Strong reaction to TV3 Six Nations news; RTÉ say ‘every possible effort was made’ to keep rights

Rugby fans were stunned that the national broadcaster had been outbid for the rights to such an important tournament.

There has been a shocked reaction online to the news that TV3 has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast the Six Nations Championship from 2018.

The station announced this afternoon it would be showing the tournament for a period of at least four years from 2018 until 2021.