Full 2023/24 Premiership fixtures released including a Derby Weekend

Premiership Rugby have released the full fixture list for the 2023/24 season, with defending champions Saracens facing Exeter Chiefs in Round One.

Bristol Bears welcome Leicester Tigers to Ashton Gate for the season opener on Friday, October 13, the weekend of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

Exeter and Saracens clash at 1:30 pm on the following Saturday, with Bath hosting Newcastle and Harlequins visiting Exeter Chiefs at 3 pm.

The opening round of action concludes on Sunday, October 13, with Sale Sharks hosting Northampton Saints at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Premiership Rugby also announced a blockbuster calendar of derbies and big games for the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby season.

The new campaign will see the debut of the ‘Derby Weekend’ in Round Six (November 17-19).

The action gets underway in the North with Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons and Bath v Bristol Bears – both on a Friday night.

Saturday will see East Midlands rivals Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints clash before Harlequins face London rivals Saracens later that evening.

The Derby Weekend’s action concludes on Sunday with Exeter Chiefs tackling Gloucester.

Saracens will host Harlequins at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in March for ‘The Showdown 4’, following a break of league action during the Six Nations.

Meanwhile, Harlequins’ classic ‘Big Game’ series returns to the festive period when they welcome Gloucester to Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, December 30 (5:30 pm).

Quins’ ‘Big Summer Kick-off’ also takes place at Twickenham, where they will host Northampton Saints in April.

2023/24 Premiership fixtures

Round 1 (Oct 13-15)

Friday, October 13:
Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, October 14:
Exeter Chiefs v Saracens (1:30 pm, TNT Sports)
Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons (3 pm)
Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins (3 pm)

Sunday, October 15:
Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints (1:30 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 2 (Oct 20-22)

Friday, October 20:
Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester Rugby (6 pm)

Saturday, October 21:
Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears (3 pm)
Saracens v Bath Rugby (3 pm)
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, October 22:
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 3 (Oct 27-29)

Friday, October 27:
Gloucester Rugby v Saracens (7:45 pm)

Saturday, October 28:
Bristol Bears v Harlequins (2:30 pm)
Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)
Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks (3 pm)

Sunday, October 29:
Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 4 (Nov 3-5)

Friday, November 3:
Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, November 4:
Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons (1:30 pm)
Northampton Saints v Bath Rugby (3 pm)
Saracens v Leicester Tigers (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, November 5:
Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 5 (Nov 10-12)

Friday, November 10:
Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby (7:45 pm)

Saturday, November 11:
Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks (1:30 pm)
Leicester Tigers v Harlequins (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, November 12:
Newcastle Falcons v Saracens (3 pm)
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 6 (Nov 17-19) – Derby Weekend

Friday, November 17:
Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons (7:45 pm)
Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, November 18:
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)
Harlequins v Saracens (5:30 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, November 19:
Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 7 (Nov 24-26)

Friday, November 24:
Northampton Saints v Harlequins (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)
Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby (7:45 pm)

Saturday, November 25:
Saracens v Bristol Bears (3 pm)
Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, November 26:
Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 8 (Dec 1-3)

Friday, December 1:
Harlequins v Sale Sharks (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, December 2:
Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs (3 pm)
Bristol Bears v Gloucester Rugby (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)
Saracens v Northampton Saints (5:30 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, December 3:
Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 9 (Dec 22-23)

Friday, December 22:
Newcastle Falcons v Bristol Bears (7:45 pm)
Sale Sharks v Saracens (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, December 23:
Bath Rugby v Harlequins (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)
Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (3 pm)
Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints (3 pm)

Round 10 (Dec 29-31)

Friday, December 29:
Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, December 30:
Saracens v Newcastle Falcons (3 pm)
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)
Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby (5:30 pm, TNT Sports, Twickenham Stadium)

Sunday, December 31:
Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby (3 pm, TNT Sports)

Round 11 (Jan 5-7)

Friday, January 5:
Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins (7:45 pm)
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears (7:45 pm, TNT Sports)

Saturday, January 6:
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints (3 pm)
Leicester Tigers v Saracens (3:05 pm, TNT Sports)

Sunday, January 7:
Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby (3 pm, TNT Sports)

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 (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)

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

Round 16 (Apr 26-28)

Bath Rugby v Saracens
Gloucester Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
Harlequins v Northampton Saints (Twickenham Stadium)
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 (May 18)

Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints
Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons
Harlequins v Bristol Bears
Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs
Saracens v Sale Sharks

Play-offs

Semi-finals (May 31 – June 2)
Semi-finalist A v Semi-finalist D
Semi-finalist B v Semi-finalist C

Final (June 8)
Finalist A v Finalist B (Twickenham Stadium)

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