RT Radio broadcasts British & Irish Lions Tour

30/05/2017

RT Radio 1 broadcasts British & Irish Lions Tour

It was announced today, RT Sport will broadcast full live and exclusive radio commentary on all 10 of the British and Irish Lions rugby matches on the tour of New Zealand. RT Radio's rugby commentator, Michael Corcoran will be joined by former Irish international Donal Lenihan, and former New Zealand rugby players and experts as co-commentators for the games.

The three test matches will all be broadcast live on Saturdays on RT Radio 1, with expert analysis from our rugby contributors; former Lions Team Manager and Lions player, Donal Lenihan, former All Blacks and Chiefs, Ian Jones and former Scottish international and Highlanders player Brendan Laney.

The seven other games on Saturdays and midweek will be broadcast in full on RT Radio 1 Extra, long wave and DAB available on, RT Radio Player, RT .ie, UPC Channel 940 and on Saorview, again with analysis from RT 's regular analysts and regular live updates into our programming on RT Radio 1 where appropriate.

As well as live commentary and analysis, RT Radio will bring you news and views from the tour on our regular sports programmes and bulletins seven days a week, Game On (Monday to Friday on RT 2fm), Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RT Radio 1 and inserts into our sports bulletins on Morning Ireland, Drivetime and throughout the day.

The weekly RT Rugby Podcast will also include significant content from New Zealand from the British and Irish Lions camp.

Speaking today, Group Head of RT Sport, Ryle Nugent said; RT Sport is delighted to be able to offer rugby fans the opportunity to hear live coverage of the Lions games in the coming weeks. With Michael, Donal and the rest of our top class contributors live from New Zealand, we will bring the listener right to the heart of the action for every match and up to date with all the news, views and analysis across our radio platforms. With so many Irish players involved in the Lions squad it promises to be a tour to remember.

Match Schedule

Date K/O Opposition Venue

03/06 08:35 NZ Provincial XV Toll Stadium, Whangarei

07/06 08:35 Blues Eden Park, Auckland

10/06 08:35 Crusaders AMI Stadium, Christchurch

13/06 08:35 Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

17/06 08:35 Maori All Blacks Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

20/06 08:35 Chiefs Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

24/06 08:35 New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland

27/06 08:35 Hurricanes Westpac Stadium, Wellington

01/07 08:35 New Zealand Westpac Stadium, Wellington

08/07 08:35 New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland

LINK:	http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2017/0530/87900...
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