectly able to show the rucks, mauls, and backline play in detail.
You can sign up for Rugby World Cup Plus here, or go to www.goffonrugby.com
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