Rugby League today on TV

Friday, 19/09/2025
20:00 Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos
  • Sky Sports
  • Sky Sports+ Plus
20:00
  • Super League
St. Helens St. Helens Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers
  • Sky Sports
  • Sky Sports+ Plus
20:00
  • Super League
Hull FC Hull FC Dragons Catalans Dragons Catalans
  • Sky Sports
20:00
  • Super League
Salford Red Devils Salford Red Devils Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity
  • Sky Sports
  • Sky Sports+ Plus
20:00
  • Super League
Hull KR Hull KR Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves
  • Sky Sports
20:00
  • Super League
Leigh Leopards Leigh Leopards Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants
  • Sky Sports
  • Sky Sports+ Plus

STATISTICAL DATA OF SPORT RUGBY LEAGUE ON TELEVISION IN UNITED KINGDOM

As of today 15/09/2025, and since this website collects statistical data on when and where the matches of the sport Rugby League are televised in United Kingdom, which was on 07/08/2020, we can provide the following data:

1,480

TV BROADCASTS
121 Free games
8.18%
1,359 Paid games
91.82%
Most Repeated Match
St. Helens - Leeds Rhinos
15
LAST FREE GAME
St. Helens - Huddersfield Giants
15/08/2025 Super League por BBC Two, Sky Sports+ Plus, Sky Sports
LAST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCH
Huddersfield Giants - Salford Red Devils
14/09/2025 Super League por Sky Sports+ Plus, Sky Sports

1

Average matches per day

6

Average matches per week

24

Average matches per month

290

Average matches per year
RANKING BY CHANNELS
Sky Sports Arena
691 (46.69%)
Sky Sports
377 (25.47%)
Sky Sports Action
269 (18.18%)
Sky Sports Mix
242 (16.35%)
Sky Sports Main Event
225 (15.2%)
TOTAL
22
TV CHANNELS
AVERAGE
0.1
MATCHES/DAY IN THE CLEAR
AVERAGE
0.7
MATCHES/DAY OF PAY
Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches
St. Helens
151 (10.2%)
Wigan Warriors
146 (9.86%)
Leeds Rhinos
136 (9.19%)
Warrington Wolves
125 (8.45%)
Roosters
113 (7.64%)
RANKING BY COMPETITIONS
Super League
608 (41.08%)
NRL
472 (31.89%)
NRL Women
155 (10.47%)
Challenge Cup
90 (6.08%)
Betfred Championship
53 (3.58%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Home Matches
St. Helens
78 (5.27%)
Wigan Warriors
71 (4.8%)
Leeds Rhinos
68 (4.59%)
Warrington Wolves
64 (4.32%)
Dragons Catalans
60 (4.05%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Away Matches
Wigan Warriors
75 (5.07%)
St. Helens
73 (4.93%)
Leeds Rhinos
68 (4.59%)
Warrington Wolves
61 (4.12%)
Broncos
59 (3.99%)
NUMBER OF GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK
MONDAY
47
3.18%
TUESDAY
5
0.34%
WEDNESDAY
20
1.35%
THURSDAY
179
12.09%
FRIDAY
353
23.85%
SATURDAY
543
36.69%
SUNDAY
333
22.5%
NUMBER OF GAMES BY MONTH
JANUARY
5
0.34%
FEBRUARY
82
5.54%
MARCH
153
10.34%
APRIL
162
10.95%
MAY
178
12.03%
JUNE
149
10.07%
JULY
208
14.05%
AUGUST
247
16.69%
SEPTEMBER
199
13.45%
OCTOBER
80
5.41%
NOVEMBER
17
1.15%
DECEMBER
-
- %
NUMBER OF MATCHES PER YEAR
2025
326
22.03%
2024
354
23.92%
2023
268
18.11%
2022
235
15.88%
2021
182
12.3%
2020
115
7.77%
RANKING BY TIME SLOT
Morning
568 (38.38%)
Afternoon
410 (27.7%)
Evening
382 (25.81%)
Night
120 (8.11%)
TOTAL
19
COMPETITIONS
TOTAL
84
TELEVISED TEAMS

Currently, of rugby league there are 6 live televised events of 1 different competitions and 2 TV channels will broadcast each of them. The next event that you will be able to enjoy will be the Wigan Warriors - Leeds Rhinos which will be played next 19 September 2025 at 21:00 and will be televised by Sky Sports, Sky Sports+ Plus .

The Rugby League was born as an independent modality in 1895, after the division generated within the world of rugby. The main cause of contention was the possibility of awarding financial compensation to players for the time they spent playing this sport instead of working. 22 clubs decided to form the Northern Rugby Football Union and leave the Rugby Union.

The first international match was held in 1904, when England faced a combined from the rest of the world, mainly made up of players from Wales. The rules used were similar to those of traditional rugby, only modified in some aspects such as the number of members per team and the scoring system.

The first television broadcast of the Rugby League took place in Australia. The 1967 NSWRFL final was the first major sporting event to be broadcast. Local network Nine Newtork paid a total of $ 5,000 to acquire the rights. Years later it also landed on UK television. The BBC organized a competition specifically to be able to broadcast the matches at night.

The first Rugby League World Cup was played in 1954 and had Great Britain as its inaugural champion, after beating France in the final. Since 2013 the tournament has been held every four years without interruption. Australia is the great dominator of the event's record, having won more than a dozen titles.