Code XIII
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Code XIII was a regional rugby league programme on Channel M, and was originally presented by Andrew "Barney" McHugh, the presenter of Channel M's boxing programme Seconds Out. Jack Dearden took up the role of presenter following a move to the new Channel M studio at Urbis in 2007.
The programme began in the 2006 season and focused on teams playing in the Greater Manchester area such as Salford City Reds, Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions, Rochdale Hornets, Oldham Roughyeds and Swinton Lions. A spin-off series entitled Code XIII: Grassroots focused on local amateur rugby league. Although the programme concentrated on the main Greater Manchester teams, it also touched upon the progress of other regional teams including Warrington and Widnes.
Due to the Super League rights being held by Sky Sports, the management at Channel M decided they could not go forward with another series not containing match action, and that the asking price the footage was more than the Guardian Media Group could afford. For this reason that the programme was not recommissioned by Channel M for the 2009 season.