FloRugby adds host of rights to portfolio

Sports streaming service FloSports has announced that its FloRugby.com service will show live coverage of the Women’s World Sevens Series and The Rugby Weekend, as well as all autumn international matches involving the French and Scottish men’s teams.

Coverage of the Women’s Sevens Series begins this weekend in Colorado, with FloRugby to air 34 matches in total across the US.

The Rugby Weekend will feature three matches from Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium on November 3. The event will see the USA women’s national team play New Zealand, with the men’s side to play the Maori All Blacks. FloRugby will hold exclusive global rights to both matches outside New Zealand.

The third match of The Rugby Weekend will see the men’s national teams of Ireland and Italy against one another. FloRugby will hold exclusive US rights to this match.

Additionally, FloRugby has partnered with Pitch International to land exclusive rights in the US to a total of 12 international Test matches across 2018 and 2019. The deal includes all men’s French and Scottish autumn internationals in 2018 and six men’s World Cup warm-up matches in 2019, featuring England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France. FloRugby will also stream all England men’s and women’s internationals in autumn 2018.