Premiership Fixtures announced

The 2017-18 Aviva Premiership Rugby season will kick off on Friday 1 September and it promises to be another enthralling campaign as the 12 teams plot their journey that they hope will end at Twickenham.

The first weekend of the season will see Aviva Premiership Rugby Champions Exeter Chiefs begin the defence of their title with a west country derby against Gloucester Rugby on Friday evening.

The opening weekend will also see the traditional London Double Header return to Twickenham, with newly-promoted London Irish facing Harlequins, while North London side Saracens take on Northampton Saints. 

Today’s fixtures announcement confirms for fans the first ten rounds of fixtures, up to 3 December. The fixtures for Rounds 11-13, covering the Christmas period, will be confirmed in the first week of October.