Watch Australia A Games Live on ABC 2

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Watch Australia A Games Live on ABC 2

The Australian Rugby Union has today joined in announcing that ABC will televise the upcoming IRB Pacific Nations Cup, including all five of Australia A’s matches.

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Watch Australia A Games Live on ABC 2

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:15pm, ARU

The Australian Rugby Union has today joined in announcing that ABC will televise the upcoming IRB Pacific Nations Cup, including all five of Australia A’s matches.

The tournament kicks off with LIVE coverage of Australia A taking on Tonga at Aussie Stadium from 7:30pm on Friday, May 25. The Broadcast is on ABC2, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s free-to-air digital channel.

In its inaugural year, the competition will see the national teams of Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and Japan, as well as Australia A and the Junior All-Blacks, battle for the Pacific Nations Cup.

The tournament is a chance for the international players to experience top-flight rugby in the lead-up to this year’s World Cup in France, and for the Australia A and Junior All-Blacks team-members to stake their claims on a regular Test spot.

The full list of matches to be broadcast is as follows:

Friday May 25 LIVE 7:30pm – Tonga v Australia A from Sydney

Saturday May 26, 5:30pm (on delay) – Fiji v Japan from Lautoka

Saturday June 2 LIVE 1:30pm – Australia A v Samoa from Coffs Harbour

Saturday June 2, 5:30pm (on delay) – Tonga v Japan from Coffs Harbour

Saturday June 9, 1:30pm (on delay) – Tonga v Junior All-Blacks from Nuku’alofa

Saturday June 9 LIVE 6:00pm – Australia A v Japan from Townsville

Saturday June 16, 1:30pm (on delay) – Fiji v Tonga from Lautoka

Saturday June 16, 5:30pm (on delay) – Junior All-Blacks v Australia A from Dunedin

Saturday June 23 LIVE 1:30pm – Fiji v Australia A from Suva

Sunday June 24, 5:30pm (on delay) – Japan v Junior All-Blacks