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James Deighton
X Bio: BBC Radio Leeds Rugby League presenter, commentator and producer. Hubby, Daddy, Twinny & Veggie. Views are my own and not the Beebs.
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Last 5 Matches (see all)
Date
Match
Competition
Channel
Role
Language
05/07/2026
English Super League
Main Commentator
English
05/07/2026
English Super League
Main Commentator
English
Top 20 Channels
Channel
Occasions
BBC Radio Leeds
285
BBC Sport Online (Audio)
214
BBC Sounds app
202
BBC Radio Leeds (Online)
63
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
7
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
6
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2
6
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
5
BBC Radio Leeds (DAB)
4
BBC Super League Show
4
BBC Radio Manchester (Online)
1
BBC Radio Merseyside
1
BBC Radio Wales (AM)
1
BBC Radio Wales (Online)
1
Top 20 Teams
Team
Occasions
Leeds Rhinos
262
Wakefield Trinity
197
Castleford Tigers
182
Huddersfield Giants
160
Warrington Wolves
71
St Helens
66
Bradford Bulls
61
Hull Kingston Rovers
60
Leigh Leopards
57
Hull FC
54
Salford Red Devils
54
Batley Bulldogs
50
Featherstone Rovers
47
Wigan Warriors
43
Halifax
36
Catalan Dragons
31
London Broncos
19
Widnes Vikings
15
Keighley Cougars
14
Sheffield Eagles
14
Top 20 People Worked With
Person
Occasions
Barry Eaton
66
Jack Conlon
43
Phil Veivers
42
Matt Bramald
41
Francis Cummins
34
Matt Newsum
30
Richard Stead
25
Jack Dearden
23
Damian Gibson
22
Trevor Hunt
22
Craig Huby
19
Graham Colley
18
Phil Kinsella
18
Alex Whitington
16
Matt Shaw
16
Nick Pinkney
16
Alan Hunte
15
Joshua Cook
14
Phil Caplan
14
James Clare
13