Sky Sports has revealed which matches it will televise live as part of its coverage of the 2020 Betfred Super League season.
The broadcaster has selected their first 21 Thursday night games and 11 Friday night games, kicking off on the opening weekend with four live matches.
These include a repeat of the memorable 2019 Grand Final between champions St Helens and Salford Red Devils, as well as a double-header featuring newly promoted Toronto Wolfpack.
The Canadian side make their eagerly-anticipated Betfred Super League debut against Castleford Tigers in the first ever Super League double-header at Emerald Headingley on 2 February, which also includes Leeds Rhinos against Hull FC.
Three Hull derbies will be played during the 2020 season and it is one of the stand out games in Round 2 on Friday, 7 February.
A significant change in 2020 will see teams play once across the Easter Weekend, with player welfare at the heart of the decision.
Six fixtures will span four days, with Leeds Rhinos kicking things off against local rivals Wakefield Trinity on Thursday, 9 April, followed by Super League’s traditional Good Friday fixtures, which sees Wigan Warriors face St Helens at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
The Hull derby, played at Hull College Craven Park, will be also be played on Good Friday, with all five UK-based matches live on Sky Sports.
Newcastle will host the Magic Weekend on 23-24 May, with highlights including another Saints-Salford clash on the Saturday and Wigan taking on Warrington the following day.
Further Sky Sports live match selections beyond round 11 will be confirmed later in the season.
The final round of matches will all kick off at 7.45pm on Friday, September 11, to ensure that no team gains an unfair advantage if relegation or play-off places are at stake.
The season culminates in with the Grand Final at Old Trafford in October, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Commenting on the 2020 Super League schedule, Rhodri Jones, Super League’s chief commercial officer said:
“We are delighted to be able to share the full 2020 schedule with our fans, and after a lot of work, we are happy with what has been created. Round one promises to be a fantastic start to our 25th season with some real heavyweight fixtures.
“There is a new feel to Easter, appreciating the tough nature of Super League on the players, and we’ve kept the Friday night final round of games which proved so successful in 2019. There is clearly a lot of excitement with Toronto Wolfpack coming into Super League and we’ve had to work through a number of logistical challenges regarding their fixtures.
“Their first Super League game hosted at Lamport Stadium in April against Hull FC will be a superb event. It will also be great for new and existing fans to see them kick off their season in a double header at Emerald Headingley.
“As ever, given the unpredictable nature of the sport, we all recognise that changes to the fixture list will have to be made towards the end of the season to accommodate our broadcast partner, Sky Sports.”
The 25th season of Super League kicks off on Sky Sports on Thursday, 30 January, with Championship, Challenge Cup and NRL matches also part of its rugby league coverage throughout 2020.
Free-to-air highlights will continue to be broadcast throughout the season on the BBC, with the weekly Super League Show shown on BBC One in the North on Monday evenings, followed by a UK-wide repeat on BBC Two on Tuesday lunchtime.
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