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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
28/08/2026
English Super League
Main Commentator
English
Top 20 Channels
Channel
Occasions
BBC Radio Leeds
294
BBC Sport Online (Audio)
223
BBC Sounds app
211
BBC Radio Leeds (Online)
63
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
7
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2
7
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
6
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
6
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
272
Wakefield Trinity
207
Castleford Tigers
189
Huddersfield Giants
169
St Helens
72
Warrington Wolves
71
Bradford Bulls
61
Hull Kingston Rovers
60
Hull FC
57
Leigh Leopards
57
Salford Red Devils
54
Batley Bulldogs
50
Featherstone Rovers
47
Wigan Warriors
46
Halifax
36
Catalan Dragons
31
London Broncos
19
York Knights
19
Widnes Vikings
15
Keighley Cougars
14
Top 20 People Worked With
Person
Occasions
Barry Eaton
80
Jack Conlon
49
Phil Veivers
48
Matt Bramald
44
Francis Cummins
34
Matt Newsum
34
Richard Stead
27
Jack Dearden
25
Damian Gibson
22
Trevor Hunt
22
Phil Kinsella
20
Craig Huby
19
Phil Caplan
19
Alex Whitington
18
Graham Colley
18
Alan Hunte
17
Matt Shaw
16
Nick Pinkney
16
James Webster
15
Joshua Cook
14