Premiership announce Festive period schedule

Premiership rugby has today announced that Harlequins‘ annual trip to Twickenham Stadium will be shown live on BT Sport as the broadcaster confirms a bumper line-up of matches over the Christmas and New Year period.
Harlequins’ match with Gloucester Rugby will be staged on Tuesday 27 December (4pm) which means there will be live Aviva Premiership Rugby on four different days over the Christmas weekend.
The live Christmas matches kick off on Friday 23 December with Sale’s trip to Franklin’s Gardens. That match is followed by Wasps v Bath on Christmas Eve and Bristol hosting Worcester on Boxing Day, before the BT Sport cameras head to Twickenham Stadium.
The bumper offering at Christmas is complimented a few days later with three live matches being shown over the New Year weekend.
Newcastle host Wasps on Friday 30 December with Bath’s West Country derby against Exeter taking centre stage on New Year’s Eve. The weekend is topped off on New Year’s Day when Saracens make the trip to Welford Road to take on Leicester.
ROUND 11
Friday, December 23
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks (7:45pm) – BT Sport
Saturday, December 24
Saracens v Newcastle Falcons (1:30pm)
Wasps v Bath (2pm) – BT Sport
Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (3pm)
Monday, December 26
Bristol v Worcester (3pm) – BT Sport
Tuesday, December 27
Harlequins v Gloucester (4pm) – BT Sport
ROUND 12
Friday, December 30
Newcastle Falcons v Wasps (7:30pm) – BT Sport
Saturday, December 31
Bath v Exeter Chiefs (3pm) – BT Sport
Sunday, January 1
Sale Sharks v Bristol (2:30pm)
Gloucester v Northampton Saints (3pm)
Leicester Tigers v Saracens (3pm) – BT Sport
Worcester Warriors v Harlequins (3pm)
ROUND 13
Friday, January 6
Newcastle Falcons v Bath (7:45pm) – BT Sport
Saturday, January 7
Gloucester v Worcester Warriors (3pm)
Harlequins v Sale Sharks (3pm)
Northampton Saints v Bristol Rugby (3pm)
Saracens v Exeter Chiefs (3pm) – BT Sport
Sunday, January 8
Wasps v Leicester Tigers (3pm) – BT Sport