Sky Signs Up England’s Autumn Internationals Until 2020

Sky has sewn up the rights to a lot of England’s internationals until 2020 in a deal reported to be worth somewhere in the region of £35 million. That is almost double the £18m paid for the current contract, which expires at the end of the autumn internationals next month and Sky reportedly saw off strong competition from BT Sport to prolong its partnership with the RFU for another five years. The agreement means Sky Sports will broadcast England’s autumn internationals and World Cup warm-up matches, as well as England Saxons, U20, U18, Women’s and Greene King IPA Championship fixtures, until …