Saracen & Lion

By The Media Assassin
May 28 2013

The 2013 Britiish and Irish Lions Tour to Australia is nearly upon us. Here's how you can watch and listen to Warren Gatland's men Down Under

Television

Sky Sports has exclusive TV broadcast rights to all matches so we all have to endure (or enjoy) the usual hyperbole, Stuart Barnes and endless fawning over Paul O'Connell and Munster.

All games will be broadcast in full with Miles Harrison the main commentator, and regular anchorman Alex Payne will be ably assisted by the usual Sky Sports suspects Messrs Barnes, Morris, Greenwood, Quinnell et al.

National Radio

TalkSport's owner UTV has exclusive rights to full audio commentary and will cover all 10 games from the Barbarians match in Hong Kong to the final Test in Sydney

Brian Moore and David Campese will be the summarisers and will, no doubt, undertake some verbal sparring in the commentary box.

TalkSport broadcasts on DAB, 1053 & 1089 Medium Wave, Digital TV and online.

Swansea Sound

Another in the UTV stable is Swansea Sound based in, predictably, Swansea and the station serving south west Wales on 1170 Medium Wave and DAB also has full commentary online of the three Test matches.

Why listen to Swansea Sound over Sky and TAlkSport? Well, the coverage will come in the shape of former Saracens, Wales and Lions no8 Michael Owen as summariser, and regular Saracens commentator Jason Harris describing the play-by-play action. So if you want to sync your TV pictures with the Large online commentary during the Test series, the place to find it is www.swanseasound.co.uk If you are on the move, there is also a Swansea Sound App avilable from the usual outlets.

British and Irish Lions Tour Broadcast Details

Discussion started by TheSaracens.com , 28/05/2013 16:16

TheSaracens.com
28/05/2013 16:16

There's luvly, isn't it?

Having just ordered my first ever smart phone - one that is compatible with both SKY GO and BT Sport, I s'pose I'll have to get the Swansea Sound App, as well!

The timely posting of this article has also rescued the site from its suspended status.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2013:07:08:10:53:50 by TonyTaff.

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To Mega Therion
03/05/2013 09:47

All kidk-off times BST

Sat 1 Jun 12:30
Barbarians v British & Irish Lions, Hong Kong Stadium

Wed 5 Jun 11:00
Western Force v Lions, Patersons Stadium, Perth

Sat 8 Jun 10:30
Queensland Reds v Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Tue 11 Jun 10:30
Comb NSW-Qld Country v Lions, Hunter Stadium, Newcastle

Sat 15 Jun 10:30
NSW Waratahs v Lions, Allianz Stadium (aka Sydney Football Stadium), Sydney

Tue 18 June 10:30
ACT Brumbies v Lions (Sponsor-free) Canberra Stadium

Sat 22 Jun 11:00
Qantas Wallabies (aka Australia) v Lions, Suncorp Stadium Brisbane FIRST TEST

Tue 25 Jun 10:30 Melbourne Rebels
Melbourne v Lions, AAMI Park (aka Rectangular Stadium (great Aussie no-nonsense name))

Sat 29 Jun 11:00
Australia v Lions Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (aka Docklands Stadium, Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome and others down the years) SECOND TEST

Sat 6 Jul 11:00 Australia v Lions ANZ Stadium (Formerly Stadium Australia) Sydney THIRD TEST


Who removed my H.R. Giger picture?



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King Zak
03/05/2013 18:53

Thanks Large!!

Nous sommes l'armée noir et rouge !

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saracens4life
03/05/2013 18:56

Quite civilised kick-off times!!

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Superman wears Schalk Brits pyjamas
03/05/2013 20:45

Maybe for a student!

No idea how to watch the mid-week games when 2 hours is too long for a lunch hour...

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Squawker2
04/05/2013 00:19

Why do I get the idea that Large wrote these down, muttering under his breath

"all that time I put into writing in the times under the title, no-one checks, can't trust them to look up any other times, [insert around 30 seconds worth here]
infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me"

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mksarrie
04/05/2013 11:16

Thank you Jason. Have started negotiations with the landlord at the Red Lion.

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SarrieSteve
04/05/2013 22:30

I have told my college tutor I have physiotherapy starting on Tuesday mornings in June for a few weeks, I'll have an hour there then have to leave & return after lunch.... Me sorted!

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maynas
07/05/2013 10:33

Quote:

Superman wears Schalk Brits pyjamas
Maybe for a student!
No idea how to watch the mid-week games when 2 hours is too long for a lunch hour...

Easy, get an iPhone and put the TV apps on it, turn the volume down or plus in headphones. As long as you don't drive for a living, sorted. Otherwise timeshift with a digital recorder box attached to your TV maybe ?

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TonyTaff
29/05/2013 17:00

Or, get a phone with SKY Go on it, find a pub with your favourite ale on, even if it hasn't got SKY, and get the publican to open early.

Far better than watching it at home.

Robert is your mother's brother!

It's a long time since Sports network paid anything!

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Real Ale
30/05/2013 13:44

It's good for all these retired people who sit in a pub all day. I might join you down the Red Lion for some of the games mksarrie if I find myself with leave to burn.

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jpw
29/06/2013 02:22

With 6PR getting into it for the first time!



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