BBC pounces for New Zealand tour rights

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights for the New Zealand national rugby league team’s tour of England later this year.

The BBC will show live coverage of the three games between England and New Zealand.

The BBC Two channel will show the first game on November 1 at the KC Stadium in Hull, while main channel BBC One will broadcast the second and third games at the Olympic Stadium in London and the DW Stadium in Wigan, respectively, on November 7 and November 14.