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OSN brings Rugby World Cup to Middle East
Published Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Welsh rugby legend Scott Gibbs will be one of the OSN pundits during the Rugby World Cup. (FILE)
OSN brings Rugby World Cup 2011 to viewers in the Middle East and North Africa this September, unprecedented live and exclusive coverage across all 48 matches in stunning high definition.
The third biggest event in the world kicks off in New Zealand on OSN SPORTS 1 HD from September 9 with the final being played on October 23 at Auckland’s Eden Park Stadium.
OSN has assembled a world class team who will present what promises to be a spectacular tournament live from the OSN studios in Dubai sharing their passion for the sport, experience and in-depth rugby knowledge.
One of Britain’s leading sports presenters Jim Rosenthal will take the reins as anchor of OSN’s HD coverage.
Rosenthal has worked on five Rugby World Cups and was ITV’s anchor for the 1999, 2003 and 2007 tournaments.
Alongside Rosenthal, OSN reunites the British and Irish Lions centre pairing from the victorious 1997 tour of South Africa, Jeremy Guscott and Scott Gibbs who will be in the studio for the entire tournament.
South Africa’s 1995 World Cup winning scrum half Joost van der Westhuizen joins the team for the duration of the group stages, renowned duel international Jonathan Davis is on board for the knockout stages and other ex-international players will be coming into the studio throughout the tournament.
OSN’s Head of Sport, Andy Warkman commented: “OSN first brought rugby to the region and we are thrilled to again be showcasing Rugby World Cup this time in stunning HD. We are proud of the world class team we have put together, who will share their considerable experience and passion for the game with our audience; the team is very excited and can’t wait to get started. Rugby World Cup 2011 is a key part of OSN’s commitment to showcase the very best high quality live sport and to grow the sport of rugby across the Middle East, it’s going to be a fantastic six weeks.”
OSN are proud to announce Emirates Airline will be the sponsor of OSN’s extensive coverage. Emirates, Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2011 in conjunction with OSN, are running The Emirates Flag-bearer Competition.
This money can’t buy prize will see one lucky boy or girl between the age of 14-16 flown to New Zealand to lead one of the teams out to the pitch at Quarter Final 4 and enjoy all the excitement of the match firsthand.
In the build up to the event of the year OSN will be exclusively broadcasting the Tri-Nations and Rugby World Cup 2011 warm up matches continuing from Saturday through to August 27 before the big kick off on September 9.
Published Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Welsh rugby legend Scott Gibbs will be one of the OSN pundits during the Rugby World Cup. (FILE)
OSN brings Rugby World Cup 2011 to viewers in the Middle East and North Africa this September, unprecedented live and exclusive coverage across all 48 matches in stunning high definition.
The third biggest event in the world kicks off in New Zealand on OSN SPORTS 1 HD from September 9 with the final being played on October 23 at Auckland’s Eden Park Stadium.
OSN has assembled a world class team who will present what promises to be a spectacular tournament live from the OSN studios in Dubai sharing their passion for the sport, experience and in-depth rugby knowledge.
One of Britain’s leading sports presenters Jim Rosenthal will take the reins as anchor of OSN’s HD coverage.
Rosenthal has worked on five Rugby World Cups and was ITV’s anchor for the 1999, 2003 and 2007 tournaments.
Alongside Rosenthal, OSN reunites the British and Irish Lions centre pairing from the victorious 1997 tour of South Africa, Jeremy Guscott and Scott Gibbs who will be in the studio for the entire tournament.
South Africa’s 1995 World Cup winning scrum half Joost van der Westhuizen joins the team for the duration of the group stages, renowned duel international Jonathan Davis is on board for the knockout stages and other ex-international players will be coming into the studio throughout the tournament.
OSN’s Head of Sport, Andy Warkman commented: “OSN first brought rugby to the region and we are thrilled to again be showcasing Rugby World Cup this time in stunning HD. We are proud of the world class team we have put together, who will share their considerable experience and passion for the game with our audience; the team is very excited and can’t wait to get started. Rugby World Cup 2011 is a key part of OSN’s commitment to showcase the very best high quality live sport and to grow the sport of rugby across the Middle East, it’s going to be a fantastic six weeks.”
OSN are proud to announce Emirates Airline will be the sponsor of OSN’s extensive coverage. Emirates, Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2011 in conjunction with OSN, are running The Emirates Flag-bearer Competition.
This money can’t buy prize will see one lucky boy or girl between the age of 14-16 flown to New Zealand to lead one of the teams out to the pitch at Quarter Final 4 and enjoy all the excitement of the match firsthand.
In the build up to the event of the year OSN will be exclusively broadcasting the Tri-Nations and Rugby World Cup 2011 warm up matches continuing from Saturday through to August 27 before the big kick off on September 9.