NRL in the UK?

[huddgiant01]

Do any of you know if and what channel the NRL is being broadcasted in the UK? Over here we dont have a clue, any news down in Oz?
I would love to be able to watch NRL games especially Wests games :wink: but at the moment i am limited to the internet which is not ideal, however i must admit the coverage of the NRL all stars game was very good.
Cheers for any of your help.

 

[derailed]

If anyone knows about coverage in Ireland that would also be great.

Have tryed emailing the NRL and got no response

Any tips on watching the games on the internet would be great also

Thanks Guys

 

[tigerdre]

When i lived in the UK in 01 i used to watch the NRL on SKY sports. They only played the match of the round & it was always on ungodly hours but don't know if they still do it

 

[Geo]

Hey guys got this of Wiki so no gaurentee of accuracy,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League

International
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The NRL is televised internationally with the following channels being the main telecast partners overseas.
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* Australia Network - Provides free-to-air coverage to overseas locales in the Asia-Pacific region and India. Covers the Grand Final live.[46]
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* Sky Sport in New Zealand has coverage of all the NRL games including both LIVE games on Sunday with a delayed option available later in the night.[47]
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* Spike TV - A landmark deal was agreed in 2009 whereby NRL finals matches would be beamed into 100 million homes in the United States and Canada. It is the first time NRL games have become available on basic cable in the U.S.[48]
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* Setanta Sports: From 2006 until June 2009 (when Setanta went into administration and then ceased broadcasting in Great Britain), viewers in the UK, Republic of Ireland, USA and Canada would receive 2-3 LIVE and/or replayed games from each of the weekly rounds, plus all the playoffs, the Grand Final and all three State of Origin matches live. This deal included test matches involving Australia, except for those when Australia played Great Britain.[49]
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The 2009 NRL preliminary finals and Grand Final will be broadcast LIVE on TV in the UK and Ireland on the new ESPN UK channel. More information on match coverage for the 2010 season and beyond has not been confirmed, but will be made public at some point in future[50][51]. BigPond and the NRL have reached an agreement to stream selected remaining games live into the UK and Ireland, over BigPond's web portal service.[52]
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Omnisport (owned and operated by Perform Media Channels Limited) performgroup.com/omnisport has also signed a similar agreement to stream matches on pay-per-view LIVE in selected territories around the world through the omnisport.tv website.[53]

Look like Setanta going bust stuffed it for you in the UK ….....Hopefully ESPN picks up the rights...

Or Bigpond.....

 

[huddgiant01]

Geo, Setanta went bust half way through last season, and ESPN picked them up for a few months, but they will not say who has it this year, i wish Sky would pick it up as it would be available to watch in Ireland aswel.

 

[Centaur]

I have been living in Europe, and to my best knowledge the NRL does not have a broadcaster in the UK at the moment - and it is getting a little late. I am pretty sure ESPN was showing the Test Matches, but they have not signed up for the regular season.