The Rugby Channel
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Country | New Zealand |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9(SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Network Television |
History | |
Launched | 2002 |
Closed | 31 July 2019 |
Links | |
Website | skysport.co.nz |
The Rugby ChannelwasNew Zealand's only channel dedicated to the national sport ofrugby union.When live matches were not on, the channel screened classic games and documentaries relating to the sport. It was the only channel committed to showing all major matches in thewidescreen16:9 ratio popular with newer television sets, but from August 2008 Sky Sport changed to widescreen as well afterMy Sky HDiwas launched. However, Rugby Channel viewers could exclusively watch the press conferences following major rugby matches, and could watch most major European rugby games as well. It also screened live and exclusivecollege 1st XVmatches then replayed on Sky Sport later in the week.
Closure
[edit]The Rugby Channel closed on 31 July 2019. From 1 August 2019, all of The Rugby Channel's programming was moved toSky Sport 1,making Sky Sport 1 a 24/7 rugby channel. The final program aired on The Rugby Channel was a documentary, Greats of Super Rugby: Christian Cullen.
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