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    Posted: 09 Feb 2022 at 19:28
I have just read that Rugby League's Championship has a TV deal in place - why is it not possible for Rugby Union's equivalent level to have a similar deal?

Surely someone is failing to do their job?
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The deal is with Premier Sports.


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I recall a discussion of a potential deal for Premier Sports to show the Union Championship, but it meant Thursday evening games, and the clubs felt the exposure was not worth the loss of Saturday revenue.


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Originally posted by kempstonblue kempstonblue wrote:

The deal is with Premier Sports.




Thanks for the info - the article I read didn't specify who was paying to cover it.

I just find it incredible that the RU Championship which has a much higher profile than the RL equivalent are unable to get a deal for TV coverage.

Whenever, any deal is brokered there will always be some compromises to be made - I would have thought the teams could have agreed to 1 home game a season on a Thursday evening.

If they were that worried about loss of weekend revenue they should have agreed to have 14 teams this coming season.
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