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Five matches from Student Rugby League's elite Super 8 competition including the inaugural Grand Final will be televised live and free-view on Premier Sports TV, Sky channel 433, on Wednesday evenings from January 26.

The Super 8 competition features the finest Student Rugby League sides in the country including Loughborough University and reigning champions Leeds Met Carnegie and teams are invited to enter only after meeting strict licensing criteria.

Premier Sports TV's coverage of the Super 8 competition will commence with Gloucestershire University v Edge Hill University at the Prince of Wales Stadium in Cheltenham on Wednesday January 26.

Loughborough University host Gloucestershire University the following week before the television cameras travel to the North East for the final week of the regular season on Wednesday February 2 when Northumbria University will take on UCLAN.

Headingley Carnegie Stadium is the venue for the televised Play-off Semi Final on Wednesday February 16 with another Super League venue, the Rapid Solicitors Stadium, Wakefield hosting the inaugural Grand Final a week later on February 23.

Viewers with a Sky dish, decoder and card will be able to watch all of the games free of charge.

Coverage for the Wednesday evening fixtures will be presented by Ian Ramsdale and start at 7.15pm with the games scheduled to kick off at 7.30pm.

The Super 8 competition was originally formed as the Super 6 in 2008 and since its inception has gone from strength to strength.

The eight Super 8 sides are: Northumbria University, St Mary's University, University of Gloucestershire, Edge Hill University, University of Hull, Leeds Met Carnegie, University of Central Lancashire and Loughborough University.

For Super 8 fixtures and league tables visit www.bucs.org.uk
For more information on Student Rugby League visit www.studentrl.com

SRL Super 8 broadcast schedule

Gloucestershire University v Edge Hill University
Wednesday January 26, Prince of Wales Stadium, KO 7.30pm

Loughborough University v Gloucestershire University
Wednesday February 2, Loughborough University, KO 7.30pm

Northumbria University v University of Central Lancashire
Wednesday February 9, venue TBC, KO 7.30pm

Super 8 Play-off Semi Final
Wednesday February 16, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, KO 7.30pm

Super 8 Grand Final
Wednesday February 23, Rapid Solicitors Stadium, Wakefield, KO 7.30pm