Jul 31, 2015
TSN gears up for the Rugby World Cup
Rugby will take centre stage on TSN this fall when 20 of the world’s top national teams unite in England for the Rugby World Cup 2015. TSN delivers exclusive Canadian coverage of the tournament, with all 48 games airing on TSN platforms, from the opening game on September 18 all the way to the final on October 31 at London’s famed Twickenham Stadium.
Rugby will take centre stage on TSN this fall when 20 of the world’s top national teams unite in England for the Rugby World Cup 2015. TSN delivers exclusive Canadian coverage of the tournament, with all 48 games airing on TSN platforms, from the opening game on September 18 all the way to the final on October 31 at London’s famed Twickenham Stadium.
With the Rugby World Cup 2015 less than two months away, TSN began gearing up for the tournament in a variety of ways this week.
On Tuesday, the TSN Promotions team traveled to Appleby College in Oakville, Ont. to film on-air promos with eight members of Canada’s men’s rugby team.
Over the course of a long day of filming, TSN captured the Team Canada players both inside the school’s arena and under a rain machine on the outdoor field, demonstrating everything from spirited scrums…
To fearsome green-screen stills.
But it wasn’t all intimidating power poses – at one point, we caught Team Canada wing Taylor Paris posing with a puppy.
TSN’s behind-the-scenes Vines provide a sneak preview of the results of the rugby promo shoot that fans will soon see on air. Here, Team Canada wing D.T.H. van der Merwe does a dramatic flying leap over the goal line.
Behind-the-scenes at TSN’s rugby promo shoot: Canada’s D.T.H. van der Merwe does a flying leap over the goal line. #REDNATION
Vine by TSN
And here’s fly-half Connor Braid executing a textbook crash tackle into the mud.
Behind-the-scenes at TSN’s rugby promo shoot: Crash tackle into the mud by Canada’s Connor Braid. #REDNATION
Vine by TSN
On Wednesday evening, a large group of TSN’s Toronto-based staff embraced the rugby spirit when they got a chance to support Team Canada live and in person in a match against Samoa at BMO Field. The match was part of the Pacific Nations Cup, one of Canada’s final tune-ups before the upcoming World Cup. For TSN staff, the match was the first big event for TSN’s new social committee, the TSN Fun Squad, who brought hats, flags, and big cheers to BMO Field’s Section 109.
Though Team Canada took a hard-fought loss on the night, their gutsy performance against the 9th-ranked team in the world showed that Canada’s men’s rugby team is firing on all cylinders heading into the World Cup.
