As kick off to RWC2011 draws ever closer the prospect of watching every game becomes ever more daunting. I kept looking at the Rugby World Cup UK TV times table I had drawn up and thinking the late nights/early mornings may well be an end to me. I started to doubt whether Canada Vs Japan was really worth staying/getting up until/at 4.30 of a Tuesday morning. Shame on me.
I’d also started to wonder about ITV , about Craig Doyle, Steve Rider and whether a grown man should be looking forward to spending the majority of the next 6 weeks in the company of one or the other or both of these. I’m not, truth be told. I then thought about the ads, the feckin ads, the feckin ads that mean that half time breaks are now 12 minutes long . The ads That ITV will obviously be cramming in before the start of matches, the ads that can be avoided….
Cue new TV schedule, Now with Kick Off times and less Ads!!!
| Date | Time | Fixture | Pool | Channel |
| Friday 09/09 | 09.30 | New Zealand vs Tonga | A | ITV1 |
| Saturday 10/09 | 02:00 | Scotland vs Romania | B | ITV1 |
| Saturday 10/09 | 04:30 | Fiji vs Namibia | D | ITV1 |
| Saturday 10/09 | 07:00 | France vs Japan | A | ITV1 |
| Saturday 10/09 | 09:30 | Argentina vs England | B | ITV1 |
| Sunday 11/09 | 04:30 | Australia vs Italy | C | ITV1 |
| Sunday 11/09 | 07:00 | Ireland vs USA | C | ITV1 |
| Sunday 11/09 | 09:30 | South Africa vs Wales | D | ITV1 |
| Wednesday 14/09 | 03:30 | Samoa vs Namibia | D | ITV1 |
| Wednesday 14/09 | 06:00 | Tonga vs Canada | A | ITV4 |
| Wednesday 14/09 | 08:30 | Scotland vs Georgia | B | ITV1 |
| Thursday 15/09 | 08:30 | Russia vs USA | C | ITV4 |
| Friday 16/09 | 09:00 | New Zealand vs Japan | A | ITV1 |
| Saturday 17/09 | 04:30 | Argentina vs Romania | B | ITV1 |
| Saturday 17/09 | 07:00 | South Africa vs Fiji | D | ITV1 |
| Saturday 17/09 | 09:30 | Australia vs Ireland | C | ITV1 |
| Sunday 18/09 | 04:30 | Wales vs Samoa | D | ITV1 |
| Sunday 18/09 | 07:00 | England vs Georgia | B | ITV1 |
| Sunday 18/09 | 09:30 | France vs Canada | A | ITV1 |
| Tuesday 20/09 | 08:30 | Italy vs Russia | C | ITV4 |
| Wednesday 21/09 | 08:30 | Tonga vs Japan | A | ITV4 |
| Thurdsay 22/09 | 09:00 | South Africa vs Namibia | D | ITV4 |
| Friday 23/09 | 09:30 | Australia vs USA | C | ITV1 |
| Saturday 24/09 | 07:00 | England vs Romania | B | ITV1 |
| Saturday 24/09 | 09:30 | New Zealand vs France | A | ITV1 |
| Sunday 25/09 | 03:30 | Fiji vs Samoa | D | ITV1 |
| Sunday 25/09 | 06:00 | Ireland vs Russia | C | ITV1 |
| Sunday 25/09 | 08:30 | Argentina vs Scotland | B | ITV1 |
| Monday 26/09 | 07:30 | Wales vs Namibia | D | ITV1 |
| Tuesday 27/09 | 05:00 | Canada vs Japan | A | ITV4 |
| Tuesday 27/09 | 07:30 | Italy vs USA | C | ITV4 |
| Wednesday 28/09 | 07:30 | Georgia vs Romania | B | ITV4 |
| Friday 30/09 | 08:30 | South Africa vs Samoa | D | ITV4 |
| Saturday 01/10 | 03:30 | Australia vs Russia | C | ITV1 |
| Saturday 01/10 | 06:00 | France vs Tonga | A | ITV1 |
| Saturday 01/10 | 08:30 | England vs Scotland | B | ITV1 |
| Sunday 02/10 | 01:00 | Argentina vs Georgia | B | ITV1 |
| Sunday 02/10 | 03:30 | New Zealand vs Canada | A | ITV1 |
| Sunday 02/10 | 06:00 | Wales vs Fiji | D | ITV1 |
| Sunday 02/10 | 08:30 | Ireland vs Italy | C | ITV1 |
| Saturday 08/10 | 06:00 | C Winner vs D Runner Up | QF1 | ITV1 |
| Saturday 08/10 | 08:30 | A Winner vs B Runner Up | QF2 | ITV1 |
| Sunday 09/10 | 06:00 | D Winner vs C Runner Up | QF3 | ITV1 |
| Sunday 09/10 | 08:30 | B Winner vs A Runner Up | QF4 | ITV1 |
| Saturday 15/10 | 09:00 | Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2 | SF1 | ITV1 |
| Sunday 16/10 | 09:00 | Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4 | SF2 | ITV1 |
| Friday 21/10 | 08:30 | Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 | ITV1/4 | |
| Sunday 23/10 | 09:00 | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | ITV1 |
I can’t believe how much sleep I’ve just gained, will be dead easy now.