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Ready for a day of free rugby? We can help you get set up in just a few clicks with everything you need for a free South Africa vs. Romania live stream. Better yet, this will work for not just the other two games today, but every single match of the Rugby World Cup.
South Africa had an impressive victory against a tough Scottish side last week and will almost certainly have an easier time of it today against a Romanian side who were ripped apart 82-8 by Ireland in their first game. We haven’t had any shock results at this year’s Rugby World Cup… and this probably won’t be one of them. Stay tuned after the game finishes, though, as you can watch Australia vs. Fiji and England vs. Japan on the same channel. If there’s an upset on the cards, it may well be in one of those games.
If you don’t have a proper watch option in your country, we’ll show you how to watch the Rugby World Cup live streams for free using a VPN. Short for virtual private network, these handy apps let your devices mimic various international locations of your choosing, so you can hop onto one of the all-inclusive streaming sources listed below.
You can catch all of the Rugby World Cup action, including South Africa vs. Romania, using the free ITVX live stream in the United Kingdom, which is offering up every match of this year’s Rugby World Cup. ITV1 will show most games, and the others will be shown between ITV3 and 4. While ITVX is a UK-based platform, you can access it from anywhere using a VPN.
A VPN virtually changes your devices’ location, so apps and websites think you’re connecting from servers within those countries. In the case of the Rugby World Cup, you can connect through a UK server, and ITV will let you in with no fuss after creating a free email login. You can also use VPNs to sign up for cheap streaming services such as Peacock (it’s also showing all Rugby World Cup games starting at $5.99 monthly).
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NBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Rugby World Cup in the United States. All games will stream live on its Peacock streaming service (starts at just $5.99 monthly).
You’ll also find over a dozen select matches on its network news arm, CNBC (available on live TV streaming services like Sling Blue + News Extra, currently just $20 for your first month). Or, if you have a VPN, you can watch all of the Rugby World Cup matches for free using ITVX, as described above.
Peacock is a streaming service featuring NBCUniversal TV shows, movies, original series, live sports, and news programs. Prices start at just $5.99 a month on one-month deals, with further discounts available on annual plans.
Below is a full schedule of upcoming Rugby World Cup games that will run through the October 28 final. All times below are in US Eastern.
Sunday, September 17
Wednesday, September 20
Thursday, September 21
Friday, September 22
Saturday, September 23
Sunday, September 24
Wednesday, September 27
Thursday, September 28
Friday, September 29
Saturday, September 30
Sunday, October 1
Thursday, October 5
Friday, October 6
Saturday, October 7
Sunday, October 8
Saturday, October 14
Sunday, October 15
Friday, October 20
Saturday, October 21
Friday, October 27
Saturday, October 28
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