Don’t pay through the nose just to watch the Rugby World Cup. Here are the ways you can watch it for free.
Hosted by England, the 2015 Rugby World Cup kicked off on September 18 and things are off to a cracking start with England beating Fiji 35-11 on day one. Since there have been similar floggings dealt out by Wales and Ireland in their matchups with Uruguay and Canada respectively.
If you’re repelled by expensive Foxtel fees, don't panic! There are a few ways you can watch the 2015 Rugby World Cup Live and after its initial broadcast without breaking the bank.
Foxtel Play Free 14-day trial
Not only can you use Foxtel Play to stream a library of TV shows and movies, you can also use it to access Foxtel’s scheduled viewing. This is great news for sports fans as every Rugby World Cup match will be streamed live on Fox Sports. Foxtel Play’s free trial will only give you 14 days free access but if you time it right you right you can have 14 days of the Rugby World Cup live without paying a cent. Click the link below to sign up to your free trial of Foxtel Play.
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Catch every final on GEM
In addition to nine matches (see table below) you will be able to catch every final match (beginning with the first quarter final) for free on GEM.
Check out the schedule below provided by The Roar to find out what matches you can catch on on GEM.
Date
Match details
Kick off
Foxtel
GEM
Sat Sept 19
England v Fiji
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
LIVE
Sat Sept 19
Tonga v Georgia
9:00:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sat Sept 19
Ireland v Canada
11:30:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun Sept 20
South Africa v Japan
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun Sept 20
France v Italy
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun Sept 20
Samoa v USA
9:00:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun Sept 20
Wales v Uruguay
11:30:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Mon Sept 21
New Zealand v Argentina
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
LIVE
Wed Sept 23
Scotland v Japan
11.30pm (AEST)
LIVE
–
Thu Sept 24
Australia v Fiji
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
LIVE
Thu Sept 24
France v Romania
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Thu Sept 25
New Zealand v Namibia
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sat Sept 26
Argentina v Georgia
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sat Sept 26
Italy v Canada
11:30:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun Sept 27
South Africa v Samoa
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Sept 27
England v Wales
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Sept 27
Australia v Uruguay
9:00:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Sept 27
Scotland v USA
11:30:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Mon Sept 28
Ireland v Romania
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Wed Sept 30
Tonga v Namibia
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Fri Oct 2
Wales v Fiji
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Fri Oct 2
France v Canada
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sat Oct 3
New Zealand v Georgia
5:00:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sat Oct 3
Samoa v Japan
11:30:00 PM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun 4 Oct
South Africa v Scotland
1:45:00 AM (AEST)
LIVE
–
Sun 4 Oct
England v Australia
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Mon Oct 5
Argentina v Tonga
12:30:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Mon Oct 5
Ireland v Italy
2:45:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Wed Oct 7
Canada v Romania
2:45:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Wed Oct 7
Fiji v Uruguay
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Thur Oct 8
South Africa v USA
2:45:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Thur Oct 8
Namibia v Georgia
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Sat Oct 10
New Zealand v Tonga
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Sun Oct 11
Samoa v Scotland
12:30:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Sun Oct 11
Australia v Wales
2:45:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Oct 11
England v Uruguay
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Sun Oct 11
Argentina v Namibia
10:00:00 PM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Mon Oct 12
Italy v Romania
12:30:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Mon Oct 12
France v Ireland
2:45:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Mon Oct 12
USA v Japan
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
–
Sun Oct 18
QF1: Winner B v Runner-Up A
2:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Oct 18
QF2: Winner C v Runner-Up D
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Oct 18
QF3: Winner D v Runner-up C
11:00:00 PM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Mon Oct 19
QF4: Winner A v Runner-Up B
6:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Oct 25
SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
2:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Mon Oct 26
SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4
3:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Sat Oct 31
Loser SF1 v Loser SF2
7:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
Sun Nov 1
Final: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
3:00:00 AM (AEDT)
LIVE
LIVE
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