Rugby: a record audience for England - New Zealand on TNT Sports in the UK (+7%)

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England - New Zealand (33-19), 15/11/2025 - ©  England Rugby / X

England - New Zealand (33-19), the Quilter Nations Series 2025 test match, recorded an all-time record audience for an England match broadcast on TNT Sports channels in the UK on Saturday 15/11/2025 (kick-off at 15:10 GMT, 16:10 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board) communicated by Warner Bros. Discovery on 18/11/2025.

The 75th minute peak represented a 27% increase on the previous record for the Autumn Nations Series 2024. "No single rugby fixture has reached a wider audience on TNT Sports achieving a +7% increase with volumes of streaming subscribers rising +32% against its previous best rugby audience," said the group. England beat New Zealand for the first time since 2019.

TNT Sports holds the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Quilter Nations Series in the UK, as well as Gallagher Premiership Rugby (until 2031) and Premiership Women's Rugby (until 2029).

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England - New Zealand (33-19), 15/11/2025 - ©  England Rugby / X

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