Rugby league · Super League, RLWC and the Challenge Cup
Every Sky Sports Super League round, the 2026 World Cup, the Challenge Cup final at Wembley and the NRL — with the Grand Final at Old Trafford this weekend.
In progress: NIFL Premiership & Irish Cup August 2026 – May 2027
Rugby League on IPTV
The 2026 season has already delivered its headline: Warrington Wolves against Wakefield Trinity in the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford on Saturday 3 October, with a new name guaranteed on the trophy. Sky Sports has the whole competition, every round, from February to the final.
Immediately afterwards the focus moves to the Rugby League World Cup, which runs from 15 October to 15 November 2026 in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, ending with a men’s and women’s double-header at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The BBC has the UK rights, so the tournament is free-to-air here.
One correction worth making, because it catches people out: there is no men’s Ashes series in 2026. The revived Ashes was played in England in autumn 2025 and the next edition is in Australia in 2028. What 2026 actually offers is the World Cup — plus the usual round of Super League, the Challenge Cup final at Wembley on 5 June 2027 and the NRL through the winter.
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Sky Sports
Broadcast by
Sky Sports
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BBC, BBC iPlayer
Broadcast by
BBC, Sky Sports
Updated 5 October 2026
Confirmed dates from the organisers for the big events, and season windows for the competitions whose fixtures are published closer to the start. Every entry shows the UK channels carrying it.
Windsor Park, the Oval and grounds across Northern Ireland
The Irish League season across the winter, with the Big Two derbies and the Irish Cup run adding the cup nights.
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Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
The men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments, with England in a group alongside Samoa and Tonga.
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Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
A men’s and women’s double-header decides both world titles on the final day.
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Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
Bradford Bulls v Leigh Leopards opens the 2027 Super League season in Las Vegas, in a triple-header with the NRL.
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Sky Sports Wembley Stadium, London
The men’s and women’s finals as a double-header, twenty years after the first men’s final at the new Wembley.
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Sky Sports Broadcasters
UK rights are split event by event, and the split changes more often than people expect — the Champions League moves to Paramount+ from 2027-28, for instance. This is who has what for 2026-27.
Channel Sky Sports
Channel Sky Sports
Channel BBC, BBC iPlayer
Channel BBC, Sky Sports
Channel Sky Sports
Channel BBC
Channel Sky Sports
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Channels, kick-off times and the replay: the questions that come up most about rugby league.
Ask a questionYes. Sky Sports has every Super League match of the season, including the Grand Final at Old Trafford — in 2026 it is Warrington Wolves against Wakefield Trinity on 3 October.
The BBC holds the UK rights to the Rugby League World Cup, which runs 15 October to 15 November 2026, with the finals at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. BBC and BBC iPlayer are both included.
No. The men’s Ashes returned in autumn 2025 in England and the next series is scheduled for Australia in 2028. The 2026 international window is the World Cup.
Yes — Sky Sports carries the NRL in the UK, including the Las Vegas season opener and the Grand Final. Most matches start early in the morning UK time, and the replay covers them.
The 2027 final is at Wembley on Saturday 5 June, with the men’s and women’s finals as a double-header. It is on BBC and Sky Sports, and both are in the subscription.
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