Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:46 pm  

The Carnegie Challenge Cup will be broadcast by Sky Sports as well as the BBC this year. Rugby league's prestigious knockout competition has long been the preserve of the BBC, who only last week agreed a new four-year deal with the Rugby Football League, but they will now share coverage with Sky up to the end of 2016. The satellite broadcaster have shown highlights in the past but, for the first time in the competition's long history, are to screen live ties from the fourth, fifth and quarter-final rounds of this year's tournament. Sky will launch their coverage at 3pm on Saturday, April 14, with the derby between leading Championship club Featherstone and their Super League rivals Castleford. The BBC will then screen the all-Super League tie between Widnes and St Helens at 5.30pm. (borrowed from www.sportinglife.com)

The Carnegie Challenge Cup will be broadcast by Sky Sports as well as the BBC this year. Rugby league's prestigious knockout competition has long been the preserve of the BBC, who only last week agreed a new four-year deal with the Rugby Football League, but they will now share coverage with Sky up to the end of 2016. The satellite broadcaster have shown highlights in the past but, for the first time in the competition's long history, are to screen live ties from the fourth, fifth and quarter-final rounds of this year's tournament. Sky will launch their coverage at 3pm on Saturday, April 14, with the derby between leading Championship club Featherstone and their Super League rivals Castleford. The BBC will then screen the all-Super League tie between Widnes and St Helens at 5.30pm. (borrowed from www.sportinglife.com)

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:09 pm  

Decent payday then!

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:05 am  

Quite idiotic considering the Grand Nation is on the same day and the small matter of Liverpool v Everton in the FA Cup semi final.

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:32 am  

Looking forward to this game will be a good saturday afternoon with all the things on

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:46 am  

It will be fun watching these 2 mediocre teams attempting to play rugby.

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:49 am  

Lovely, providing the FA Cup semi stays a 5.30pm kick off, il be in London somewere watching Widnes v Saints, the grand national followed by walking up Wembley way Watching Liverpool play the blue s***e

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:50 am  

My mistake, it will clash with the football. Oh well

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:09 pm  

derby game kick off 12.30 on the saturday gunna be a long day

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:29 pm  

The footy is 3pm, the National is 4.15pm and the rugby is 5.30pm.

Oh and I'm having my stag do at the Grand National that day, so I might miss all three

Re: Saints Cup game is on the TV. : Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:19 pm  

the liverpool semi is a 12.30pm kick off http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup/fixtures

the liverpool semi is a 12.30pm kick off http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup/fixtures