Setanta rolls out big guns for World Cup as O’Connell leads line-up

SETANTA Sports has unveiled plans to cover all 48 games live at the Rugby World Cup in France this autumn.

Capitalising on RTÉ’s absence from the tournament, the subscription service is throwing resources and a host of authoritative rugby voices at the tournament — not least Munster and Ireland lock Paul O’Connell, the station’s rugby “ambassador”.

O’Connell was joined yesterday for the launch by presenters Daire O’Brien and Paul Dempsey and rugby commentators Fred Cogley and Connor Morris to announce details of the Irish sports channel’s coverage of all 48 games live from France.