Premier Sports given brilliant Super League promotion TV gig

Premier Sports will cover next Sunday’s Betfred Championship Elimination Play-Off between Halifax Panthers and York City Knights at The Shay.

The match will kick off at 5:30pm.

The other Elimination Play-Off between Barrow Raiders and Batley Bulldogs will kick off at 3pm, also on Sunday (September 18).

Premier Sports have already confirmed live coverage of both Semi Finals on Sunday September 25 – Leigh Centurions against the lowest-ranked of this weekend’s winners kicking off at 2pm, followed by Featherstone Rovers against the higher-ranked Play-Off winner at 4pm.

Betfred Championship Play-Off Schedule

Elimination Play-Offs – Sunday September 18

Barrow Raiders v Batley Bulldogs (3pm)
Halifax Panthers v York City Knights (5:30pm – live on Premier Sports)

Semi Finals – Sunday September 25

Leigh Centurions v lowest-ranked Play-Off winner (2pm)
Featherstone Rovers v higher-ranked Play-Off winner (4pm)
Both live on Premier Sports

Final – Sunday October 2, 6pm

Live on Premier Sports

It’s massive news for the Championship with Premier Sports being the key to getting the second tier’s games out there when otherwise they would have been restricted to just live fans.