The World Rugby U20 Championship 2018 matches will be broadcast on television live, delayed-live and via dedicated highlights programming in countries throughout the world. Details of the licensed broadcasters by country are below - please check local listings for confirmation of timings and please check back to this page for updates as the content of the table below is subject to change.
For some of these territories, fans can also opt to follow the live action that is streamed online. Please see confirmation below where online streaming is available in conjunction with local Broadcaster coverage
For fans who live in other countries or territories where broadcast coverage isn’t available, subject to certain geo-blocking, the Championship is also being streamed LIVE here on the website.
| Country/Region | Broadcast Partners | Streaming |
| Ireland | Eir |
No LIVE streaming on World Rugby All matches will be shown live on Eir |
| UK and Ireland | ITV |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all Day 5 games except England vs France |
| Wales | S4C |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all pool games and semi finals and final except for the matches featuring Wales. These will be shown Live on S4C |
| Georgia | Georgia Rugby Union |
No LIVE Streaming on World Rugby All the games will be shown live or on delay on Georgia Rugby Union site |
| France | France |
No LIVE streaming on World Rugby. All games will be shown live or or delay on FTV Sport. |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
No LIVE Streaming on World Rugby All the games will be shown live or on delay on Fox Sports |
| Italy | M.S.NETWORK S.A.S. di M. Scialpi & C. |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all pool games, semi finals and final except for the matches featuring Italy. These will be shown Live on Therugbychannel.it |
| Fiji | Fiji TV |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all Day games except South Africa vs New Zealand England vs France These Day 5 matches will be shown live on Fiji Tv |
| Japan, Germany, Switzerland and Austria | UK Perform |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all Day 5 games except South Africa vs New Zealand England vs France These Day 5 matches will be shown live on DANZ |
| Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, St Helena and Ascension, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. | SuperSport International LTD |
No LIVE Streaming on World Rugby All the games will be shown live or on delay on Supersport |
| Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador ,Colombia, Venezuela | ESPN Sur |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all Day 5 games except Argentina vs Australia– ESPN NETWORKS South Africa vs New Zealand– ESPN NETWORKS England vs France – ESPN NETWORKS |
| USA, District of Colombia, GUAM, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Micronesia, Baker Island, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Navassa Island, Serranilla Bank, Wake Island. | NBC |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all Day 5games except England vs France |
| New Zealand | Spark |
LIVE Streaming on World Rugby for all Day 5 games except Argentina vs Australia South Africa vs New Zealand England vs France These Day 5 matches will be shown live on TVNZ Channels |
| Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharijah, Umm al-Quwain), Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, Syria, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Israel and the territories located in the areas currently known as the "West Bank" and "Gaza Strip". | Gulf DTH FZ LLC |
No LIVE Streaming on World Rugby All the games will be shown live or on delay on Gulf DTH FZ LLC |