Is Premier Sports on Virgin TV? How to watch Premier Sports on Virgin TV

Premier Sports is the home of superb live football, from the top Spanish teams in La Liga to all the leading competitions in Scotland. And there’s plenty more for sports fans, including rugby union, ice hockey, German and Italian football, NASCAR and a whole lot more across three channels.

Once you’ve signed up for Premier Sports, tune into Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551) and Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552) for matches from La Liga, the Scottish Premiership, Scotland’s Premier Sports Cup and more.

You’ll also get access to Premier Sports Rugby HD (CH 553) as part of your Premier Sports subscription, bringing you coverage of hundreds of matches each season, including some of the world’s best club competitions.

If you don’t currently have Premier Sports and want to upgrade your TV package to include all these great channels, you can do so by going to Home > Subscriptions and following the on-screen instructions.

Want to know more about what you can watch on Premier Sports? Read on…

It’s one of the best leagues in the world with some of the best players in the world – just ask Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold (or “Trent” as he now prefers). Premier Sports is where you can watch the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, not to mention last season’s surprise package Girona, who disrupted the top of the table with their irresistible attacking football under head coach Míchel (although not so much this season).

Already, it looks like business as usual, with new coach Xabi Alonso’s settling-in period at Los Blancos going swimmingly. October sees the first Clásico of the season live on Premier Sports, as his Madrid side head to the Bernabéu as he faces off against Hansi Flick for the first time in Spain. Premier Sports is the place to catch it all, with live La Liga games every single matchday and more than 340 games over the season.

All Premier Sports subscribers get Premier Sports Rugby HD (CH 553), featuring all 63 games from the Investec Champions Cup. That means it’s your one-stop shop for this elite-level tournament that features the best club sides in the world, including England’s top teams. And with the first rounds beginning in December, you’ve got some seriously exciting rugby coming your way very soon.

Premier Sports Rugby is also the place to watch the EPCR Challenge Cup – with 17 live games – and every match from the United Rugby Championship, plus more than 100 matches from the French Top 14 league and live action from the Japanese Rugby League One and the US’s Major League Rugby.

Premier Sports shows 22 Scottish Premiership games exclusively live each season – and the 2025/26 season is already shaping up to be an all-timer, with traditionally dominant Celtic and Rangers facing a tougher test in retaining their traditional one-two positions in the Premiership table as they’re challenged by a resurgent Hearts.

Premier Sports will also show the biggest matches from the Scottish Cup and Premier Sports Cup. While the former is still in the early rounds, it’s already the business end of the latter, with both semi-finals live on Premier Sports, including an Old Firm clash at Celtic Park on Sunday 2 November.

This season, you can catch some of the biggest football leagues and cup competitions from right across the globe. Premier Sports features live games from every round of Coppa Italia, Italy’s domestic cup competition, and DFB-Pokal, the equivalent in Germany. That means you can see top teams like Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Inter Milan in regular action on Premier Sports.

Plus, you can also now catch weekly action from the Netherlands’ ever-exciting Eredivisie on Premier Sports. Over the years, it has proven to be a breeding ground for the next generation of superstars to emerge (and managers in the case of Arne Slot). Don’t miss it, this season.

If you love South American football – and you like a bit of late-night action – then you’ll also be able to catch games from Argentina’s Primera División and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, all live on Premier Sports.

In the inimitable words of David Mitchell from everyone’s favourite footy sketch, “catch all of the constantly happening football here.”

Premier Sports sponsors the Scottish League Cup and it brings you live action from every round of this exciting competition. Celtic scooped this season’s trophy, but can they retain it next term? Speaking of cup competitions, you’ll also be able to watch the Scottish Cup enter its final stages. The Hoops are still in the hunt in the second oldest football competition in existence, meaning a treble is very much on the cards. 

As well as the Scottish cup competitions, Premier Sports also shows every round of the German DFB-Pokal and the Coppa Italia, which means you can see top teams like Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Inter Milan in regular action on Premier Sports. Plus there’s South American World Cup qualifiers featuring world champs Argentina, Brazil and more top-class international teams.

Want to enjoy the chills and thrills of ice hockey? Premier Sports has live action from the NHL as well as the British and Swedish leagues. More of a motor racing fan? Enjoy NASCAR racing and speedway from Sweden. Plus documentaries, round-up shows and more.  

For incredible live action from La Liga, the Scottish Premiership, the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, the United Rugby Championship, the Top 14 and all the rest, you can add Premier Sports 1 HD, Premier Sports 2 HD and Premier Sports Rugby HD to your TV bundle. To do so, go to Home > Subscriptions and follow the on-screen instructions.

It’s not just Premier Sports you can watch this season. Sports fans can catch all the best sporting action through Sky Sports, TNT Sports and other premium sports channels.

Whether it’s the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Women’s Super League or La Liga, Formula One or MotoGP, plus rugby league and union, cricket, golf, horse racing and more, you won’t miss a moment on Virgin TV. Explore our Sports TV packages to find the perfect deal for you.