The BBC has come under criticism in Wales for not showing the opening seven minutes of Saturday’s rugby match between Wales and the All Blacks (New Zealand) because it decided to stick with the Andy Murray-Rafael Nadal semifinal from London.
Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Roger Lewis said: “We are very disappointed…this caused widespread disruption and deprived many rugby fans across Wales and the rest of the UK of the chance of witnessing an epic and important element of the match… I acknowledge there was an editorial decision to be taken by the BBC, but the fundamental fact is that millions of people had planned their viewing for the weekend to include the whole of the Wales versus New Zealand match.”
Spanish television reported that nearly four million people watched the ATP World Final between Federer and Nadal.—Matthew Cronin