World Footy News

Once again, due in part due to the involvement of a second country with a large diaspora, and perhaps the recent history of violence, the International Rules Series seems to have a growing international audience, perhaps rivalling the AFL Grand Final in terms of overall interest, not just on television but also internet coverage, YouTube and media interest.

Here are the Australian and international television broadcast details for the 2nd IR test which will be held between Australia vs Ireland in Melbourne on Friday 31st October at MCG 7:45pm AEDT.

Australia

• VIC, TAS, SA, NT, WA (delay) - Network Seven - 8:30pm
• NSW, ACT (live) - Fox Sports Plus - 7:30pm; (delay) - Network Seven - 11:50pm
• QLD (live) - Fox Sports Plus - 6:30pm ; (delay) - Network Seven - 11:50pm
• All States - (replay) - Fox Sports 1 - 11pm AEDT

Ireland

RTE Two - 8:30am
also - Highlights package TBC

North America (pay tv only)

• USA (live) 4:30am DirecTV Channel 621, DISH ch. 406, WorldTV (powered by Globecast) ch. 752; (replay) 6:00pm DirecTV Channel 621, DISH ch. 406, WorldTV (powered by Globecast) ch. 752
• Canada - (live) 4:30am Setanta Sports Canada; (replay) 6:00pm Setanta Sports Canada

Asia Pacific (ABC Asia Pacific - free-to-air)

• Bangladesh - 7:00pm
• Brunei - 6;30pm
• China - 6:30pm
• East Timor - 7:30pm
• Fiji - 10:30pm
• Guam - 8:30pm
• Hong Kong - 6:30pm
• India - 6:30pm
• Japan - 7:30pm
• Kiribati - 10:30pm
• Macau - 6:30pm
• Malaysia - 6:30pm
• Maldives - 8:00pm
• Marshall Islands - 10:30pm
• Micronesia - 9:30pm
• Mongolia - 6:30pm
• Nauru - 10:30pm
• Nepal - 6:45pm
• New Caledonia - 9:30pm
• North Korea - 7:30pm
• Northern Marianas - 8:30pm
• Pakistan - 6:00pm
• Palau - 7:30pm
• Papua New Guinea - 8:30pm
• Phillipines - 6:30pm
• Singapore - 6:30pm
• Solomon Islands - 9:30pm
• South Korea - 7:30pm
• Sri Lanka - 6:30pm
• Taiwan - 6:30pm
• Tokelau - 8:30pm
• Tonga - 11:30pm
• Tuvalu - 10:30pm
• Vanuatu - 9:30pm
• Wallis and Futuna - 10:30pm