ESPN will show the final three matches of the NRL finals according to rugbyleague.com.
No announcement has been made, as far as I'm aware, on coverage for the 2010 season. However, ESPN will show both Preliminary Final matches on the 25th and 26th September, with the first match being shown live. The Grand Final on 4th October will also be shown live at 7am.
This comes four months after Setanta Sports went into administration and ceased broadcasting less than 24 hours before the second of this years State of Origin game in Sydney.
While it was nice you could get a live feed via Australian internet provider, Bigpond, it was only a matter of time before the NRL secured a deal with a UK broadcaster to show NRL games. The UK has the biggest TV ratings for NRL games outside of Australia and the league will no doubt have wanted a TV company to show games from this season's competition sooner. But for rugby league fans in the UK, British-born or ex-pats emigrating, this is definatly good news providing you subscribe to the channel.
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Pity both finals games shown this weekennd were cut off before the final whistle? I will be requesting my money back as had only subscribed to see the last 3 games of thr NRL season.
If you Sky+ it, you may have had problems with 2 mins of play left. Whilst its disappointing, you're not the only person who has had the same problem. I recorded it on DVD and have Virgin Media so I didn't have these problems.
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