{"id":596238,"date":"2026-05-21T13:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/596238\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:43:14","slug":"how-to-watch-rugby-league-on-tv-this-week-as-hull-kr-v-wigan-warriors-headlines-12-super-league-and-nrl-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/596238\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch rugby league on TV this week as Hull KR v Wigan Warriors headlines 12 Super League and NRL games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JC_2505030_027-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>There is lots of rugby league for fans to watch on TV this week with a full slate of Super League games, headlined by Hull KR versus Wigan Warriors, as well as more NRL action.<\/p>\n<p>With several NRL teams on bye, it means there are just 12 games of rugby league on TV this week but that\u2019s still plenty and some of the match-ups are very intriguing.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday sees Canberra Raiders host the Dolphins in the first game of the NRL action but that evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/wigan-warriors-annouce-heavily-rotated-side-for-hull-kr-clash-with-21-man-squad-as-nine-potential-debutants-named-115284\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hull KR take on Wigan Warriors<\/a> in a Challenge Cup dress rehearsal that has sadly been diluted to the Warriors\u2019 heavy squad rotation.<\/p>\n<p>As such, it makes Friday night\u2019s Super League action potentially the highlight with Leigh Leopards hosting Hull FC as Huddersfield Giants travel to face Leeds Rhinos. The NRL action that morning pits 14th v 13th as the Bulldogs host the Storm.<\/p>\n<p>There are five games on Saturday with NRL high flyers the Warriors and Sea Eagles taking on the Dragons and Titans, respectively. Super League action starts at 3:00 pm with Castleford Tigers against St Helens before the evening sees both French teams in action, as Wakefield travel to Toulouse and York host Catalans.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s action rounds off the weekend of rugby league with the Cowboys taking on the Bunnies and Bradford Bulls seeking a first away win of the Super League season when they take on Warrington Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Motive for Brodie Croft Rhinos exit &amp; Hull FC\u2019s unwanted record \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6sqraHB22es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How, when and where to watch rugby league on TV this week<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, 21st May<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders v The Dolphins @ 10:50 am on Sky Sports Action and Watch NRL<\/p>\n<p>Hull KR v Wigan Warriors @ 8:00 pm on Sky Sports+<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 22nd May<\/p>\n<p>Canterbury Bulldogs v Melbourne Storm @ 11:00 am on WatchNRL<\/p>\n<p>Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants @ 8:00 pm on Sky Sports+ and Super League+<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Leopards v Hull FC @ 8:00 pm on Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports+ and Sky One<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 23rd May<\/p>\n<p>St George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors @ 8:30 am on Sky Sports Action and Watch NRL<\/p>\n<p>Manly Sea Eagles v Gold Coast Titans @ 10:35 on Sky Sports Action and Watch NRL<\/p>\n<p>Castleford Tigers v St Helens @ 3:00 pm on Sky Sports+ and Super League+<\/p>\n<p>Toulouse Olympique v Wakefield Trinity @ 5:00 pm on Sky Sports+ and Super League+<\/p>\n<p>York Knights v Catalans Dragons @ 8:00 pm on Sky Sports+ and Super League+<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 24th May<\/p>\n<p>North Queensland Cowboys v South Sydney Rabbitohs @ 7:05 am on Sky Sports Action and Watch NRL<\/p>\n<p>Warrington Wolves v Bradford Bulls @ 3:00 pm on Sky Sports+ and Super League+<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is lots of rugby league for fans to watch on TV this week with a full slate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-596238","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\/596238","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=596238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}