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Today's free South Africa vs. Tonga live stream is arguably the biggest game this weekend in the Rugby World Cup, given most of the Six Nations have had the weekend off. We can help you get set up in just a few clicks with everything you need to watch this game for free, wherever you are in the world. Better yet, this setup will work for all the remaining World Cup games and plenty of other international sports streaming opportunities.
South Africa can all but wrap up qualification to the next stage of the Rugby World Cup with a healthy win tonight, given Scotland will have to put a bonus point win past Ireland next week to make things complicated. Tonga haven't won a game yet, but if you can't be winners, being spoilers is the next best thing, and we could do with a few more upsets at this World Cup. Let us show you how to watch it for free.
If you don't have a proper watch option in your country, we'll show you how to watch the Rugby World Cup live streams for free using a VPN. Short for virtual private network, these handy apps let your devices mimic various international locations of your choosing so that you can hop onto one of the all-inclusive streaming sources listed below.
You can catch all of the Rugby World Cup action, including South Africa vs. Tonga, using the free ITVX live stream in the United Kingdom, which is offering up every match of this year's Rugby World Cup. ITV1 will show most games, and the others will be shown between ITV3 and 4. While ITVX is a UK-based platform, you can access it from anywhere using a VPN.
A VPN virtually changes your devices' location, so apps and websites think you're connecting from servers within those countries. In the case of the Rugby World Cup, you can connect through a UK server, and ITV will let you in with no fuss after creating a free email login. You can also use VPNs to sign up for cheap streaming services such as Peacock (it's also showing all Rugby World Cup games starting at $5.99 monthly).
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NBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Rugby World Cup in the United States. All games will stream live on its Peacock streaming service (starts at just $5.99 monthly).
You'll also find over a dozen select matches on its network news arm, CNBC (available on live TV streaming services like Sling Blue + News Extra, currently just $20 for your first month). Or, if you have a VPN, you can watch all of the Rugby World Cup matches for free using ITVX, as described above.
Below is a full schedule of upcoming Rugby World Cup games that will run through the October 28 final. All times below are in US Eastern.
Sunday, October 1
Thursday, October 5
Friday, October 6
Saturday, October 7
Sunday, October 8
Saturday, October 14
Sunday, October 15
Friday, October 20
Saturday, October 21
Friday, October 27
Saturday, October 28
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