Olise and Leinster's homecoming share Virgin Media Sport's week
Dylan Watts also sets up a Dublin derby with Shamrock Rovers' title ambitions firmly in view.
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Olise Shines As France Beat Belgium | Highlights: France vs Belgium | UEFA Nations League MD4
France's win over Belgium supplied Virgin Media Sport's most watched new upload, but the week's seven videos gradually brought the focus closer to home: Ireland's international window, the domestic title chase and Leinster's return to familiar ground.
"Olise Shines As France Beat Belgium | Highlights: France vs Belgium | UEFA Nations League MD4" reached roughly 14,000 views. Beneath it, viewers picked out Désiré Doué's assist and Michael Olise's influence, with one drawing a comparison between Olise and Lamine Yamal. The discussion was as much about individual invention as the result.
Damien Delaney and Keith Treacy then considered the positives from Ireland's international window. Back in club soccer, the Shamrock Rovers-Drogheda highlights arrived with the emphatic billing "Rovers Go Top!" Dylan Watts followed with a derby preview, describing the meeting with Bohemians as Rovers' biggest game of the season. That preview is now the channel's strongest daily draw, even with a small early audience.
Rugby offered a different kind of anticipation. Dan Sheehan spoke about Leinster returning after two years away to the redeveloped Laya Arena, formerly the RDS, for a match against Cardiff. Alan Quinlan also joined Stuart McAvoy for the VMTV Rugby Pod.
Subscribers held steady at 200,000. Current daily views are about half the channel's usual pace; nearby sports channels have had varied weeks, with Premier Sports drawing a substantial weekly audience and Daily Mail Football quieter. For Virgin Media Sport, the freshest momentum belongs to Watts's derby stakes and Sheehan's homecoming.
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- Channel
- Virgin Media Sport
- Subscribers
- 200,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 115,004
- Videos published this week
- 7
- Video published
- October 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 13,694
- Views on its first day
- 10,227
The numbers
Here is Virgin Media Sport's week in views and subscribers.
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