Anyone else notice the new Free Sports channel? I watched a load of NRL this weekend. What a contrast with the game over here. Can't help but think England will struggle this Autumn. Not got through all the games I recorded yet but the Manly V Penrith game was something else.

yes, I flicked it on wondering what they were showing and loads of NRL was on plus the Toronto game that day. I hope it continues

Same here. Some games were great to watch. It was also interesting to see there were a few sply populated grounds for games where nothing really mattered. Clearly the NRL has a problem making every minute count too.

Do you happen to know which channel it is?

Sky 424

Thanks kindly, will have a look, missing the NRL since i let my premier sports lapse, looks to be a similar sort of channel just had a look at what they show.

FreeSports is a sister channel of Premier. Owned by the same people, so anything that Premier have the rights to show, may well show up on this channel. Much to the annoyance of a lot of fans who've paid for a Premier Sports subscription for those games.



Great for people who don't have Premier Sports. Not so great for those who are paying for it.

Very true, wonder why they are offering it for free then? wonder if ads revenue out strips that of subscriptions

Isn't Premiers NRL deal up after this season? Maybe they are thinking sod it if they dont think they will get the rights next year make it free until the end of this year? Or maybe they know they are getting the rights again and giving people a chance to see what they could have by subscribing then taking it off that channel next year?

The standard in the NRL is awesome. I get premier in with my Virgin, and they show all the games. On the back of a fag packet, the gap looks to me to have grown by a few miles since 3 or 4 years ago. The pace and power is incredible, and there is no team we could field that could remotely live with it. We'll be back to those old style embarrassing last 20 minute massacres.

Just checked out what is on this week and if it stays free I will not be renewing Premier sports as NRL is all I watch on it and not all of the games at that. if it stays free it will save me £99 that I spent last January.

I can't see how Premier sports will want this channel to continue.

I must remember when I cancel it not to mention this new free channel as they may think differently if thousands phone up saying the same thing.