Gold Coast Sevens: Watch on TV
The HSBC Sevens World Series 2012/13 kicks off in Australia this weekend with round one, the Gold Coast Sevens - Fever Pitch on 13-14 October at Skilled Park.
Fiji line up as defending champions with no fewer than eight debutants, while Series champions New Zealand also arrive on the Gold Coast with a largely inexperienced side, six set to sample life at this level for the first time.
There are now 15 core teams on the Series with Canada, Portugal and Spain joining Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, France, Kenya, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, USA and Wales, with regional qualifiers Tonga completing the line-up in Australia.
So where in the world can you watch the Gold Coast Sevens?
TV distribution – Round 1, HSBC Sevens World Series, Gold Coast
| Country / Territory | Broadcaster | Notes |
| Africa (pan-Africa) | See 'South Africa' | |
| American Samoa | PCS | Live all matches |
| Australia | Fox Australia | Host Broadcaster – Live both days |
| Brazil | Band Sport | Live matches 29-32, 39-45 |
| Canada | Rogers Sports Net | Delayed live matches 41-45 plus official highlights - ‘IRB Sevens World’ |
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands TV | Live all matches |
| Croatia | CRU | 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Ex-Yugoslavia | Sportklub | Live matches 41-45 |
| Fiji | Fiji TV | Live all matches 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| France | Ma Chaine Sports | Live matches 12-24, 39-45 plus 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Hong Kong | TVB | 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| In-flight | British Airways | TBC |
| In-flight | Cathay | TBC |
| Ireland | TG4 | TBC |
| Israel | Ananey | TBC |
| Japan | JSports | 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Latin America | ESPN Sur | Live matches 28-45, plus 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Mexico | TDN | Live matches 33-45 |
| Middle East | Dubai Sports Channel | Delayed live matches 39-45 on DSCH2 |
| Middle East | OSN | Live both days |
| New Zealand | Sky NZ | Live all matches |
| Niue | Niue Broadcasting | Live all matches |
| Pan Asia | ESPN Star | Live matches 41-45 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Pan India, Pakistan | Taj Sports (Ten) | 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| PNG | PNG | Live all matches |
| Poland | Sportklub | Live matches 41-45 |
| Portugal | Sport TV | Live matches 1-4, 8-11, 18-24, plus all Portugal matches day two, plus 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Russia | Sport TV | 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Samoa | Samoa BC | Live all matches 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Telekom | Live all matches |
| South Africa & Pan Africa |
MNET + Supersport | Live all matches 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Spain | Canal + | Live TBC, plus 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
| Tonga | Digicel | Live all matches |
| UK | Sky Sports | Live both days |
| USA | NBC & NBC Universal | Live day two |
| Wales | S4C | 'IRB Sevens World' highlights show |
