Dates and times of fixtures in the Kings of the North tournament to kick off the new season have now been confirmed by the three clubs.Aviva Premiership Rugby rivals Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks meet home and away in the new event during September and October.
The three most northerly clubs in top-flight domestic competition chose Leicester Cathedral, final resting place of King Richard III, for the Kings of the North launch earlier this year and kick off the tournament on the first weekend in September when the Sharks travel to the Falcons.
The opening Tigers fixture is a week later and the last round sees Sharks make the trip to Leicester’s Welford Road stadium on Saturday, October 10, just a week before the Aviva Premiership programme returns.
The fixtures will allow supporters to assess their squads ahead of the league campaign, with significant changes to all three during the summer.
Tigers, who will have new head coach Aaron Mauger alongside director of rugby Richard Cockerill on the touchlines, have announced nine new signings, including lock Mike Fitzgerald, Peter Betham and Brendon O’Connor from Super 15 clubs in the southern hemisphere, and back-rowers Opeti Fonua and Mike Williams.
Falcons boss Dean Richards has brought in scrum-half Micky Young for a second spell at the club, as well as Mike Delany from Clermont Auvergne, England Sevens cap Marcus Watson, and overseas signings Sonatane Takulua, Nili Latu and Giovanbattista Venditti.
At Sale Sharks, Steve Diamond has added former Ireland scrum-half Peter Stringer, All Blacks lock Byn Evans and hooker Neil Briggs from Leicester, to his squad.
Kings of the North fixtures:
Saturday September 5 (3pm): Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks
Saturday September 12 (2.30pm): Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
Saturday September 19 (3pm): Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons
Friday September 25 (8pm): Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers
Friday October 2 (7.45pm): Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons
Saturday October 10 (3pm): Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
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20 July 2015 12:01

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