{"id":11558,"date":"2021-03-16T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T23:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=11558"},"modified":"2021-03-16T01:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T23:06:03","slug":"2021-nrl-tournament-to-air-exclusively-live-on-espn-across-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/03\/16\/2021-nrl-tournament-to-air-exclusively-live-on-espn-across-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NRL Tournament To Air Exclusively Live On ESPN Across Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Walt Disney Company Africa is proud to announce that it will be broadcasting Australia\u2019s top-level domestic men\u2019s rugby league to audiences across the continent. The much anticipated 2021 National Rugby League (NRL) tournament will air live on ESPN (DStv 218) and ESPN2 (DStv 219) from March 2021 bringing the best of Australian rugby league direct from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governed by the Australian Rugby League Commission, the NRL is Australia’s most entertaining and popular sport, with a rich history dating back to its creation in 1908. NRL matches are played between 16 teams in both Australia and New Zealand from March to October, and are among the most watched televised events on Australian television. The season then culminates in the premiership-deciding game, the NRL Grand Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The season kicks off with a weekend full to the brim of rugby league action of no less than eight matchups, including the defending champions Melbourne Storm taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NRL Chief Executive Andrew Abdo said the Australian and New Zealand competition was excited to be expanding its television footprint throughout Africa. \u201dRugby League is exceptional football entertainment, high speed, high ball in play time and features some of the best athletes in the world,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see the NRL on television screens throughout Africa. I\u2019ve got no doubt audiences will love the additional pace and athleticism showcased by our players. Rugby Union players have successfully transitioned to rugby league in the past and airing the NRL in Africa may also inspire athletes and fans alike\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle de Klerk, Director: Sports Commercial & Business, The Walt Disney Company Africa says: \u201cWe are thrilled to have acquired the rights of the National Rugby League, expanding our commitment to bringing premier content to audiences and growing the diversity of programming on ESPN.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo strangers to incredible rugby action, we look forward to bringing a jam-packed schedule of incredible action from one of the greatest rugby tournaments in the world to viewers across continent\u201d said Evert van der Veer, Vice President, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At its heart, the NRL encourages community-driven sport, played by thousands of people across Australia, especially in country areas. In addition, there are countless players who give their time volunteering to ensure boys and girls, teenagers and adults can play the sport they love each weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For updates on the NRL and from the world of American and other sports, fans can connect to @ESPNAfrica on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESPN is available on Dstv 218
ESPN2 is available on Dstv 219<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note \u2013 All fixture dates and times are subject to change. See local listings for broadcast details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Walt Disney Company Africa is proud to announce that it will be broadcasting Australia\u2019s top-level domestic men\u2019s rugby league to audiences across the continent. The much anticipated 2021 National Rugby League (NRL) tournament will air live on ESPN (DStv 218) and ESPN2 (DStv 219) from March 2021 bringing the best of Australian rugby league… Continue reading 2021 NRL Tournament To Air Exclusively Live On ESPN Across Africa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[223],"class_list":["post-11558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-espn","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}