Wherever you are in the world, if you love your sevens, we've got you covered
How to watch the Sevens World Cup
After a season of rollercoaster action, when Australia men and women won the World Rugby Sevens Series and the Blitzboks took the Commonwealth Games title alongside Aussie women, we’ve reached the Sevens World Cup in Cape Town.
Can New Zealand defend their men’s and women’s titles from four years ago? Can Australia maintain championship form? Will a rank outsider triumph in this knock-out tournament? An intriguing final day lie ahead.
So here’s how you can watch the event in many of the world’s major rugby markets.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to watch from the UK
If you are watching from the UK, you can get a live stream from the match centre on the official website.
If you are searching for a deal for broadband, NOW offer broadband packages, from £18 a month.
Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, India, Denmark, Cypress, Belgium, Barbados, Russia, Samoa, Romania, Tonga and Turkey (amongst others) can also access the live feed via the official website.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to watch from Ireland
For fans in Ireland, you can keep up with the progress of the men’s and women’s sides via the RTE Player.
Ireland women face Brazil and the men have England on Day One.
How to watch the Sevens World Cup from outside your country
If you’re abroad, but still want to watch your local rugby coverage of the Sevens World Cup, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.
Our friends at TechRadar have tested hundreds of VPN and recommend ExpressVPN, which is easy to use, has strong security features and allows you to watch on several devices at once, including smart TVs and phones, iPads, tablets, PCs and Macs.
Plus, ExpressVPN comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can try it out for a month for free or sign up for an annual plan and get three months free.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to view from Australia
In Australia, you can keep up with the action via BeIn Sport as the Aussies hunt yet more gold.
Both men and women are through to the quarter-finals of the Championship event, with the women playing England and the men playing France.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to watch from France
Canal + have the rights for the Sevens World Cup in France.
Their men face Australia in the Championship quarter-finals, while the women face Fijiana.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to view from Fiji
Sevens is huge in Fiji and their live stream – via Fiji TV – is not only available in Fiji, but all over the region. American Samoa, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nieu, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, can all watch the Fiji TV stream.
Fijiana face France in the women’s Championship quarters, while the men have Samoa.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to watch from New Zealand
New Zealand are the reigning World Cup champions, after both sides triumphed in San Francisco eight years ago.
You can track their progress from New Zealand if you have access to Spark. The men have a tricky Championship quarter-final against Argentina, while the women have Ireland in their quarter-final.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to watch from South Africa
The host broadcaster is SuperSport. If you want to track the home sides’ progress then they are the place to start.
On day two of the event, South Africa women have Japan in the Challenge quarter-finals, while the Blitzboks again end the day’s action, this time facing Ireland men in the Championship quarters.
Sevens World Cup live stream: How to watch from the USA
The broadcaster in the United States is NBC as they track the whole tournament. That means you can also get to the action via Peacock Premium, which is available for $4.99 a month.
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