Challenge Cup Coverage

[ChristianB]

Edinburgh v Saddleworth this Saturday and, just announced, Cornwall v Rochdale Mayfield on the 25th.

Both BBC Red Button.

What's not to like!

 

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61389/from-edinburgh-to-cornwall-–-bbc-sport-challenge-cup-coverage-takes-the-long-road

[Oxford]

34 minutes ago, ChristianB said:

Edinburgh v Saddleworth this Saturday and, just announced, Cornwall v Rochdale Mayfield on the 25th.

Both BBC Red Button.

What's not to like!

 

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61389/from-edinburgh-to-cornwall-–-bbc-sport-challenge-cup-coverage-takes-the-long-road

What's not to Love?

[Jughead]

I wouldn’t have chosen Cornwall for R2 but it’s still good. 

[Just Browny]

7 minutes ago, Jughead said:

I wouldn’t have chosen Cornwall for R2 but it’s still good. 

I think the fact they be able to say they have shown Challenge Cup rugby 'from Cornwall to Edinburgh' is a cracking line.

[Jughead]

24 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

I think the fact they be able to say they have shown Challenge Cup rugby 'from Cornwall to Edinburgh' is a cracking line.

I understand why they’ve done it and get showing “unusual” names is a good selling point but there’s better games (in my opinion). 

[The Masked Poster]

6 hours ago, Jughead said:

I understand why they’ve done it and get showing “unusual” names is a good selling point but there’s better games (in my opinion). 

There probably is from a RL purist point of view. But there's probably more mileage in showing that the competition has clubs competing from those wider range of places. 

Remember how Ray French used to always list the various clubs that had started at the beginning of the CC? It added a bit of.... well, not exactly cosmopolitan flavour, but definitely moreso than just saying every club that entered was from Lancashire or Yorkshire. 

[OriginalMrC]

These are both interesting games. Are Edinburgh playing at home or have they had to reverse the fixture? 

Think it'll be a tough one for Cornwall if Mayfield travel at full strength. 

[gingerjon]

Bump - today

1.15pm - iPlayer/BBC Sport - Edinburgh v Saddleworth

3pm - Sportsman YouTube - Wigan St Pats v Ince Rose Bridge

[Whippet13]

RefCam to be used today, a good initiative:

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61397/rugby-league-to-roll-out-refcam-in-betfred-challenge-cup---

[gogledd]

Searched for Rugby League, Challenge Cup and all variants of the two on the iPlayer app and NOTHING comes up for the game that is scheduled for today!

 

You have to ask - if a keen rugby league viewer cant find anything what chance has a casual viewer?

[fighting irish]

3 minutes ago, gogledd said:

Searched for Rugby League, Challenge Cup and all variants of the two on the iPlayer app and NOTHING comes up for the game that is scheduled for today!

 

You have to ask - if a keen rugby league viewer cant find anything what chance has a casual viewer?

Their agin us mate. 

[Gomersall]

 

[gingerjon]

36 minutes ago, gogledd said:

Searched for Rugby League, Challenge Cup and all variants of the two on the iPlayer app and NOTHING comes up for the game that is scheduled for today!

 

You have to ask - if a keen rugby league viewer cant find anything what chance has a casual viewer?

It's not listed on the BBC Sport live page either.

Here's the link though: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/64555929

[gogledd]

Its now appeared on the iPlayer ...but took some finding!!

[gingerjon]

Just now, gogledd said:

Its now appeared on the iPlayer ...but took some finding!!

The listing of anything that isn't the Premier League or Six Nations can be somewhat hit and miss ...

[gingerjon]

Coverage has now started. The camera is pointed at a pitch at the Edinburgh Royal High School.

[Futtocks]

10 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

It's not listed on the BBC Sport live page either.

This page? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live-guide 

Second line, in the "recommended" section.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

6 minutes ago, gogledd said:

Its now appeared on the iPlayer ...but took some finding!!

Was just about to say that but hey, found it and all ready to go so not complaining!

[Futtocks]

A few military Fijians in the Edinburgh side - always intriguing to see how they go.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Is that an ice cream van I can hear?? 

[Futtocks]

16 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Coverage has now started. The camera is pointed at a pitch at the Edinburgh Royal High School.

Ronnie Corbett's alma mater, according to the commentary.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I could just eat an ice cream. 

[Futtocks]

9 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Is that an ice cream van I can hear?? 

It is a balmy 11 degrees in Edinburgh, after all.

Some of the Saddleworth lads will be suffering from heatstroke.

[Wigan Riversider]

Enjoying it thus far.

Hope to watch St Pats v IRB on YouTube Sportsman later. Thanks to whoever posted that it's on.

[2blackrooks]

Good luck Edinburgh yeah ok probably not the most interesting game out there but the coverage will put Scotland RL in focus which is all good.