The Rugby Championship is an International rugby union competition that is contested each year by Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa.
The Rugby Championship is considered to be the toughest rugby competition in the world.
The games between Australia and New Zealand also go towards determining the winner of the Bledisloe Cup. The Freedom Cup is contested by New Zealand and South Africa, and the Mandela Challenge Plate between Australia and South Africa.
Watch all 12 games live and exclusive on Setanta Sports throughout August and September.
Fixtures TBC
International Tests
Setanta Sports brings you live coverage of International Test matches.
Watch England, Ireland and Wales end of year international matches. Plus a number of the Southern Hemisphere's best rugby nations international home games.
Gallagher Premiership
Live games from every round, all the finals live, deferred games plus the weekly highlights show.
The Gallagher Premiership is England's top tier of club rugby union and is one of the best professional rugby leagues in Europe.
Watch the likes of Saracens, Leicester, London Irish, Northampton, Bath, and Newcastle battle it out to become English champions
Super Rugby
Super Rugby is the largest rugby union competition in the southern hemisphere. The competition initially started out as Super 12, later growing to Super 14 and has now expanded to 15 teams, changing its name to Super Rugby.
It consists of teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Setanta Sports brings you live matches every week including the finals in July and August plus plenty of other games deferred.
Catch the best of the action from this year's competition as the Warratahs look to defend their title, whilst the likes of the Brumbies, Crusaders, Blues, Sharks and Stormers all try to win this year's competition and label themselves the best rugby union team in the southern hemisphere.
ITM Cup
The ITM Cup is New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition, taking place from August to October.
Watch the current champions Auckland take on the likes of Waikato, Wellington, Auckland and Taranaki in this season's gripping competition.
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.
The Currie Cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. The tournament is regarded as a vital part of South Africa's rugby heritage and the coveted gold trophy is the most prestigious prize in South African domestic rugby.
Watch live and exclusive coverage of this year's competition from August to October on Setanta.
Rugby League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern hemisphere. The league has twelve teams: eleven from England and one from France.
Leeds Rhinos are the most successful club in the Super League era, having won 8 titles. However, Wigan Warriors are the most successful club overall, having won 21 British Championships.
The Super League champions play the National Rugby League champions from Australasia in the World Club Challenge at the start of the season.
Betfred Championship
Live coverage of the Betfred Championship, a professional rugby league competition. It is the second-tier competition organised by the English Rugby Football League.
The league features 12 teams; 10 from England, 1 from France and 1 from Canada
The Toronto Wolfpack
Based in Toronto, Canada but competing in the British Rugby League system, follow the Toronto Wolfpack, a team dedicated to progressing through the RFL’s ranks, from League 1 to the Super League. Toronto Wolfpack are the world’s first transatlantic major professional sports team.
The journey began in 2017 by winning the Kingstone Press League 1 title and promotion in their inaugural season. In 2018 Setanta Sports brings you coverage of the Wolfpack as they compete in the Betfred Championship for the first time.
