New Era for Guinness PRO14 will kick off in Wales live on Premier Sport & eir sport
| Wales will host the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season on August 31 when the first of 152 international club rugby games take place in Cardiff and Swansea.
Wales will host the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season on August 31 when the first of 152 international club rugby games take place in Cardiff and Swansea. The Welsh capital will play host to a clash of European Champions as Cardiff Blues (Challenge Cup winners) welcome defending Guinness PRO14 title holders and Champions Cup winners, Leinster Rugby, to the Cardiff Arms Park as Premier Sports and eir sport screen Championship action live for the very first time on their channels (Premier Sports 2 & eir sport 1 & TG4). The second game on Friday, August 31 will see Ospreys open the campaign with a visit of Richard Cockerill’s Edinburgh, who reached the Guinness PRO14 Final Series for the very first time just two months ago (Premier Sports 1 & eir sport 2) Round One sees a full set of terrific match-ups with two clashes of former champions when Connacht Rugby host Glasgow Warriors (live on TG4 & eir sport 1 & Premier Sport 1) while Scarlets, 2017 title winners and last season’s beaten finalists, travel to Kingspan Stadium to face the 2006 Celtic League winners, Ulster Rugby (live on Premier Sports 1, S4C and eir sport 2). Munster Rugby will take on the Toyota Cheetahs (live on eir sport 1, Premier Sports 2 & Super Sport) while the Cheetahs’ South African compatriots, the Southern Kings start their season in Parma, Italy when they tackle Zebre Rugby Club (live on Free Sports, SuperSport & eir sport 1). Finally, Dragons fans will have high hopes to see what the region can achieve in season two of Bernard Jackman’s tenure as they face a challenging opener against Benetton Rugby (live on Premier Sports 1 and eir sport 2) who are aiming to build on last season’s record number of wins to make a real push for the Guinness PRO14 Final Series. For the first time ever the Championship has also been able to announce Kick-Off times and dates for the first 17 rounds of the Guinness PRO14 which is a big win for clubs and their supporters. This year’s opening round marks a brand new era for the Championship where every single game will be broadcast live across the UK by Premier Sports & Free Sports – a true first for the Guinness PRO14. In Ireland, eir sport will bring coverage of the Championship to new levels while Super Sport will continue to give South African fans a real taste of the Guinness PRO14 every weekend. Additionally, PRO14 Rugby is proud that games will still be broadcast live on native language channels TG4 (Republic of Ireland) and S4C (Wales) to ensure Free-To-Air access among two stations that have supported the Championship from the outset. “Rarely, has there been so much anticipation and excitement ahead of a new season now that we every game live across the UK on Premier Sports fully supported by eir sport & TG4 in Ireland, Super Sport in South Africa and S4C in Wales. Our new broadcast arrangements will drive up the broadcast standards and supporters should rightly get excited by what is to come. “I would like to thank all of our broadcast partners for their input into the process and the patience and flexibility of our teams throughout. Naturally, the logistics involved in scheduling an international club rugby tournament present many challenges but our clubs and broadcasters recognize that the Guinness PRO14 is incredibly unique which is why they are so proud to be a part of the Championship. “We are confident that we have respected the wide-ranging criteria required to produce the fixture list, whether that is accommodating traditional Friday or Saturday match-days for various clubs or working around clubs who share venues with football teams. Naturally, there is an abundance of international travel involved, too, and that is all part of the appeal of the Guinness PRO14 and now with the South African teams involved our clubs have embraced the opportunity to go on tour – a cherished aspect of the game that has faded away in recent times. “I wish all of our teams the very best of luck this season as we look forward to another terrific campaign of Guinness PRO14 action.” Guinness PRO14 Fixtures for the 2018/19 Championship Season (All fixtures are subject to change) Fixtures available here: https://www.pro14rugby.org/match-centre/fixtures/ Friday, August 31 (all kick-off times are local) Saturday, September 1 19:35 Dragons v Benetton Rugby, Rodney Parade Broadcast channels from Round 2 will be confirmed in due course ROUND 2 Friday, September 7 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Glasgow Warriors v Munster Rugby, Scotstoun Stadium 19:35 Ulster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby, Kingspan Stadium