FreeSports has teamed up with rugby league magazine show Rugby AM to bring regular live coverage of the Kingstone Press National Conference League to free-to-air audiences on Saturday afternoons.
The NCL is the top British amateur level in rugby league and there are 12 teams in the Premier Division.
Supporting the live matches on the channel will be the Rugby AM magazine show, which is shown on FreeSports every Wednesday. Broadcast times may differ each week due to other live sport on the channel, but it will usually be shown at 7.30pm-8.30pm or 8pm-9pm slot.
Some amendments have been made to FreeSports and Rugby AM’s live match schedule since the original list was revealed.
On 5 May, the live game will now be Wigan St Patricks against Thatto Heath Crusaders. There will be no game on 19 May, while on 4 August the live game will be Underbank versus Thatto Heath.
Rugby AM was founded by Alex Simmons and is co-owned by Leeds Rhinos star Jamie Jones-Buchanan, with a commitmenttogrow the sport of rugby league at grass roots level, as well as globally and through their efforts, regular rugby league coverage is now accessible to 18 million homes in the UK and free to view on terrestrial TV.
Rugby AM founder Alex Simmons said:
“Broadcasting the National Conference League live every week on FreeSports will, for the first time, give the community game the profile it truly deserves!
“Grassroots Rugby League is the foundation stone the game is built on, every professional player once upon a time turned out for their local club dreaming of stardom. The fact that we can now broadcast a live game every week will showcase the passion, spirit and talent of the National Conference League clubs.
Rugby AM co-founder Jamie Jones-Buchanan added:
“The community game was the bedrock and seed from which my professional career sprouted. Without the unsung heroes of the community clubs we simply wouldn’t have the opportunities afforded to us by the professional game.
“What a continued privilege it is to be able to beam the beating heart of Rugby league and the personalities within, to millions of UK homes through Rugby AM to invite the very nation into the Rugby League family.”
As well as live NCL coverage, FreeSports shows delayed coverage of the Toronto Wolfpack games in the Betfred Championship, with live matches shown on sister channel Premier Sports. FreeSports repeats are usually shown the following day.
For more information about FreeSports, visit the channel’s website – freesports.tv.
Further details about Rugby AM, including latest news, features and video, can be found via rugbyam.co.uk.
Scroll down for a full list of forthcoming live NCL games on FreeSports.
SATURDAY 28th APRIL
Ince Rose Bridge v Featherstone Lions National Conference League: Division 1
16:05
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SATURDAY 5th MAY
Wigan St Patricks v Thatto Heath Crusaders National Conference League: Premier Division
17:05
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SATURDAY 12th MAY
Siddal v Underbank Rangers National Conference League: Premier Division
16:30
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SATURDAY 26th MAY
Hunslet Club Parkside v Myton Warriors National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 2nd JUNE
Kells v Egremont Rangers National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 9th JUNE
Leigh Miners Rangers v Milford Marlins National Conference League: Division 1
14:30
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SATURDAY 16th JUNE
Myton Warriors v West Hull National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 23rd JUNE
Yorkshire v Lancashire NCL War of the Roses
15:00
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SATURDAY 30th JUNE
Pilkington Recs v Skirlaugh National Conference League: Division 1
14:30
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SATURDAY 7th JULY
Underbank Rangers v West Hull National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 14th JULY
Thatto Heath Crusaders v Hunslet Club Parkside National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 21st JULY
West Hull v Wigan St Patricks National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 28th JULY
Egremont Rangers v Wath Brow Hornets National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 4th AUGUST
Beverley v Dewsbury Celtic National Conference League: Division 3
14:30
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SATURDAY 11th AUGUST
Normanton Knights v Hunslet Club Parkside National Conference League: Premier Division
14:30
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SATURDAY 18th AUGUST
Saddleworth Rangers v Leigh East National Conference League: Division 2
14:30
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WEDNESDAY 29th AUGUST
Yorkshire Legends v Lancashire Legends War of the Roses: Origin Legends
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SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER
Wigan St Judes v Dewsbury Moor Maroons National Conference League: Division 2
14:30
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SATURDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Lock Lane v Milford Marlins National Conference League: Division 1
14:30
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SATURDAY 15th SEPTEMBER
Shaw Cross Sharks v Ince Rose Bridge National Conference League: Division 1
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