Rugby: BT, ITV, RTÉ & S4C broadcasters of European Cups in the UK and Ireland (2022-2024 cycle)

The pay-TV operator BT Sport has extended its broadcasting rights in the UK and Ireland for the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup over the 2022-2024 cycle, announced European Professional Club Rugby on 05/10/2022.

"In addition, ITV, RTÉ and S4C have come on board in the UK and Ireland to provide free-to-air coverage and the new agreements will expand access for rugby fans across two key markets to the Heineken Champions Cup. The agreements with ITV and RTÉ, which will see each broadcaster cover one Heineken Champions Cup match per round in the UK and Ireland - including the final - on a free-to-air basis, also run until the end of the 2023-24 season. S4C will focus on the Welsh regions with live coverage of all Ospreys' pool stage fixtures in the Heineken Champions Cup as well as one match featuring either Cardiff Rugby, Dragons RFC or the Scarlets in each pool stage round of the EPCR Challenge Cup also until the conclusion of the 2023-24 season," explained EPCR.

BT Sport held the broadcasting rights in the UK and Ireland for the European Rugby Cups over the 2018-2022 cycle…