17-12-2023, 05:40 PM
RTE are the same, Munster and Leinster both twice, no Connacht or Ulster. (Indeed ITV picked a game this weekend involving Munster, which means Munster actually got 3 FTA games out of four)
I do know that the current deals (which for some reason are really short; this is the second of a two season contract) do allow for different games on ITV and RTE, in contrast to the previous contract which required C4 and VMTV to show the same game, which as you say was picked by EPCR.
The format is actually relatively simple compared to the old one, there are six teams in each group, each team plays every other team once except the team that’s in their own league, and the top four go through.
I do know that the current deals (which for some reason are really short; this is the second of a two season contract) do allow for different games on ITV and RTE, in contrast to the previous contract which required C4 and VMTV to show the same game, which as you say was picked by EPCR.
The format is actually relatively simple compared to the old one, there are six teams in each group, each team plays every other team once except the team that’s in their own league, and the top four go through.