27-03-2022, 04:35 PM
Minor Rights News
With Oxford v Cambridge Boat Races taking place next weekend on BBC One I see to little publicity that the Varsity Rugby Union matches will be broadcast by Freesports next week, the matches were broadcast by the BBC from 2015-18 and ITV4 in 2019
As you say I think it was a mistake more than anything, maybe they should have started 15 minutes earlier for the buildup. Back when BBC had the Irish Autumn International Matches BBC NI often covered 1-2 games depending on who they were playing, if they played someone like Fiji or Samoa it would only be shown on BBC NI and Grandstand or network BBC generally only showed highlights and showed the bigger games live. Ireland's Call is the rugby anthem to incorporate NI and Republic of Ireland and that is the compromise IRFU have settled on as you say the anthem has been shown for years on sports coverage on BBC NI on GAA especially.
With Oxford v Cambridge Boat Races taking place next weekend on BBC One I see to little publicity that the Varsity Rugby Union matches will be broadcast by Freesports next week, the matches were broadcast by the BBC from 2015-18 and ITV4 in 2019
Rdd post_id=75026 time= user_id=1409 Wrote:I’d accept that explaination if the BBC had a history/policy of boycotting Amhran na bhFiann/the Soldier’s Song. They don’t and they’ve shown it hundreds of times at sporting events at which it’s been played and which the BBC have covered, including Ulster GAA coverage.
As you say I think it was a mistake more than anything, maybe they should have started 15 minutes earlier for the buildup. Back when BBC had the Irish Autumn International Matches BBC NI often covered 1-2 games depending on who they were playing, if they played someone like Fiji or Samoa it would only be shown on BBC NI and Grandstand or network BBC generally only showed highlights and showed the bigger games live. Ireland's Call is the rugby anthem to incorporate NI and Republic of Ireland and that is the compromise IRFU have settled on as you say the anthem has been shown for years on sports coverage on BBC NI on GAA especially.