New Zealanders, help me regarding rugby on tv in NZ!

[TRF_RC]

So i leave the gorgeous sunny coastline of west Wales for what is soon to turn to winter in the south Island of New Zealand.
I fly day after tomorrow (29th) and am setting up my new home in Queenstown.
My question to all who may know the answer is this:

I have often heard (from no one in particular) that New Zealand has a rugby CHANNEL! Now if this is true, i'm ecstatic. But i'm also curious as to whether or not i will be able to watch this.
I'm renting a room when i move there. I don't care where i sleep as long as i've got a roof over my head and a place to keep my stuff. However, it occured to me as i arrive on Friday that this rugby channel is probably a subscription channel. I know you guys have sky over there, is all super rugby only shown on those channels or if my home simply has a tv and nothing fancy will i be able to watch any games?

So my question, in a nutshell is: What do i need to watch super rugby and to obtain this magical rugby channel when i arrive?

Cheers guys!

 

[Gay-Guy]

Yes the rugby channel is a subscription channel....sign up to sky...then choose the rugby channel package. It is the only channel that they show overseas rugby on. Super rugby has delayed coverage of a couple of games a week on Prime TV which is free.

 

[nickdnz]

So i leave the gorgeous sunny coastline of west Wales for what is soon to turn to winter in the south Island of New Zealand.
I fly day after tomorrow (29th) and am setting up my new home in Queenstown.
My question to all who may know the answer is this:

I have often heard (from no one in particular) that New Zealand has a rugby CHANNEL! Now if this is true, i'm ecstatic. But i'm also curious as to whether or not i will be able to watch this.
I'm renting a room when i move there. I don't care where i sleep as long as i've got a roof over my head and a place to keep my stuff. However, it occured to me as i arrive on Friday that this rugby channel is probably a subscription channel. I know you guys have sky over there, is all super rugby only shown on those channels or if my home simply has a tv and nothing fancy will i be able to watch any games?

So my question, in a nutshell is: What do i need to watch super rugby and to obtain this magical rugby channel when i arrive?

Cheers guys!

Ohh kay. You need basic sky to watch every Super Rugby match. They will be on Sky Digital (most places will have it), on channels 30-32. You will also be able to see every RWC match on those two as well (to my knowlege) as well as several rugby shows which include Re-Union, Northern Exposure, Total Rugby and Rugby Center. Channel 33 will show all the Highlights of Rugby matches on a circut, so once every 4-5 hours a half hour highlights will come up. They're the standard ones. Now, the Rugby Channel is for some of the extra stuff (that I can't afford), so you get a small variety of T14, Magners League, Aviva Premiership and H-Cup stuff on that channel, as well as constant replays, grass roots rugby, First XV rugby, Japan Pro League and other rugby interest shows.

 

[Amobokoboko]

They also broadcast every S15 in pubs with is cool as you can eat, drink and have fun there. I watched nearly every chiefs game ( 2009 season) in a pub and made plenty of friends.

 

[smartcooky]

The Rugby Channel is a subscription channel, AND you have to already have Sky Digital with a package that includes the Sports Channels.

The Subscription for the Rugby Channel is about $2.50 per week on top of your Sky Sport package

 

[TRF_RC]

Thanks guys, you've been a brilliant help.
As of this moment i have neither a place to live or a job, but when i had to get my priorities: see if i can find a place to live that has rugby fans already living there, already with sky and subscribed to the rugby channel.
It's quality to know i can catch a few games on Prime TV, which is free, plus i had the pub primarily in mind for my first few weeks until i settled down, no doubt!

Much appreciated guys!!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

As of this moment i have neither a place to live or a job

And you go in two days?!
Gotta love spontaneity!

 

[TRF_RC]

Hah! Yeah, here's hoping my savings (what little there is of it) can hold me until i get a job. I'm near the ski slopes so i hope i'll find something with the winter period fast approaching and i pray i can find a roof over my head fast.

 

[TRF C A Iversen]

Hah! Yeah, here's hoping my savings (what little there is of it) can hold me until i get a job. I'm near the ski slopes so i hope i'll find something with the winter period fast approaching and i pray i can find a roof over my head fast.

My god, your only two hours up the road from me! Here I was thinking we NZ'ers were safe from the likes of you.

 

[TRF_RC]

Invercargill is only 2 hours away from you?
You've just doomed yourself to organise a meet up with me then, Bro!

Choice! And all those funny things you NZers like to say.