LEIGH Centurions fixtures for the 2022 Betfred Championship have been published today – including confirmation of the first 12 matches selected for the new Premier Sports coverage of the Betfred Championship, all but one of which will take place on a Monday night.

And Premier Sports will visit 12 different Betfred Championship grounds during a period stretching from the January 31 opener between York City Knights and Featherstone Rovers, to the May 23 clash between Sheffield Eagles and Widnes Vikings.

Games selected include the Round Three blockbuster between Leigh Centurions and Bradford Bulls on Monday February 14, and the return of the West Cumbrian derby between Whitehaven and Workington Town on Easter Sunday (April 17).

The bulk of the Easter programme is scheduled for Good Friday, renewing old local rivalries between Batley Bulldogs and Dewsbury Rams, Bradford Bulls and Halifax Panthers, and Widnes Vikings and Leigh Centurions – while in Betfred League 1, Rochdale Hornets will play Oldham.

Premier Sports and the RFL have already confirmed a special discount of almost 40% on an annual subscription for season ticket holders of all Betfred Championship and League 1 clubs.

Premier Sports will also provide exclusive live coverage of the Summer Bash – which will be played on the weekend of July 30-31 at a new venue for 2022 – and the Betfred Championship Play-Offs, as well as matches from the Betfred Challenge Cup up to and including the quarter finals, meaning a total of over 40 games.

Further details of the Summer Bash fixtures and the venue for the Betfred Championship, and the Play-Off structures for the Betfred Championship and League 1, will be announced in due course.

There are no fixtures scheduled for the weekend of June 18-19, which has been kept clear for mid-season internationals.

Two rounds of Betfred Championship fixtures have been scheduled for the four-day Bank Holiday Weekend from June 2-5 celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – which follows the finals of the Betfred Challenge Cup and the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday May 28.

The Betfred League 1 clubs will enter the Challenge Cup in the Second Round on the weekend of January 30-31, and the Betfred Championship clubs will enter in the Fourth Round on the weekend of February 26-27.

Further details of the Betfred Challenge Cup and the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup, including the date of the First Round Challenge Cup draw, will be released later this month.

Leigh Centurions 2022 fixtures

Sat Jan 29 Whitehaven Home 3pm

Mon Feb 7 Featherstone Rovers Away 7-45pm

Mon Feb 14 Bradford Bulls Home 7-45pm

Sun Feb 20 York City Knights Away 3pm

Sun Mar 6 Newcastle Thunder Home 3pm

Mon Mar 21 Halifax Panthers Away 7-45pm

Fri Apr 1 Dewsbury Rams Home 8pm

Fri Apr 15 Widnes Vikings Away 3pm

Sun Apr 24 London Broncos Home 3pm

Fri Apr 29 Sheffield Eagles Home 8pm

Mon May 16 Batley Bulldogs Away 7-45pm

Sun May 22 Workington Town Home 3pm

Thu Jun 2 Barrow Raiders Away 3pm

Sun Jun 5 Halifax Panthers Home 3pm

Sun Jun 12 Featherstone Rovers Home 3pm

Fri Jun 24 Sheffield Eagles Away 7-45pm

Sun Jul 3 Bradford Bulls Away 3pm

Sun Jul 10 Workington Town Away 2pm

Sun Jul 17 Dewsbury Rams Away 3pm

Sun Jul 24 Whitehaven Away 3pm

Sun Jul 31 TBC TBC TBC

Sun Aug 7 Barrow Raiders Home 3pm

Sun Aug 14 Newcastle Thunder Away 3pm

Sun Aug 21 York City Knights Home 3pm

Sun Aug 28 Widnes Vikings Home 3pm

Sun Sep 4 London Broncos Away 3pm

Sun Sep 11 Batley Bulldogs Home 3pm