In an exciting first for regional rugby the newly named ‘West Asia Super Rugby’, formerly West Asia Premiership, will be streamed live and free across the globe. In the inaugural year, 18 (of a scheduled 47) matches will be broadcast on a free livestream sports app platform; Sportainment which is available for free download for IOS and Android from both Apple App store and Google play.
Jeff O’Brien, co-founder Sportainment said; “Sportainment will broadcast, globally, one game per week, which is the ‘feature’ game of the round, and in total 15 conference games and then three finals games totalling 18 games for the season which starts October 4 through to mid-April 2025.”
O’Brien shared the broadcast will be made up of 8 cameras, with high quality lenses, and feature slow-motion replays, TMO and miked up referees, while player and coach interviews will give the fans an inside view of the popular regional teams and how they prepare. The show will be opened by a host who will be joined by knowledgeable, local pundits and commentators to give a ‘full’ fan experience for those watching on the Sportainment app. The experience, available on the non-geo-restricted app, will be enhanced by in-app detailed player profiles, analytics and match-stats.
Faisal Al Zarooni, UAE Rugby Federation board member and President’s advisor said; “Rugby in the UAE and regionally has grown significantly over the past 5 years, and our national teams now compete in the top 3 in Asia and are vying for qualification for the Rugby World Cup 2028.”
