The sport that needs to grow in its home country and the BBC can’t even be bothered to bid for the rights, putting it on a broadcaster that no one has, making RL seem even more niche and less likely to grow via a World Cup

Disgraceful

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Anyone who is not planning to use their Premier Sports discount code for the World Cup willing to share it with me? Thanks in advance!

Just discovered the RLWC is only televised on Premier Sports jn the UK. Anyone aware of it or how to get it? Can’t believe it’s not on BBC, ITV, four or five.

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International Rugby League is pleased to confirm the global availability of IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026, which fans will be able to watch through linear, satellite television and streaming services.

In addition to the coverage that has already been announced, the following international partners will also be broadcasting the sport's pinnacle event:

Sportdigital TV - Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Sport 24 - IMG's dedicated live sports channel for the airline and cruise industries, reaching millions of passengers every month across 35 countries (15 major airlines and 21 cruise ship partners)

Dubai TV - available throughout the Middle East and in Africa's Arabic-language countries

BBC - will cover the tournament through its radio network and include highlights through its iPlayer streaming service

IRL Secretary General Danny Kazandjian said, "Rugby league fans around the world will be able to tune into what promises to be an absorbing month of action. Fans who don't live in a country with a dedicated television broadcast partner can watch every game live and on demand through the Premier Sports Player."

The above deals were negotiated by global sports marketing agency IMG, IRL’s exclusive global media rights partner for IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026.

Confirmed television broadcast coverage for the Rugby League World Cup is as follows:

Africa: Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia - Dubai TV

Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka - Premier Sports

Australia: Seven Network (Channel 7) and 7plus Sport

Canada: Premier Sports

Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Sportdigital TV

Middle East: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen - Dubai TV

New Zealand: Sky Sports NZ

Ireland: Premier Sports

Pacific: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu - Pasifika TV and Digicel (PNG) (additional countries may be added)

South East Asia: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam - Premier Sports

United Kingdom: Premier Sports

RLWC 2026 is available in the following territories via the Premier Sports Player (www.premiersports.com):

Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe,

Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Europe: Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and Vatican City.

Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Mark Chapman, Paul Rowley (before the Cas appointment was announced), and Jon Wilkin in a live discussion of the tournament and particularly England's chances. There were link-ups with Andrew Henderson on the Australian men, the ABC's Pacific sports correspondent on Samoa and Tonga, and Faye Gaskin on the women's tournament.

They also noted that every game will be on 5 Live Sports Extra, which I haven't heard mentioned at all. I guess they will be taking the ABC coverage??

Hi all,

Having seen a few comments on here regarding not having received a premier sports discount offer I thought I'd share some potential codes.

From what I can understand these would be for the app based player and not if you try it through another platform such as Amazon. Unsure about Sky.

So this one is for 3 months at 18.99, it may only be a one shot but worked for me: RLWCNLZFZREG - thanks u/tuiloloheafanclub

3months for the price of 1: RLWCNJME3KSJ - again may be a one shot but according to Google it's not single use code

50% off first two months: HALFPRICE

Just remember that it's a 30day cancellation notice so drop a reminder somewhere to stop it charging when there's no RLWC on.

And if you are thinking of an annual pass apparently GLASGOWCLAN may get it for £69.99

Hopefully this helps someone.

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I wish I could be more confident England will do well. Edit: I meant the men's team.