USA Branch – Leicester Tigers v Munster (ECC)
12th December 2016 By Munster Rugby Supporters Club
The USA Branch of the MRSC has compiled TV and Internet viewing details for fans to catch Munster’s clash away to Leicester Tigers on Saturday Dec. 17th 2016.
The USA Branch of the MRSC has compiled TV and Internet viewing details for fans to catch Munster’s clash away to Leicester Tigers on Saturday Dec. 17th 2016.
Kick off for this game in Welford Road is at 10:15 a.m. ET (Eastern Time). This is round 4 of 6 in the European Champions Cup (Pool 1). Note: The round 2 make-up game v Racing Metro 92 will be held on Sat. Jan. 7th, 2017.
Watch on the internet:
1) FREE ESPN STREAMING:
www.ESPN3.com See “Watch on TV” section below for details.
2) STREAMING:
This game will more than likely be streamed live on Cric Free TV which shows Sky Sports and other sports channels. NOTE: If the USA Branch get a link to a definite video feed on the day of the game it will be posted on their Facebook page. You can e-mail MunsterRugbyUSA@mac.com if you have any other links for that work in the USA.
3) EUROPEAN TV
This game is being broadcast LIVE on BT Sports and beIN Sports in Europe.
Watch on TV:
Good news/Bad news. www.ESPN3.com have the rights to show all the European games this weekend including the Munster game BUT for some reason they are not streaming the MUNSTER game again. You can watch ESPN3 on your television using internet connections such as Apple TV, XBox, Roku, Amazon Fire, Kindle Fire, Chromecast, etc. To get LIVE Munster rugby games in the European Rugby Championship Cup please contact ESPN Sports via ESPN Feedback and request that they show more rugby in the USA on their main television channels, especially Munster games
Match Tracker:
1) Twitter.
Follow this game on Twitter at #LEIvMUN (or #LEICvMUN)
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23LEIvMUN
2) Track this game live on the EPCR MatchDay Live website. This site should give updates every few minutes throughout the game.
Go to www.EPCRugby.com for general details.
Listen:
The EPCR MatchDay Live web-site may have a list of radio stations that cover the game. RTE Radio and NewsTalk FM Sports as well as Limerick’s 95 Live FM (home games) sometimes cover the games via internet broadcast and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast).
Of Note:
* The www.ESPN3.com channel is the provider in the USA for the European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. For ESPN channel schedule details click here.
* The “beInSports” channel is the provider in the USA for the PRO12. For “beIN Sports” channel schedule details click here.
* The www.TheRugbyChannel.tv now has rugby games from all around the world.
* The NBC Sport Channel is the provider in the USA for the English Aviva Premiership rugby. They show ~1 to 2 Premiership games each week. For the NBC Sports channel info and schedule click here www.NBCsports.com/rugby.
You can e-mail the American Branch of the Supporters Club at MunsterRugbyUSA@mac.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions and don’t forget to “LIKE” the MRSC USA Branch on Facebook.