How to watch the rugby at Paris 2024 online for free

TL;DR: Live stream rugby at Paris 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Rugby might not seem like the kind of competition you'd expect to watch at Paris 2024 but the type of rugby played — rugby sevens — is a faster, more exciting version.

Twelve nations in both men's and women's categories will take part. Nations who dominate at rugby union will be at Paris 2024 — the squads from Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa — but Fiji are the masters of rugby sevens, having taken the gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

The good news is that you can stream the Paris 2024 rugby no matter where you are around the world — and it won't cost you anything. Here's all the information you need to watch the rugby at Paris 2024 for free.

When is the rugby at Paris 2024?

Rugby at Paris 2024 begins on July 24 and will run until July 30.

How to watch the rugby at Paris 2024 for free

Rugby at Paris 2024 is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is geo-restricted to the UK, but rugby fans from across the globe can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. VPNs are useful tools that can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, which will unblock UK-specific streaming sites such as BBC iPlayer.

Unblock BBC iPlayer for free by following this simple process:

1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit BBC iPlayer

5. Live stream the rugby at Paris 2024 from anywhere in the world

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