Action from the Six Nations clash between Ireland and England at Twickenham last February. Photo by Brendan Moran/SportsfileAlthough Amazon Prime has won the rights to show rugby's new 'Autumn Nations Cup' in Britain this November and December, the IRFU has moved to allay fears that Ireland's game against England will not be broadcast free to air here. RTÉ and Channel 4 will show Andy Farrell's side's return to Twickenham as part of the eight-team tournament, while they and RTÉ have the rights to Ireland's home matches against Wales, Georgia and their finals match on December 5 as part of the existing'Guinness Series' deal. The news that all of Ireland's games will be on free-to-air will ease the financial burden on rugby fans who are already being asked to fork out big sums of money to follow their teams across a host of broadcasting deals. Read MoreHowever, if they want to watch the other games in the tournament they will need an Amazon Prime subscription.

Source: Irish Independent September 11, 2020 12:50 UTC