Hong Kong rugby fans left fuming after being denied chance to watch Six Nations live

France's dramatic victory over England in the Six Nations rugby tournament at the weekend thrilled sports fans around the world, but most locals were unable to watch the action on TV.

Their fun was kicked into touch when they learnt that Setanta Sports, which has broadcast the competition every year since 2010, had not renewed a four-year agreement with Six Nations Rugby upon expiry this year.

Six Nations Rugby, through its media rights agency MP & Silva, had sold most of the broadcast rights to Al Jazeera-owned sports broadcaster beIN Sports.

Previously, Setanta's coverage had been shown on PCCW's Now TV network, but the decision meant only subscribers to TVB's lesser-known Network Vision were able to watch a last-gasp try by Gael Fickou give France a 26-24 victory.

BeIN Sports entered a two-channel partnership with TVB's Network Vision last October.

Setanta confirmed the rights had been "sold to another broadcaster for certain territories". The deal extends to 2017.

"While we work hard to secure the rights to the world's best rugby, we are not successful in securing rights every time," said the company