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Away Matches in Italy.

  • 12-09-2014 7:21pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭


    Apologies if there's a thread suitable for this already that I didn't spot - Mods, please feel free to move this question if there is.

    Are any of the away Pro12 matches in Italy ever televised?

    If not, why not?

    Is it just that rugby's such a minority sport in Italy that the Italian TV companies couldn't be bothered sending cameras?


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    There was an agreement with Sky Italia for a while but it's presumably over now. They're working on selling the rights in Italy at the moment but its going to be a hard sell. While rugby is getting more popular I'm not sure many people care about Zebre and Treviso.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    Games used to be covered, as Podge says, by Sky Italia but since that deal finished there has been no coverage.
    It will depend on Interest from public in Italy and desire for coverage to start up. There isn't enough calls from FRU etc at the moment for changes in coverage


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,822 ✭✭✭Morf


    Mediaset had the rights last season.


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