Champions Northampton will host Newcastle Red Bulls on the opening day of the 2026-27 Prem rugby season.
Saints beat Exeter to raise the trophy for the second time in three seasons in June and begin the brand new marketing campaign at residence on Friday, 25 September.
The Chiefs are additionally at residence for his or her first sport, with Gloucester set to go to Sandy Park on the Saturday.
Elsewhere throughout the opening weekend, Harlequins are at residence to Bath on Friday, Sale host Bristol on Saturday night and Leicester play Saracens in the one match on Sunday.
The 2026-27 Prem ultimate shall be held on Saturday, 19 June 2027 on the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, with the season to take a collection of breaks round worldwide fixtures.
After 5 rounds in six weeks by September and October, there shall be a four-week Prem break by November for the autumn matches of the Nations Championship.
With European competitors starting in December there are 4 Prem rounds throughout six weeks till January, earlier than a 10-week league pause once more in February and March for the Six Nations.
The new season additionally begins with promotion and relegation officially scrapped from the division.
While no membership has been relegated from the Prem or promoted up from the Champ since Saracens in 2020 and 2021, this has now been formalised as half of a collection of adjustments to English rugby voted by in February, because the league strikes in direction of a franchise-style mannequin.
