Good news to rugby fans in the country the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be LIVE on Fiji Television Limited.

Fiji TV has secured exclusive broadcasting rights for the 2023 Rugby World Cup to Fiji including sub-licensing into the Pacific Islands.

This year, the Rugby World Cup 2023 will be hosted in France and will be the 10th edition of RWC taking place 200 years from the moment William Webb Ellis picked up the ball in a game of football and ran, the action that birthed the sport of rugby.

The opening match kicks off on Saturday 9th September at 7 am Fiji Time between the host nation, France, and New Zealand.

All 48 matches from the 9th of September to the 29th of October will be shown live and exclusively on Fiji TV free-to-air channel, Fiji One- the official home and channel of the rugby world cup since the inception of television service in Fiji.

Fiji is currently in 13th place in the latest world rugby rankings and will compete in Pool C alongside Wales, Australia, Georgia, and Portugal.

FTV Acting GM, Poonam Nandani said they are looking forward to broadcasting this greatest celebration of rugby and togetherness.

It will provide our viewers and sponsors with a rewarding and fitting way to mark 200 years of rugby.