Rugby: TNT Sports extends TV rights to the Gallagher Premiership in the UK until 2031

TNT Sports has extended its exclusive full broadcasting rights to Gallagher Premiership Rugby in the UK and Ireland for the 2026-2031 cycle, announced the pay-TV bouquet on 10/05/2025.

The group has also extended its media rights to Premiership Women's Rugby until 2028-29. TNT will broadcast at least one game per round of the competition each season, as well as the semi-finals and final. The current agreement between TNT and Premiership Rugby to broadcast the men's and women's competitions covers the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.

"TNT Sports recorded two of its top five ever linear TV audiences this season. After 13 rounds of the 2024-25 season Gallagher Premiership Rugby average audiences are up +11% vs 2023-24 and +24% vs 2022-23 seasons. Premiership Women’s Rugby audiences, meanwhile, rose 156% following November's Autumn Nation Series. March's PWR Grand Final, which saw holders Gloucester-Hartpury overcome Saracens 34-19, drove a 36% increase in average audience vs the 2024 final, contributing to an 86% year-on-year increase in season average audiences on TNT Sports," explained…