SA Rugby and Canal+ Group have concluded a multi-year renewal of their domestic broadcast rights agreement, keeping SuperSport as the sole official broadcast rights holder for all SARU domestic competitions as well as Springbok Women's and junior age-group matches across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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SA Rugby renews multi-year broadcast deal with SuperSport
SA Rugby has renewed its multi-year domestic broadcast rights deal with Canal+ Group, retaining SuperSport as the exclusive broadcaster of SARU competitions and Springbok Women's and junior rugby in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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