FOX LEAGUE, on Foxtel will crown viewers with a huge week of coverage leading up to and right across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, with every game in Round 4 of the NRL Telstra Premiership is LIVE and ad-break free during play.
The NRL is back with a bang and this week sports starved fans will feast on eight Live games across five days, along with the best news and magazine programs in the game.
On Thursday Night League, two powerhouse clubs will collide when the Brisbane Broncos host the Sydney Roosters and their dual premiership winning attacking arsenal headed by James Tedesco.
Live from 7pm host Yvonne Sampson will cover all angles with premiership winners Cooper Cronk, Michael Ennis and Braith Anasta, leading up to kick-off at 7:50pm when the FOX LEAGUE commentary team of Andrew Voss, Greg Alexander and Kevin Walters will call all the action. The Late Show with Matty Johns will dissect the game before previewing all the weekend’s action.
On Friday Night Football the Warriors play the Panthers at 6.00pm before the Storm and Rabbitohs do battle at 7.55pm. Jess Yates will be alongside Sam Burgess, Gorden Tallis and Greg Alexander,from 5.00pm to preview a big night of footy.
Yvonne Sampson will host a scorching Super Saturday from 4.30pm with analysts Michael Ennis, Cooper Cronk and Ben Ikin leading into the electric Parramatta Eels behind Mitchell Moses up against a potent Manly Sea Eagles outfit with the Trbojevic brothers at 5.30pm, followed by the Cowboys vs Sharks – Exclusively Live to FOX LEAGUE.
The headgear, the step and the swagger of Kalyn Ponga will return to the field in a big Sunday Ticket match up for the gritty Newcastle Knights against the high-flying Canberra Raiders hot off a third successive win against the Storm in Melbourne. The Wests Tigers vs Titans will follow at 6.30pm before some fun with Matty Johns and the gang on Sunday Night with Matty Johns and a wrap up of all the news and views in Round 4 on The Big League Wrap at 9.30pm.
The long weekend is capped off with a tense tussle between the under-pressure Dragons and Bulldogs from 3.00pm, Monday on FOX LEAGUE. NRL 360 will be live straight after fulltime to capture the emotion around the result with Ben Ikin and Paul Kent pairing up with Sam Burgess and Greg Alexander to speak to players from both clubs.
FOX LEAGUE, on Foxtel and Foxtel NOW, will show every game or every round of the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE, ad-break free during play and in HD, all on a dedicated 24/7 Rugby League channel.
Foxtel subscribers can also stream FOX SPORTS’ coverage of the 2020 Telstra Premiership where and when they want using Foxtel Go or via Foxtel’s streaming service Foxtel NOW.
BROADCAST INNOVATIONS
After debuting last week, FOX LEAGUE’s popular in-game broadcast innovations FOX Air and Virtual Crowd Noise will return in round 4 this week. Virtual Crowd Noise will be available for every game while FOX Air will be used for FOX LEAGUE’s exclusive coverage of the Eels vs Sea Eagles on Saturday at 5.30pm and for Bulldogs vs Dragons on Monday afternoon.
FOX LEAGUE Line-Up: WC June 1, 2020
All on FOX LEAGUE (Channel 502) on Foxtel and Foxtel NOW
All games, LIVE, ad-break free during play and in HD
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
6:30pm: NRL TONIGHT
Host: Megan Barnard
7:00PM: THURSDAY NIGHT LEAGUE PRE-GAME
Host Yvonne Sampson with experts Cooper Cronk, Michael Ennis & Braith Anasta.
7:50PM: BRONCOS vs ROOSTERS
Commentary: Andrew Voss, Greg Alexander & Kevin Walters
Live at Suncorp Stadium: Justin Hodges & Corey Parker
9:45PM: THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS
Matty Johns, Gorden Tallis, Nathan Hindmarsh & Bryan Fletcher
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
5:00PM FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY PRE-GAME
Host Jess Yates and experts Sam Burgess, Gorden Tallis & Greg Alexander
6:00PM: PANTHERS vs WARRIORS – EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON FOX LEAGUE
Commentary: Michael Ennis & Matt Russell
Sideline: Steve Roach
Game also available in 4K on FOX SPORTS ULTRA HD channel
7:55PM: STORM vs RABBITOHS
Commentary: Dan Ginnane, Braith Anasta and Kevin Walters
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
4:30PM: SUPER SATURDAY PRE-GAME (1 hour extended pre-game)
Host Yvonne Sampson and Experts Michael Ennis, Cooper Cronk & Ben Ikin
5:30PM: EELS vs SEA EAGLES – EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON FOX LEAGUE
Commentary: Warren Smith & Steve Roach
Sideline: Matt Russell
Available in 4K on FOX SPORTS ULTRA HD channel and with Fox Air sideline view
7:35PM: COWBOYS vs SHARKS – EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON FOX LEAGUE
Commentary: Dan Ginnane & Greg Alexander
Sideline: Brent Tate
9:20PM: SUPER SATURDAY POST-GAME
Host Yvonne Sampson alongside experts Michael Ennis, Cooper Cronk, Ben Ikin
& reporter James Hooper
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
3:00PM: SUNDAY TICKET PRE-GAME
Host Hannah Hollis and experts Mal Meninga, Braith Anasta & Nathan Hindmarsh
4:05PM: RAIDERS vs KNIGHTS
Commentary: Andrew Voss, Michael Ennis & Matt Russell
6:30PM: TITANS vs TIGERS – EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON FOX LEAGUE
Commentary: Brenton Speed & Steve Roach
Sideline: Corey Parker
Available in 4K on FOX SPORTS ULTRA HD channel
8:30PM: SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MATTY JOHNS
Matty Johns, Sam Burgess, Bryan Fletcher, Nathan Hindmarsh & Emma Freedman plus The Professor and Barney.
9:30PM: THE BIG LEAGUE WRAP
Yvonne Sampson, Michael Ennis & James Hooper
MONDAY, JUNE 8
3:00PM: MONDAY FOOTY PRE-GAME
Host Yvonne Sampson and Experts Michael Ennis, Sam Burgess & Greg Alexander
4:05PM: BULLDOGS vs DRAGONS – EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON FOX LEAGUE
Commentary: Warren Smith & Braith Anasta
Sideline: Steve Roach
Available in 4K on FOX SPORTS ULTRA HD channel and with Fox Air sideline view
6:00PM: NRL 360 LIVE
Paul Kent and Ben Ikin are Live from the fulltime whistle for NRL 360 with reporters Phil Rothfield and James Hooper, with Live crosses by special guests Sam Burgess and Greg Alexander to Bankwest Stadium for interviews with Dragons and Bulldogs players.
*All times listed in AEST
