Channel 4 to broadcast Super League

RUGBY LEAGUE

SUPER League will be shown live on free-to-air television for the first time in 2022 after agreeing a two-year deal with Channel 4.

The broadcaster will show ten matches a year, starting with Leeds Rhinos’ opening game against Warrington on Saturday, February 12.

The move ends Sky Sports’ 26-year monopoly of live Super League matches. Sky will continue to show 66 fixtures a season including the Magic Weekend and the Grand Final, and have first pick of games in each of the regular rounds as well as the play-offs.