The live match, which will kick-off Fox Sports’ Super Saturday, will be shown at 1.10pm or 3.10pm from venues across NSW and will run throughout the VB NSW Cup season and Final Series.
The Grand Final will again be shown live on Channel 9 as part of the NRL’s showcase event at ANZ Stadium on Sunday, 6 October.
“Plenty of work has gone on behind the scenes to secure this deal and I would like to thank everyone, especially Fox Sports, for their support,” NSWRL General Manager, Geoff Carr, said.
“Live coverage every week for the VB NSW Cup has been a major goal for the Board and the VB NSW Cup Management Committee and it shows the competition is again being recognised as a strong development pathway.
“Players like Josh Reynolds have come straight out of the VB NSW Cup, made a name for themselves in the Telstra Premiership and, in Josh’s case, are now pushing for State of Origin selection.
“The support around the competition has been tremendous and that was highlighted by massive crowds at Leichhardt Oval for our Final Series. With increased coverage thanks to Fox Sports, we are excited about seeing that support increase next year.”
The competition will begin on Saturday, 9 March with the first televised game at Parramatta Stadium between Parramatta’s and Canberra’s feeder sides, Wentworthville and Mounties.
At 3pm the Auckland Vulcans travel to Brookvale to take on Manly, Canterbury-Bankstown host North Sydney, and last year’s premiers Newtown head down to WIN Stadium in Wollongong to play the Cutters.
Meanwhile, at Toyota Stadium on Sunday, Sharks fans will be treated to three grades on one day as the Sharks VB NSW Cup team takes to the field against the newly formed Wests Tigers side.
Finally, at 3pm in Wyong, Coach Paul Stringer and Assistant Coach Matt Orford will steer competition newcomers, the Wyong Roos, in their first local derby with the Newcastle Knights at Morrie Breen Oval.
The first 20 TV matches are as follows:
Round 1: Wentworthville Magpies Vs Mounties, Parramatta Stadium at 1.10pm
Round 2: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs Illawarra Cutters, Leichhardt Oval at 1.10pm
Round 3: Wests Tigers Vs Manly Sea Eagles, Leichhardt Oval at 1.10pm
Round 4: Cronulla Sharks Vs Newtown Jets, Sharks Stadium at 3.10pm
Round 5: Wentworthville Magpies Vs Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Stadium at 1.10pm
Round 6: Newcastle Knights Vs Windsor Wolves, Hunter Stadium at 1.10pm
City Vs Country Round Mounties Vs North Sydney Bears, Centrebet Stadium at 3.10pm
Round 7: Wyong Roos Vs Illawarra Cutters, Leichhardt Oval at 1.10pm
Round 8: Newcastle Knights Vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Leichhardt Oval at 1.10pm
Round 9: Auckland Vulcans Vs Wyong Roos, Wellington NZ at 1.10pm (NZ Time)
Round 10: Illawarra Cutters Vs Cronulla Sharks, WIN Stadium Wollongong at 1.10pm
Round 11: Illawarra Cutters Vs Windsor Wolves, WIN Jubilee Kogarah at 1.10pm
Round 12: North Sydney Bears Vs Cronulla Sharks, ANZ Stadium at 3.10pm
Round 13: Newcastle Knights Vs Illawarra Cutters, Hunter Stadium at 1.10pm
Round 14: Wests Tigers Vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Leichhardt Oval at 1.10pm
Round 15: Wests Tigers Vs Auckland Vulcans, Campbelltown Stadium at 3.10pm
Round 16: Wests Tigers Vs Newcastle Knights, Leichhardt Oval at 1.10pm
Round 17: Illawarra Cutters Vs Manly Sea Eagles, WIN Jubilee Kogarah at 1.10pm
Round 18: Wentworthville Magpies Vs Manly Sea Eagles, Parramatta Stadium at 3.10pm
Round 19: Mounties Vs Newcastle Knights, Canberra Stadium at 1.10pm
Round 20: Illawarra Cutters Vs Auckland Vulcans, WIN Stadium Wollongong at 3.10pm
Rounds 21-26 will be updated in line with the NRL’s draw.
1 comment:
The Western Suburbs Magpies should be playing in the NSW Cup. Thanks Mike Bailey, Wests Ashield and Mick Luibinskas for doing all you could to make it impossible for the magpies to be there. Instead the club is playing in a competition it should never be playing in!
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