While the NRL finals are now into their third week, the Super League playoffs are kick off this weekend – and New Zealand fans can watch all the games live leading up to the grand final at Old Trafford in Manchester on October 13.
It has been made possible through Super League+ in the United Kingdom which has put together a special deal for footy heads in New Zealand starting with the elimination match between the Salford Red Devils and Leigh Leopards tomorrow morning NZT (Saturday).
Click here to find out all the details to subscribe to a Play-Off pass.
Salford finished fourth and Leigh fifth at the end of the regular season with the Warrington Wolves (third) and St Helens (sixth) facing each other in another sudden-death affair on Sunday morning.
The winners progress to week two to meet the top two sides the Wigan Warriors and Hull Kingston Rovers for a spot in the grand final.
Former One New Zealand Warriors are spread across the squads. Wigan has standoff-centre Adam Keighran as well Thomas Leuluai on the coaching side while centre Peta Hiku has been a star for Hull Kingston Rovers.
Forward King Vuniyayawa has been involved in Salford’s campaign and Aaron Pene is with Leigh while three ex-Warriors – James Bell, Konrad Hurrell and Agnatius Paasi – are on St Helens’ books.
