2013-2014 Aviva Premiership fixtures revealed

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Premiership today confirmed that Aviva Premiership Rugby champions Leicester will start the defence of their title at home to Dean Ryan’s Warriors.
The Tigers who claimed their historic tenth Aviva Premiership Rugby title in May, beating 37-17, face the Warriors on Sunday 8 September, kicking off at 2pm.
The Tigers move from their Welford Road home in round two to face one of their oldest rivals in Bath, a match which celebrates the 100th anniversary of games between the two sides. The first match was on 13 September 1913.
The opening weekend of the Aviva Premiership Rugby season will kick off on Friday 6 September when newly-promoted Newcastle Falcons have the honour of opening the new campaign.
The clash between Newcastle Falcons and Bath Rugby has been chosen as the first Aviva Premiership Rugby match to feature live on BT Sport at Kingston Park.
The Saturday of the first weekend will feature the traditional London Double Header which sees face followed by London Wasps against Harlequins, both live on BT Sport.
To complete the opening weekend, last season’s Aviva Premiership Rugby runners-up Northampton Saints entertain Exeter Chiefs on Saturday 7 while on the same day Steve Diamond’s make the trip to Kingsholm to face Gloucester Rugby.
“Every year the anticipation over the new fixtures grows and looking at the 2013-14 season it is clear we have huge matches every weekend,” said Phil Winstanley the Rugby Director at Premiership Rugby.
“Matches in Aviva Premiership Rugby get more compelling and competitive every year and last season we once again had a smaller average winning margin (a slim 11 points) in our games than in any other League in the world.
“We’ve had three different Aviva Premiership champions in the last three years and last May we had a new club (Northampton Saints) in the Aviva Premiership Rugby .”
This season there will be two Aviva Premiership Rugby matches at – in addition to the London Double Header and the Final – and one at Wembley.
Harlequins face Exeter Chiefs on December 28 and London Wasps entertain Gloucester Rugby on April 19 at HQ while Saracens will take on Harlequins at Wembley on March 22.
Simon Green, Head of BT Sport, said: “BT Sport is the new home of and we’ll be broadcasting 69 live and exclusive Aviva Premiership Rugby games across the season.  Friday night’s coverage will be anchored live from the grounds with games broadcast live on a Saturday and Sunday from the BT Sport Studio.”
“We have a fantastic rugby team in place.  Hosted by Craig Doyle, commentary will be provided by Nick Mullins and Alastair Eykyn who will be joined by BT Sport rugby experts, Lawrence Dallaglio, Ben Kay, Matt Dawson and Austin Healey. Reporting duties fall to Sarra Elgan and Martin Bayfield.
“I’m also delighted to announce a new Wednesday night show, Rugby Tonight, which will be hosted by Matt Dawson, Craig Doyle, Martin Bayfield and Sarra Elgan, which will offer a mixture of rugby analysis, debate and lively entertainment.”
Premiership Fixtures
Round 1 (weekend of September 7): Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby, Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks, London Irish vSaracens, Northampton Saints vExeter Chiefs, London Wasps v Harlequins, Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors
Round 2 (weekend of September 14): Harlequins v Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons, Exeter Chiefs v London Wasps, Worcester Warriors v London Irish, Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers, Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
Round 3 (weekend of September 20): Worcester Warriors v Harlequins, Sale Sharks v London Wasps, Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons, London Irish v Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints, Saracens v Bath Rugby
Round 4 (weekend of September 27): Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks, Bath Rugby v London Irish, London Wasps v Worcester Warriors, Harlequins v Saracens, Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester Rugby
Round 5 (weekend of October 5): Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby, London Irish v Harlequins, Saracens v London Wasps, Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints, Glocuester Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
Round 6 (weekend of October 26): Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby, Exeter Chiefs v Worcester Warriors, Harlequins v Sale Sharks, Northampton Saints v Saracens, London Wasps v Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons v London Irish
Round 7 (weekend of November 2): Worcester Warriors v Bath Rugby, Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby v London Wasps, Leicester Tigers v Harlequins, Saracens v Newcastle Falcons, London Irish v Northampton Saints
Round 8 (weekend of November 23): Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors, Exeter Chiefs v Saracens, Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby, Leicester Tigers v London Irish, London Wasps v Bath Rugby, Northampton Saints v Newcastle Falcons
Round 9 (weekend of November 30): Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers, London Irish v London Wasps, Saracens v Sale Sharks, Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints, Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins
Round 10 (weekend of December 21): Sale Sharks v London Irish, Bath Rugby v Harlequins, Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons, Gloucester Rugby v Worcester Warriors, London Wasps v Northampton Saints, Saracens v Leicester Tigers
Round 11 (weekend of December 28): Newcastle Falcons v London Wasps, Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs, Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks, London Irish v Gloucester Rugby, Northampton Saints v Bath Rugby, Worcester Warriors v Saracens
Round 12 (weekend of January 4): Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks, Gloucester Rugby v Saracens, Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby, London Irish v Worcester Warriors, Northampton Saints v Harlequins, London Wasps v Exeter Chiefs
Round 13 (weekend of February 8): Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby, Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers, Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons, Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints, Harlequins v London Wasps, Saracens v London Irish
Round 14 (weekend of February 15): Sale Sharks v Saracens, Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby, Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers v Gloucester Rugby, London Wasps v London Irish, Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors
Round 15 (weekend of February 22): Bath Rugby v London Wasps, Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins, Saracens v Exeter Chiefs, Worcester Warriors v Sale Sharks, London Irish v Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Round 16 (weekend of March 1): Bath Rugby v Saracens, Exeter Chiefs v London Irish, Harlequins v Worcester Warriors, London Wasps v Sale Sharks, Northampton Saints v Gloucester Rugby, Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers
Round 17 (weekend of March 21): Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints, Worcester Warriors v London Wasps, Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs, London Irish v Bath Rugby, Saracens v Harlequins
Round 18 (weekend of March 29): Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks, Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby, Harlequins v London Irish, London Wasps v Saracens, Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons v Worcester Warriors
Round 19 (weekend of April 12): Sale Sharks v Harlequins, Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby, Leicester Tigers v London Wasps, Saracens v Northampton Saints, Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs, London Irish v Newcastle Falcons
Round 20 (weekend of April 19): Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors, Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks, Harlequins v Leicester Tigers, London Wasps v Gloucester Rugby, Northampton Saints v London Irish, Newcastle Falcons v Saracens
Round 21 (weekend of May 3): Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers, Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints, Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins, Gloucester Rugby v London Irish, London Wasps v Newcastle Falcons, Saracens v Worcester Warriors
Round 22 (weekend of May 10): Harlequins v Bath Rugby, Leicester Tigers v Saracens, London Irish v Sale Sharks, Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs, Northampton Saints v London Wasps, Worcester Warriors v Gloucester Rugby

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