Challenge Cup today, Rugby Union on TV

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Sunday, 18/01/2026
13:00
  • Challenge Cup
Exeter Chiefs Cardiff Blues
  • Premier Sports 2
  • Premier Sports Rugby
Saturday, 17/01/2026
13:00
  • Challenge Cup
Ulster Stade Français Paris
  • Premier Sports 2
20:00
  • Challenge Cup
Connacht US Montauban
  • Premier Sports Rugby
Sunday, 11/01/2026
13:00
  • Challenge Cup
Montpellier HR Connacht
  • Premier Sports Rugby
Saturday, 10/01/2026
13:00
  • Challenge Cup
Newcastle Falcons USAP Perpignan
  • Premier Sports 2
  • Premier Sports Rugby
15:15
  • Challenge Cup
Cardiff Blues Racing 92
  • Premier Sports 2
Sunday, 14/12/2025
15:15
  • Challenge Cup
Dragons RFC LOU Rugby
  • Premier Sports Player
Saturday, 13/12/2025
17:30
  • Challenge Cup
Newcastle Falcons Lions Rugby
  • Premier Sports Rugby
20:00
  • Challenge Cup
Connacht The Black Lion
  • Premier Sports 1
Sunday, 07/12/2025
15:15
  • Challenge Cup
Ospreys Connacht
  • Premier Sports 1
17:30
  • Challenge Cup
Exeter Chiefs Cheetahs
  • Premier Sports 2
Friday, 05/12/2025
20:00
  • Challenge Cup
Ulster Racing 92
  • Premier Sports 1

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STATISTICAL DATA OF CHALLENGE CUP ON TELEVISION IN UNITED KINGDOM

As of today 03/03/2026, and since this website started collecting statistical data on when and where Rugby Union matches from the Challenge Cup competition in United Kingdom are televised, which began on 18/09/2020, we can provide the following data:

173

TV BROADCASTS
24 Free games
13.87%
149 Paid games
86.13%
Most Repeated Match
Newcastle Falcons - Cardiff Blues
2
LAST FREE GAME
Gloucester Rugby - Ospreys
12/04/2024 Challenge Cup por TNT Sports, FloRugby, S4C, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD Ultimate
LAST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCH
Exeter Chiefs - Cardiff Blues
18/01/2026 Challenge Cup por Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Rugby
RANKING BY CHANNELS
FloRugby
49 (28.32%)
Viaplay Sports
32 (18.5%)
EPCR TV
29 (16.76%)
S4C
23 (13.29%)
TNT Sports 2
17 (9.83%)
TOTAL
19
TV CHANNELS
DAYS
689
WITHOUT FREE GAME
AVERAGE
1.5
CHANNELS PER MATCH
17 Pay channels
89.47%
2 Free-to-air channels
10.53%
TOTAL
19
CANALES
TOTAL
43
Total equipos
Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches
Dragons RFC
17 (9.83%)
Benetton
16 (9.25%)
Connacht
16 (9.25%)
Edinburgh
15 (8.67%)
Gloucester Rugby
15 (8.67%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches on Free-to-Air TV
Scarlets
7 (4.05%)
Dragons RFC
6 (3.47%)
Ospreys
5 (2.89%)
Cardiff Blues
5 (2.89%)
Newcastle Falcons
2 (1.16%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Home Matches
Benetton
10 (5.78%)
Edinburgh
10 (5.78%)
RC Toulon
9 (5.2%)
Ospreys
9 (5.2%)
Dragons RFC
9 (5.2%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Away Matches
Connacht
9 (5.2%)
Lions Rugby
9 (5.2%)
Dragons RFC
8 (4.62%)
Cardiff Blues
8 (4.62%)
Newcastle Falcons
7 (4.05%)
NUMBER OF GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK
MONDAY
-
- %
TUESDAY
-
- %
WEDNESDAY
-
- %
THURSDAY
-
- %
FRIDAY
48
27.75%
SATURDAY
92
53.18%
SUNDAY
33
19.08%
NUMBER OF GAMES BY MONTH
JANUARY
48
27.75%
FEBRUARY
-
- %
MARCH
2
1.16%
APRIL
49
28.32%
MAY
16
9.25%
JUNE
-
- %
JULY
-
- %
AUGUST
-
- %
SEPTEMBER
6
3.47%
OCTOBER
2
1.16%
NOVEMBER
-
- %
DECEMBER
50
28.9%
NUMBER OF MATCHES PER YEAR
2026
6
3.47%
2025
24
13.87%
2024
37
21.39%
2023
49
28.32%
2022
26
15.03%
2021
18
10.4%
2020
13
7.51%
RANKING BY TIMES
20:00
63 (36.42%)
13:00
28 (16.18%)
17:30
25 (14.45%)
15:15
19 (10.98%)
12:30
15 (8.67%)
RANKING BY TIME SLOT
Afternoon
104 (60.12%)
Evening
68 (39.31%)
Morning
1 (0.58%)
Night
0 (0%)

At this time, there are no live televised Challenge Cup events but we show you a history with the TV guide of the last broadcast seen on television.

We will update this Challenge Cup agenda on TV when we receive confirmation from official media of the next live televised events of Challenge Cup.

Since the beginning of this website, 12 live televised events have been published.

The first event published was on 05 December 2025 and the channel that broadcast Challenge Cup matches the most times was Premier Sports 2 with a total of 5.