Leeds begin their title-defence at Warrington as Super League returns to Sky Sports

Sky Sports will bring viewers another Super League season, this time kicking off at Warrington as they host reigning champions Leeds, with beaten finalists Castleford in action the following day.

The season starts on Thursday 1 February and Sky Sports will show all 12 teams in the opening month of the competition, which also includes newly promoted Hull KR facing Leeds and Catalans in weeks two and three of the season.

Next year will also see the hotly anticipated return of the Hull derby, as the two sides go head-to-head on 30 March and are then part of a super line-up across the Magic Weekend in May, where Sky Sports will show all 12 teams in action.

Head of Sky Sports Rugby League, Neville Smith, said: We cant wait to get on the road once more and deliver another exciting season of the Super League. The sport grows from strength to strength and with Sky Sports there every step of the way, well be sure to capture the highs, lows and unpredictability of a new season, capping it all off with the 21st Grand Final on 13 October.

Sky Sports Rugby League presenter Brian Carney added: Last season threw up some unexpected plot lines, but one thing is for sure, this year will be full of exciting stories! I expect Wigan to come back with a vengeance, Leeds will want to prove yet again they are the stand-out team and Castleford will want to repeat the brilliance of 2017 and overcome the Grand Final loss. I cant wait to see everyone back in action.

The regular season schedule of Thursday and Friday night fixtures will be played out on Sky Sports Action and Arena channels, while Sky Sports News HQ will bring fans updates, interviews and features from across the league on channel 409, all complemented by weekly rugby league programming including Super League Full Time and our comprehensive digital offering on the Sky Sports app and skysports.com.

The 2018 Super League season is part of a year of sport on Sky that includes the biggest games from the Premier League, Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 home nation qualifying matches, plus Formula 1, golfs majors, Ryder Cup, England Test cricket, and much more.

Sky Sports Live Super League fixtures:

Date Home Team Away Team Time

Thurs 01 February Warrington Wolves Leeds Rhinos 1945

Friday 02 February St. Helens CastlefordTigers 1945

Thurs 08 February Leeds Rhinos Hull KR 1945

Friday 09 February Wakefield Trinity Salford Red Devils 1945

Thurs 15 February Hull KR Catalans Dragons 1945

Friday 16 February Widnes Vikings Warrington Wolves 1945

Friday 23 February Warrington Wolves Wigan Warriors 1945

Sat 24 February Castleford Tigers Hull FC 1945

Thurs 01 March Hull KR Castleford Tigers 1945

Friday 02 March Wakefield Trinity Huddersfield Giants 1945

Thurs 08 March Leeds Rhinos Hull FC 1945

Friday 09 March Warrington Wolves St. Helens 1945

Thurs 15 March Huddersfield Giants Hull KR 1945

Friday 16 March St. Helens Leeds Rhinos 1945

Thurs 22 March Widnes Vikings Salford Red Devils 1945

Friday 23 March Leeds Rhinos Castleford Tigers 1945

Thurs 29 March Wakefield Trinity Castleford Tigers 1945

Friday 30 March Hull KR Hull FC TBC

Friday 30 March St. Helens Wigan Warriors TBC

Monday 02 April Widnes Vikings St. Helens TBC

Friday 06 April St. Helens Hull FC 1945

Sat 07 April

Salford Red Devils Warrington Wolves TBC

Thurs 12 April Hull FC Widnes Vikings 1945

Friday 13 April Leeds Rhinos Wigan Warriors 1945

Thurs 19 April Hull FC Leeds Rhinos 1945

Friday 20 April

Wigan Warriors Castleford Tigers 1945

Thurs 26 April Salford Red Devils St. Helens 1945

Thurs 03 May St. Helens Catalans Dragons 1945

Saturday 19 May Widnes Vikings St. Helens 1500

Saturday 19 May Wigan Warriors Warrington Wolves 1715

Saturday 19 May Castleford Tigers Leeds Rhinos 1930

Sunday 20 May Salford Red Devils Catalans Dragons 1300

Sunday 20 May Wakefield Trinity Huddersfield Giants 1515

Sunday 20 May Hull KR Hull FC 1730

Thurs 24 May Castleford Tigers St. Helens 1945

Thurs 07 June Wakefield Trinity Wigan Warriors 1945

Thurs 14 June Salford Red Devils Widnes Vikings 1945

Thurs 28 June Wigan Warriors Leeds Rhinos 1945

Thurs 05 July Huddersfield Giants Hull FC 1945

Thurs 12 July Warrington Wolves Catalans Dragons 1945

Thurs 19 July Wigan Warriors St. Helens 1945

Thurs 26 July St. Helens Warrington Wolves 1945

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