British & Irish Lions will be touring New Zealand (All Blacks) this summer for three rugby international test matches in what will be one of the most anticipated Lions tour in recent history. The first test will be played on 24th June 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand but before that Lions will be playing six tour games against local rugby clubs. Since this is one of its kind sporting event, TV channels across all major Rugby playing nations produce extensive coverage and on this page you will find TV channels broadcasting Lions tour of New Zealand in your part of the world.
British & Irish Lions New Zealand Tour TV Coverage: This is one of the highly anticipated Lions tour and they will be hoping to win a series against New Zealand for the first time since 1971 and also register back to back wins having won 2-1 against Australia four years ago. You can see all the action as it unfolds on the following channels. Sky NZ will produce the live feed which will be distributed across other countries.
| COUNTRY | TV CHANNEL |
| United States | DirectTV Although not confirmed yet, DirectTV (Channel 490) is highly likely to broadcast the three test matches live in the United States. |
| Asia | Setanta Sports In most of the asian countries Setanta Sports will have live coverage and they have put up a detailed coverage plan including tour games against local clubs. |
| Canada | DirectTV Again there is no official confirmation yet but reports suggest DirectTV to broadcast three test matches live in Canada. If DirectTV fail to secure broadcasting rights in Canada Setanta Sports are likely to get TV rights in Canada. |
| United Kingdom | SkySports have the exclusive rights for Lions tour and they will produce live coverage of all 10 matches including three official tests & 7 tour games live in UK and Ireland. No highlights packages announced on any terrestrial network. |
| Australia | FoxTel has confirmed that they will produce live coverage of every tour game and the three test matches in the Australia. |
| South Africa | SuperSports the leading sports network in Africa, SuperSport continue to bring top level sports coverage not only in South Africa but also in some other african nations. They confirmed broadcasting rights for Lions 2017 tour. |
| New Zealand | Sky TV (paid subscription) |
| Italy | Sky Italia is likely to produce live feed for only three official test matches with Italian coverage. |
| France | Canal+ will produce live feed for Lions 2017 tour again in french coverage but only the three official matches. |
| Wales | Sky Sports Welsh viewers have a choice to either watch the games live on SkySports UK or they can watch three test matches live on S4C with Welsh coverage. |
| Argentina & Latin America | ESPN Latin America to produce live coverage of three matches in Argentina and other South American countries. |
| Pacific Islands | Setanta Sports Asia will have live coverage in most of the Pacific Islands countries |
| Japana | J Sports to show three test matches live in Japan with Japanese commentary. |
| European Countries | As we get closer to the 2017 Tour dates we will have more information about what channels will cover Lions Tour live in countries such as Germany, Spain, Belgium and Netherlands etc. |
Any information about the test matches being shown in the USA on Direct TV?
Will the matches be shown on any of the BEIN channels?
Any information on how to watch the All blacks vs Lions test tomorrow from Belgium?
Thanks
Yes please – how do we do that?!? I have a desperate fan who needs to watch it 🙂
Any idea where I can watch the 3rd test in Poland this Saturday?
How about in the USA? Any chance of seeing the 3rd test live?
Any way of watching the 3rd test in The Netherlands?
John, I have the same problem – did you get an answer?