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RUGBY TV guide

RUGBY today, and every day back to January 2023.

The full schedule in Africa/Johannesburg time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call. Search any past day on the Archive plan.

CountrySouth Africa
Wed 14 Oct15 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryGeneral
On now on RUGBY01:57 SAST
On now
URC 26/27: GLA v CON
00:00 to 02:00 SAST
3 minutes left
02:00NPC '26: Northland v Tasman
04:00NPC '26: N Harbour v Taranaki
06:00URC HL 26/27: GLA v CON
06:05URC HL 26/27: DRA v OSP
ScheduleRUGBY schedule

All times Africa/Johannesburg. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_k22xn5hn/schedule?date=2026-10-14&tz=Africa/Johannesburg

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00NPC '26: Otago v Hawke's2h
02:00NPC '26: Canterbury v Waikato2h
04:00GPR '26: LEI v GLO2h
06:00Vodacom URC Review1h
07:00URC 26/27: LEIN v CAR2h
09:00Phaka1h
10:00URC 26/27: SCA v BEN2h
12:00URC 26/27: ZEB v EDI2h
14:00SA Rugby Legends30m
14:30URC 26/27: BUL v LIO2h
16:30URC 26/27: STO v SHA2h
18:30SuperRugby1h
19:30GPR HL '26: Rnd 330m
20:00URC 26/27: ULS v MUN2h
22:00URC 26/27: DRA v OSP2h
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_k22xn5hn/schedule?date=2026-10-14&tz=Africa/Johannesburg"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_k22xn5hn/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_k22xn5hn/history?from=2025-10-12T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_k22xn5hn/schedule?date=2026-10-14, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_jenfb4wr",
            "channel": "ch_k22xn5hn",
            "start": "2026-10-13T22:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "NPC '26: Otago v Hawke's",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 15,
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "tz": "Africa/Johannesburg"
    }
}
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What was on, on any date we hold: for research, catch-up, clip finding or proving a broadcast. Any window up to 31 days with /v1/channels/{id}/history on the Archive plan.

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The first three programmes of any past day show here. The whole day, and the API, are on Archive.See Archive
TimeSunday 12 October 2025Category
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Endpoints for this channelEverything the API knows about RUGBY

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