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Sunday start on Sky TV

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The new Guinness Premiership season will start for Leicester Tigers on Sunday, September 7, after Sky Sports confirmed live screening of the opening match away to Gloucester Rugby (4pm kick-off).

Sky Sports will also show the home fixture against London Wasps on Friday, September 26, kick-off at 8.05pm.

The Christmas trip to Harlequins is a 4pm kick-off on Saturday, December 27 for live TV transmission, while Tigers’ home game against Bath is now a Sunday kick-off on January 4 (1.30pm).

So far, 14 matches have been scheduled for Sky TV live coverage in the first 11 rounds, with each of the 12 Guinness Premiership teams featuring at least once.

Announcing the fixtures, Martin Turner, executive producer for rugby union at Sky Sports, said: “There are some fantastic match-ups this year. Every team being shown gives something for everyone in our most exciting season yet, especially as the home players will battle it out to impress with the Lions tour just around the corner.

“Last year’s Guinness Premiership was by far and away the greatest we have had and the world record crowd at Twickenham for the Guinness Premiership Final showed just how far professional club rugby in England has come.”     

Confirmed live matches to date from the Guinness Premiership:
DATE/FIXTURE/KICK-OFF
Sunday 7 September Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors LIVE 13:30
Sunday 7 September  Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers LIVE 16:00
Saturday 13 September Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby LIVE 14:45
Friday 26 September Leicester Tigers v London Wasps LIVE 20:05
Saturday 27 September Saracens v Northampton Saints LIVE 14:45
Thursday 2 October Worcester Warriors v Harlequins LIVE 20:00
Friday 14 November Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors LIVE 20:00
Friday 21 November Gloucester Rugby v Bristol Rugby LIVE 20:00
Friday 28 November Newcastle Falcons v London Wasps LIVE 20:00
Saturday 20 December Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks  LIVE 14:45
Saturday 27 December Saracens v London Irish LIVE 13:30
Saturday 27 December Harlequins v Leicester Tigers LIVE 16:00
Sunday 4 January Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby LIVE 13:30
Sunday 4 January London Wasps v Harlequins LIVE 16:00