Rugby league continues at a pace in 2026, with the Challenge Cup semi-finals taking place this weekend alongside Round 10 of the NRL campaign Down Under.<\/p>\n
For those who want to spend their weekend glued to the TV, you\u2019re in luck: there are a whopping 12 games available to watch or stream over the coming weekend!<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at all of the broadcast information you\u2019ll need between now and Sunday\u2026<\/p>\n
*Please note: All times stated are kick-off times and are stated in BST (British Summer Time)<\/p>\n
Thursday, May 7<\/p>\n
10.50am: NRL (R10) \u2013 Dolphins v Canterbury Bulldogs \u2013 Watch NRL<\/p>\n
With a reduced schedule here in the UK due to Super League pausing, it\u2019s the NRL that takes centre stage for the first part of the weekend, beginning on Thursday morning when the Dolphins take on the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n
Friday, May 8<\/p>\n
9am: NRL (R10) \u2013 Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans \u2013 Watch NRL<\/p>\n
11am: NRL (R10) \u2013 North Queensland Cowboys v Parramatta Eels \u2013 Watch NRL<\/p>\n
Friday morning brings another couple of NRL games in a double-header, with the Roosters hosting the Titans before the Cowboys welcome the Eels.<\/p>\n
Saturday, May 9<\/p>\n
6am: NRL (R10) \u2013 St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights \u2013 Watch NRL<\/p>\n
8am: NRL (R10) \u2013 South Sydney Rabbitohs v Cronulla Sharks \u2013 Sky Sports Action\/Watch NRL<\/p>\n
10.35am: NRL (R10) \u2013 Manly Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos \u2013 Sky Sports Action\/Watch NRL<\/p>\n
11.30am: Women\u2019s Challenge Cup (SF) \u2013 Wigan Warriors v York Valkyrie \u2013 BBC Red Button<\/p>\n
2.30pm: Men\u2019s Challenge Cup (SF) \u2013 St Helens v Wigan Warriors \u2013 BBC One<\/p>\n
An NRL triple-header gets things started on Saturday morning, with back-to-back-to-back games on your screens! St George host the Knights before the Bunnies face off against Cronulla, while Manly welcome Brisbane in the last of the action Down Under.<\/p>\n
Before Saturday morning is over with, the Challenge Cup semi-finals begin here in the UK. The first double-header begins with a women\u2019s tie between holders Wigan and York, which is being streamed, before the men\u2019s tie between Saints and Wigan is live on BBC One. Those two games take place at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington.<\/p>\n
Sunday, May 10<\/p>\n
5am: NRL (R10) \u2013 Melbourne Storm v Wests Tigers \u2013 Watch NRL<\/p>\n
7.05am: NRL (R10) \u2013 Canberra Raiders v Penrith Panthers \u2013 Sky Sports+ TV Channel\/Sky Sports Action\/Watch NRL<\/p>\n
1pm: Women\u2019s Challenge Cup (SF) \u2013 St Helens v Leeds Rhinos \u2013 BBC Red Button<\/p>\n
4pm: Men\u2019s Challenge Cup (SF) \u2013 Hull KR v Warrington Wolves \u2013 BBC Two<\/p>\n
There\u2019s another four games for you to get your teeth stuck into on Sunday, starting early doors with an NRL double-header which sees the Storm host Wests before Canberra take on Penrith.<\/p>\n
The other Challenge Cup semi-final double-header then comes on Sunday afternoon at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster, where a women\u2019s tie between Saints and Leeds kicks things off, streamed by the BBC. The weekend\u2019s action then concludes with the men\u2019s last-four tie between Hull KR and Warrington live on BBC Two.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rugby league continues at a pace in 2026, with the Challenge Cup semi-finals taking place this weekend alongside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571020,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-571019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}