Brillaint, hopefully this will mean some decent viewing figures and maybe some decent commentary.

International TV rights have been with the BBC for years and are with them for years to come, I think until after the 2017 World Cup. In fact I can't even remember the last international match televised by Sky OP so I'm not sure why this was a surprise to you.

I'm very happy to see RL on the Beeb rather than Sky, but I honestly can't enthuse *that* much about the coverage. Yeah, it's better than Sky, but that's not saying much, is it? Frankly I still miss Clare Balding. I don't think 'Chappers' is anywhere near as good. And couldn't they pension off Nobby for good? He never has anything interesting to say. And yeah, Crabtree is awful.

Is that true? I'm not saying it's not but I don't remember any announcements.



it's not a surprise to me at all but it'll be a surprise to one or two posters on here who were shouting from the rooftops last year that we were never going to see International RL on the Beeb ever again due to those nasty people at Sky, who of course never show any Super League, Challenge Cup or International RL.

www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk/ That will show who owns what and when and the future set up. As usual short termism rules but that is standard British business "sense"

www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk/ That will show who owns what and when and the future set up. As usual short termism rules but that is standard British business "sense"

Nothing to do with the test series but just wanna comment about the beebs overall game day coverage. It's top notch for me, very professional. They've taken over Sky by a distance in this respect. Yet they show no interest, nor show any respect to our game apparently.....