TG4 has won the rights to show European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup highlights. Coverage starts this weekend with the Sale Sharks game against Munster at 10.30pm on Saturday and Leicester Tigers v Ulster games in the Champions Cup and highlights of the European Rugby Challenge Cup fixture between Connacht and La Rochelle. Highlights of Leinster v Wasps in the Champions Cup will be shown at 8.30pm next Monday.
Live action from both European rugby tournaments are shared between Sky Sports and BT Sport. Sky will show the Sale-Munster game from Pool 1 live from 1pm on Saturday. BT Sport has Leinster’s home Pool 2 match against Wasps live from 5.15pm on Sunday, October 19 and Munster’s home game against Saracens at 7.45 on Friday, October 24.