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22nd Sep 2019

RTÉ’s coverage of Ireland World Cup opener criticised for commentary issues

Carl Kinsella

RTÉ World Cup

Less than ideal.

RTÉ’s coverage of Ireland’s opening Rugby World Cup 2019 clash with Scotland on Sunday morning faced several issues regarding the commentary.

Many on social media noted a litany of problems with RTÉ’s commentary, which was led by Hugh Cahill.

At the beginning of the sensational 27-3 win, the audio on the commentary was muffled and distant, with many complaining that they couldn’t even hear what was being said.

While the original problem was eventually corrected, the commentary was then seconds behind the play. Though this seemed to be resolved at around the 30 minute mark, similar problems arose in the second half with the commentary out of sync with the play but in the other direction.

Again, the fault was eventually corrected.

Hundreds of frustrated messages were posted to Twitter throughout the match.

RTÉ have the rights to broadcast all of Ireland’s games at the Tokyo World Cup, and will also broadcast all the knockout games.

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