17 Apr 2019

RWC2019: Will online streams of games work in rural areas?

From Morning Report, 7:44 am on 17 April 2019

Rugby fans in rugby heartland are worried about whether they can watch the World Cup without glitches. Twelve of the 48 matches will be broadcast on TVNZ - seven games will be live, five delayed - but that leaves fans relying on the internet to deliver the rest. In some places, that service is patchy at best. Ross Dunlop is the Mayor of South Taranaki - home to the All Blacks' Barrett brothers. He tells Susie Ferguson he's sceptical it will work without problems.