Stan streaming service will move into sports streaming in 2021
Stan will start streaming Super Rugby, Super W, The Rugby Championship, including the Bledisloe Cup, Wallaroos games, Shute Shield, Hospital Cup, Mitre 10 & Currie Cup, plus SANZAAR Union home games live and ad-free on Stan
Nine and Stan has announced that Stan will launch its live streaming capability in 2021 with a new partnership with Rugby Australia. In 2020, Channel 10 and Fox Sports (Kayo and Foxtel) had the rights which are due to be passed over to Nine and Stan in 2021.
This new partnership between Stan and Nice will kick off in 2021 with Super Rugby, Super W, The Rugby Championship, including the Bledisloe Cup, Wallaroos games, Shute Shield, Hospital Cup, Mitre 10 & Currie Cup, plus SANZAAR Union home games live and ad-free on Stan. Rugby fans will also be able to relive the greatest moments of Australian Rugby with access to an extensive library of games available on Stan.
Stan currently has around 2 million streaming subscribers so this deal will no doubt see a huge life in volumes going into 2021.
The Indian Premier League has now reached the business end of the season, with the finals already underway.
IPL 2020 has been a unique event in more ways than one, thanks in large part to the competition taking place outside of India (UAE) for the first time. However, there is no getting away from the fact that the standard of cricket has been as high as ever, even without those passionate Indian supporters.
Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore are the four teams still in with a shout of reaching the final on Tuesday, November 10th. However, three key games will be played prior to that at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, to determine who those finalists will be. The first game of the finals series was the Qualifier 1 (Friday 6th), which saw Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians defeat Marcus Stoinis’ Delhi Capitals. The winner of this game advanced straight to the final, whilst the losing team will get second chance via Qualifier 2 (Monday 9th). An Eliminator (Saturday, Nov 7th) will be the all or nothing game between David Warner’s Hyderabad and Virat Kohli’s Bangalore. The winner of this one advances to Qualifier 2 to face the losers of Qualifier 1. The winner of Qualifier 2 will then face the winner of Qualifier 1 in the IPL final on Tuesday, and it’s very difficult to predict which of these talent-packed teams will make it? You can watch every game from this year’s IPL finals series with Foxtel and Kayo. Check out the live fixture times below –
Qualifier 2 – Dehli v Hyderbad- Monday Nov 9th, 12.50am (Foxtel / Kayo) Final – Mumbai v TBC – Tuesday Nov 10th, 12.50am (Foxtel / Kayo)
New Zealand have named four debutants in their matchday squad for their second Tri-Nations clash with Australia. Loose forward Akira Ioane will start in the number six shirt, with Ardie Savea moving to number 8.
The three other rookies set to make an impact from the bench are Hurricanes hooker Asafo Aumua, and the promising Crusaders duo of Cullen Grace and Will Jordan.
The second game of this year’s Tri-Nations competition will take place this Saturday between Australia and New Zealand, with the Wallabies hoping to avenge last weekend’s record 43-5 loss. Dave Rennie’s men were left licking their wounds after a mauling that included 23 points from Crusaders’ first five-eighth Richie Mo’unga alone. The two sides head to Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium this weekend, where a win would put Australia level on points at the top of the Tri-Nations table, with Argentina yet to play a game. The Wallabies certainly have the squad to be more competitive with the All Blacks, as highlighted by October’s 16-16 draw. Captain Michael Hopper is still considered one of the best flankers in the game, and the likes of Nic White and Reece Hodge look good in attack. But a youthful and at times fragile defence is the area that will need the most work if the points flow from the men in black are to be stemmed. The problem is, that same defence will be facing a second weekend up against the best-attacking rugby team on the planet. As well as the aforementioned Mo’unga, New Zealand also possess the likes of Rieko Ioane, TJ Perenara and the Barrett brothers, a formidable attack if there ever was one! Australia will have to be at the top of their game for a whole 80 minutes on Saturday, and who knows, by the end, they could still be in will a shot at the Tri-Nations title. What is certain, however, is that it’s going to be a cracker! You can catch this game live on free to air with Channel Ten.
The only place to watch all six Tri Nations games in 2020 is with Foxtel and Kayo Sports. Kayo currently has a 14 day trial, so you can catch this weekend’s game, along with New Zealand v Argentina next week, for free! Australia v New Zealand – LIVE: Friday 7th November, 7.45pm – Ten/Foxtel/Kayo.
