Sport in the United Kingdom focused on sports provision is Loughborough University. Budding professionals in the traditionally working class team sports of football and rugby league rarely go to university. Talented youngsters in the more middle class sports of cricket and rugby union are far more likely to attend university, but their sports clubs usually play a greater role in developing their talent than their university coaches. Some sports are attempting to adapt to new conditions in which a far higher proportion of British teenagers attend university than in the past, notably cricket, which has established several university centres of excellence. Sport is compulsory for
Sports broadcasting contracts in the Republic of Ireland Sports broadcasting contracts in the Republic of Ireland This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in the Republic of Ireland. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see List of sports television broadcast contracts. Viewers in the Republic of Ireland can watch sports on Irish channels RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, Virgin Media Sport, TG4, eir Sport 1 and eir Sport 2. They can also view Pay-TV networks such as Sky Sports, BT Sport, Eurosport, Eleven Sports Network and ESPN. They can also access Northern Ireland's version of British