Saturday, September 8 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Dragons v Southern Kings, Rodney Parade 17:15 Connacht Rugby v Zebre Rugby Club, The Sportsground 17:30 Ospreys Rugby v Toyota Cheetahs, Liberty Stadium 19:35 Scarlets v Leinster Rugby, Parc y Scarlets 20:35 Benetton Rugby v Cardiff Blues, Stadio Monigo Friday, September 14 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Connacht Rugby, BT Murrayfield 19:35 Munster Rugby v Ospreys Rugby, Irish Independent Park Saturday, September 15 (all kick-off times are local) 17:15 Scarlets v Benetton Rugby, Parc y Scarlets 17:15 Leinster Rugby v Dragons, RDS Arena 19:30 Toyota Cheetahs v Glasgow Warriors, Toyota Stadium 20:35 Zebre Rugby Club v Cardiff Blues, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Sunday, September 16 (all kick-off times are local) 14:15 Southern Kings v Ulster Rugby (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium) ROUND 4 Friday, September 21 (all kick-off times are local) 19:15 Toyota Cheetahs v Ulster Rugby, Toyota Stadium 19:35 Cardiff Blues v Munster Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park Saturday, September 22 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Southern Kings v Glasgow Warriors, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 17:15 Connacht Rugby v Scarlets, The Sportsground 17:15 Dragons v Zebre Rugby Club, Rodney Parade 19:35 Leinster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby, RDS Arena 19:35 Ospreys Rugby v Benetton Rugby, Liberty Stadium ROUND 5 Friday, September 28 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Cardiff Blues v Toyota Cheetahs, Cardiff Arms Park 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Benetton Rugby, BT Murrayfield Saturday, September 29 (all kick-off times are local) 16:00 Zebre Rugby Club v Ospreys Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 17:15 Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby 18:30 Scarlets v Southern Kings 19:35 Glasgow Warriors v Dragons 19:35 Munster Rugby v Ulster Rugby ROUND 6 Friday, October 5 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Toyota Cheetahs, BT Murrayfield 19:35 Glasgow Warriors v Zebre Rugby, Scotstoun Stadium 19:35 Ulster Rugby v Connacht Rugby, Kingspan Stadium Saturday, October 6 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Scarlets v Ospreys Rugby, Parc y Scarlets 17:15 Dragons v Cardiff Blues, Rodney Parade 18:00 Leinster Rugby v Munster Rugby, Aviva Stadium 20:00 Benetton Rugby v Southern Kings, Stadio Monigo ROUND 7 Friday, October 26 (all kick-off times are local) 19:00 Southern Kings v Scarlets, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 19:55 Ulster Rugby v Dragons, Kingspan Stadium 20:00 Zebre v Edinburgh Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Saturday, October 27 (all kick-off times are local) 16:00 Benetton Rugby v Leinster Rugby, Stadio Monigo 17:15 Munster Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, Thomond Park 19:15 Toyota Cheetahs v Cardiff Blues, Toyota Stadium October 26/27/28 TBC Ospreys v Connacht, Liberty Stadium ROUND 8 Friday, November 2 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Scarlets, BT Murrayfield 19:35 Ospreys Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, Liberty Stadium Saturday, November 3 (all kick-off times are local) 16:00 Benetton Rugby v Ulster Rugby, Stadio Monigo 17:15 Connacht Rugby v Dragons, Sportsground Sunday, November 4 (all kick-off times are local) 14:45 Cardiff Blues v Zebre, Cardiff Arms Park 14:45 Southern Kings v Leinster Rugby, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 16:45 Toyota Cheetahs v Munster Rugby, Toyota Stadium ROUND 9 Friday, November 23 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues, Scotstoun 19:35 Leinster Rugby v Ospreys Rugby, RDS Arena 19:35 Scarlets v Ulster Rugby, Parc y Scarlets Saturday, November 24 (all kick-off times are local) 14:30 Toyota Cheetahs v Benetton Rugby, Toyota Stadium Sunday, November 25 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Southern Kings v Connacht Rugby, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 16:30 Zebre v Munster Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 17:30 Dragons v Edinburgh Rugby, Rodney Parade ROUND 10 Friday, November 30 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Ospreys Rugby v Zebre, Liberty Stadium 19:35 Munster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby, Irish Independent Park Saturday, December 1 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Ulster Rugby v Cardiff Blues, Kingspan Stadium 17:00 Toyota Cheetahs v Connacht Rugby, Toyota Stadium 17:15 Glasgow Warriors v Scarlets, Scotstoun Stadium 17:15 Dragons v Leinster Rugby, Rodney Parade 19:15 Southern Kings v Benetton Rugby, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium ROUND 11 Friday, December 21 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Ulster Rugby v Munster Rugby, Kingspan Stadium Saturday, December 22 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Ospreys Rugby v Scarlets, Liberty Stadium 17:15 Cardiff Blues v Dragons, Cardiff Arms Park 17:15 Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, BT Murrayfield Stadium 19:45 Leinster Rugby v Connacht Rugby, RDS Arena TBC Zebre v Benetton Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Live on Free Sports Friday, December 28 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Connacht Rugby v Ulster Rugby, Sportsground Live on TG4, eir sport & Premier Sports Live Free Sports 15:00 Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby, Scotstoun Live Premier Sports & eir sport
