Champions Saracens will head to Exeter Chiefs in the opening round of a Premiership season that will see no games clash with the Six Nations.
The season gets underway of 13 October, on the weekend following the Rugby World Cup group stages concluding as Bristol Bears are scheduled to host the opening fixture for the fifth time in six seasons.
They were unable to host Bath in the opening fixture last year due to a 24 hour delay brought on by the death of the Queen, and Bath will play host to Newcastle at the same time as Gloucester host Harlequins on Saturday.
Losing semi-finalists Northampton Saints travel to last year’s runners-up Sale Sharks, and they will make a visit to Leicester Tigers in Round 6 during a round of derbies which also sees the Sharks play Newcastle, Bath host Bristol, Saracens head to Harlequins and Exeter play Gloucester.
There are set to be as many as four regular season games played at major stadia with Bristol pondering hosting Gloucester on the 2nd December at the Principality Stadium, Harlequins already confirmed hosting the Cherry and Whites for their “Big Game” in December and Northampton for their “Big Summer Kick-Off” in April (both at Twickenham), and Saracens hosting Quins for the “Showdown” at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the venue of the Champions Cup Final next year – in March.
The semi-finals will be played on the weekend of 31 May to 2 June and the final will take place on 8 June.
Full List of Premiership Rugby fixtures
ROUND 1
Friday, October 13:
Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers (7.45pm)
Saturday, October 14:
Exeter Chiefs v Saracens (1.30pm)
Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons (3pm)
Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins (3pm)
Sunday, October 13:
Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints (1.30pm)
ROUND 2
Friday, October 20:
Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester Rugby (6pm)
Saturday, October 21:
Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears (3pm)
Saracens v Bath Rugby (3pm)
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks (3.05pm)
Sunday, October 22:
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs (3pm)
ROUND 3
Friday, October 27:
Gloucester Rugby v Saracens (7.45pm)
Saturday, October 28:
Bristol Bears v Harlequins (2.30pm)
Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers (3.05pm)
Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks (3pm)
Sunday, October 29:
Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints (3pm)
ROUND 4
Friday, November 3:
Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby (7.45pm)
Saturday, November 4:
Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons (1.30pm)
Northampton Saints v Bath Rugby (3pm)
Saracens v Leicester Tigers (3.05pm)
Sunday, November 5:
Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears (3pm)
ROUND 5
Friday, November 10:
Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby (7.45pm)
Saturday, November 11:
Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks (1.30pm)
Leicester Tigers v Harlequins (3.05pm)
Sunday, November 12:
Newcastle Falcons v Saracens (3pm)
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs (3pm)
ROUND 6 – DERBY ROUND
Friday, November 17:
Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons (7.45pm)
Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears (7.45pm)
Saturday, November 18:
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (3.05pm)
Harlequins v Saracens (5.30pm)
Sunday, November 19:
Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby (3pm)
ROUND 7
Friday, November 24:
Northampton Saints v Harlequins (7.45pm)
Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby (7.45pm)
Saturday, November 25:
Saracens v Bristol Bears (3pm)
Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers (3.05pm)
Sunday, November 26:
Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs (3pm)
ROUND 8
Friday, December 1:
Harlequins v Sale Sharks (7.45pm)
Saturday, December 2:
Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs (3pm)
Bristol Bears v Gloucester Rugby (3.05pm)
Saracens v Northampton Saints (5.30pm)
Sunday, December 3:
Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons (3pm)
ROUND 9
Friday, December 22:
Newcastle Falcons v Bristol Bears (7.45pm)
Sale Sharks v Saracens (7.45pm)
Saturday, December 23:
Bath Rugby v Harlequins (3.05pm)
Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (3pm)
Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints (3pm)
ROUND 10
Friday, December 29:
Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs (7.45pm)
Saturday, December 30:
Saracens v Newcastle Falcons (3pm)
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks (3.05pm)
Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby (5.30pm)
Sunday, December 31:
Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby (3pm)
ROUND 11
Friday, Jan 5:
Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins (7.45pm)
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears (7.45pm)
Saturday, Jan 6:
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints (3pm)
Leicester Tigers v Saracens (3.05pm)
Sunday, Jan 7:
Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby (3pm)
ROUND 12
Jan 26-28:
Bristol Bears v Bath Rugby
Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks
Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
Northampton Saints v Newcastle Falcons
Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
ROUND 13
Mar 23-25:
Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints
Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons
Leicester Tigers v Gloucester Rugby
Saracens v Harlequins
ROUND 14
Mar 29-31:
Gloucester Rugby v Bristol Bears
Harlequins v Bath Rugby
Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers
Northampton Saints v Saracens
Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs
ROUND 15
Apr 19-21:
Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby
Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers
Sale Sharks v Harlequins
Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
ROUND 16
Apr 26-28:
Bath Rugby v Saracens
Gloucester Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
Harlequins v Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears
Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks
ROUND 17
May 10-12:
Bristol Bears v Saracens
Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby
Northampton Saints v Gloucester Rugby
Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
ROUND 18
Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints
Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons
Harlequins v Bristol Bears
Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs
Saracens v Sale Sharks
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