The Rugby World Cup is being held in England this year. Luckily for Sri Lankans, the mostly daytime schedule means we can catch the matches at relatively decent hours. You’ll never start later than 12.30 am (just past midnight).
Where To Watch
Dialog TV will carry the tournament on Sony Kix and Six, which they’ve added so you can watch. Rupavahini is showing some of the group games live (five of them). All of the knockout games and onwards will be shown live there as well. It’s also on SLT’s PEO TV on Sony Six.
If you want to go out and watch, Playtrix is the most equipped for watching sports. Every pub and members club will be showing it, but Playtrix is the only place built around sports (multiple HD TVs, dedicated audio, plus good food). For this World Cup they have a dedicated giant (8 by 10 foot) HD screen.
Where To Follow
If you want to follow the action from a Sri Lankan perspective, check out Shanaka Amarasinghe’s blog or follow his usual sportscast on YES FM. The Papare is also a good source for news and analysis.
KNOCKOUT ROUND
October 17-18 Week 5
| week | 17:30 | 20:30 | 00:30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (Mon) | |||
| 13 (Tue) | |||
| 14 (Wed) | |||
| 15 (Thur) | |||
| weekend | 17:30 | 20:30 | 00:30 |
| 16 (Fri) | |||
| 17 (Sat) |  S. AFRICA  WALES |
 N. ZEALAND  FRANCE |
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| 18 (Sun) |  IRELAND  ARGENTINA |
 AUSTRALIA  SCOTLAND |
FINALS
October 30 – November 1 Week 7
| 17:30 | 20:30 | 00:30 | |
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| 26 (Mon) | |||
| 27 (Tue) | |||
| 28 (Wed) | |||
| 29 (Thur) | |||
| weekend | 17:30 | 20:30 | 00:30 |
| 30 (Fri) | BRONZE S. AFRICA ARGENTINA |
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| 31 (Sat) | FINAL AUSTRALIA N. ZEALAND |
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| 1 (Sun) | SLEEP |
SEMI-FINALS
October 24-25 Week 6
| week | 17:30 | 20:30 | 00:30 |
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| 19 (Mon) | |||
| 20 (Tue) | |||
| 21 (Wed) | |||
| 22 (Thur) | |||
| weekend | 17:30 | 20:30 | 00:30 |
| 23 (Fri) | |||
| 24 (Sat) | S. AFRICA N. ZEALAND |
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| 25 (Sun) | ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA |
Finished matches…
SEPTEMBER
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
OCTOBER
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
September 18-20 Week 1
| weekend | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
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| 18 (Fri) |  ENGLAND  FIJI |
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| 19 (Sat) |  TONGA  GEORGIA |
IRELAND  CANADA |
S. AFRICA  JAPAN |
FRANCE  ITALY |
| 20 (Sun) |  SAMOA  USA |
WALES  URUGUAY |
N. ZEALAND ARGENTINA |
September 21-27 Week 2
| week | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 (Mon) | SADNESS | |||
| 22 (Tue) | ||||
| 23 (Wed) | SCOTLAND JAPAN |
AUSTRALIA FIJI |
FRANCE  ROMANIA |
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| 24 (Thur) | N. ZEALAND  NAMIBIA |
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| weekend | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
| 25 (Fri) | ARGENTINA GEORGIA |
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| 26 (Sat) | ITALY CANADA |
S. AFRICA SAMOA |
ENGLAND WALES |
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| 27 (Sun) | AUSTRALIA URUGUAY |
SCOTLAND USA |
IRELAND ROMANIA |
September 28 October 4 Week 3
| week | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
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| 28 (Mon) | LONELY | |||
| 29 (Tue) | TONGA NAMIBIA |
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| 30 (Wed) | WHAT TO DO | |||
| 1 (Thur) | WALES FIJI |
FRANCE CANADA |
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| weekend | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
| 2 (Fri) | N. ZEALAND GEORGIA |
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| 3 (Sat) | SAMOA JAPAN |
S. AFRICA SCOTLAND |
ENGLAND AUSTRALIA |
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| 4 (Sun) | ARGENTINA TONGA |
IRELAND ITALY |
October 5-11 Week 4
| week | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
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| 5 (Mon) | SO COLD | |||
| 6 (Tue) | CANADA ROMANIA |
FIJI URUGUAY |
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| 7 (Wed) | S. AFRICA USA |
NAMIBIA GEORGIA |
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| 8 (Thur) | SEE FAMILY | |||
| weekend | 16:30 | 19:00 | 21:15 | 00:30 |
| 9 (Fri) | N. ZEALAND TONGA |
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| 10 (Sat) | SAMOA SCOTLAND |
AUSTRALIA WALES |
ENGLAND URUGUAY |
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| 11 (Sun) | ARGENTINA NAMIBIA |
ITALY ROMANIA |
FRANCE IRELAND |
USA JAPAN |