Live on eir sport & Premier Sport 17:15 Scarlets v Cardiff Blues, Parc y Scarlets Live on Premier Sports & eir sport 15:00 Dragons v Ospreys Rugby, Rodney Parade Live on S4C, Premier Sports & eir sport ROUND 13 Saturday, January 5 (all kick-off times are local) 15:00 Benetton Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, Stadio Monigo Live on Premier Sports 17:15 Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby, RDS Arena Live on eir sport & Premier Sport 17:15 Scarlets v Dragons, Parc y Scarlets Live on Premier Sport & eir sports 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Southern Kings, BT Murrayfield Live on Premier Sports & Super Sport 19:35 Connacht Rugby v Munster Rugby, Sportsground Live on TG4, Premier Sports & eir sport Sunday, January 6 (all kick-off times are local) Live on Super Sport, Free Sports & Premier Sports
January 4/5/6 TBC Ospreys Rugby v Cardiff Blues Live on Premier Sports & eir sport Saturday, January 19 (all kick-off times are local) TBC Southern Kings v Toyota Cheetahs, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Live on Super Sport, Premier Sport & eir sport Friday, January 25 (all kick-off times are local) Live on Premier Sport & eir sport 19:35 Leinster Rugby v Scarlets, RDS Arena Live on eir sport, TG4 & Premier Sports Live on Premier Sports & eir sport 15:00 Toyota Cheetahs v Zebre, Toyota Stadium Live on Super Sport & Premier Sport 17:15 Cardiff Blues v Connacht Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park Live on S4C, TG4 and Premier Sports 17:15 Southern Kings v Edinburgh Rugby, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Live Super Sport and Premier Sports ROUND 12 Saturday, February 2 (all kick-off times are local) 16:00 Toyota Cheetahs v Southern Kings, Toyota Stadium Live on Super Sport, Premier Sports and eir sport Friday, February 15 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Dragons, BT Murrayfield Live on Premier Sports 19:35 Munster Rugby v Southern Kings, Irish Independent Park Live on eir sport, Premier Sports & Super Sport 16:00 Zebre v Leinster Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Live on Free Sports and eir sport 17:30 Connacht Rugby v Toyota Cheetahs, Sportsground Live on TG4, eir sport, Premier Sport & Super Sport 18:15 Benetton Rugby v Scarlets, Stadio Monigo Live on S4C & Premier Sports 19:35 Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors, Cardiff Arms Park Live on Premier Sports
February 15/16/17 TBC Ospreys Rugby v Ulster Rugby, Liberty Stadium Live on Premier Sports & eir sport ROUND 16 Friday, February 22 (all kick-off times are local) Live on Free Sports 19:35 Ospreys Rugby v Munster Rugby, Liberty Stadium Live on Premier Sports, eir sport & TG4 19:55 Leinster Rugby v Southern Kings, RDS Arena Live on eir sport, Super Sport & Premier Sports 14:00 Benetton Rugby v Dragons, Stadio Monigo Live on S4C, Premier Sports & eir sport 19:35 Edinburgh Rugby v Cardiff Blues, BT Murrayfield Live on Premier Sports 19:35 Ulster Rugby v Zebre, Kingspan Stadium Live on Premier Sports
Live on Premier Sports, Super Sport & eir sport ROUND 17 Friday, March 1 (all kick-off times are local) 19:35 Leinster Rugby v Toyota Cheetahs, RDS Arena Live on eir sport, Super Sport & Premier Sports 14:45 Connacht Rugby v Ospreys Rugby, Sportsground Live on TG4 & Premier Sports 16:00 Benetton Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby, Stadio Monigo Live on Premier Sports & Free Sports 17:00 Scarlets v Munster Rugby, Parc y Scarlets Live on S4C, eir sport 1 & Premier Sports 18:15 Zebre v Glasgow Warriors, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Live on Premier Sports 19:35 Cardiff Blues v Southern Kings, Cardiff Arms Park Live on Premier Sport & Super Sport 15:00 Dragons v Ulster Rugby, Rodney Parade Live on Premier Sports & eir sport Cardiff Blues v Scarlets Connacht Rugby v Benetton Rugby Edinburgh Rugby v Leinster Rugby Glasgow Warriors v Toyota Cheetahs Munster Rugby v Zebre Ospreys Rugby v Dragons Ulster Rugby v Southern Kings ROUND 19 Toyota Cheetahs v Ospreys Rugby Glasgow Warriors v Ulster Rugby Southern Kings v Dragons Leinster Rugby v Benetton Rugby Munster Rugby v Cardiff Blues Scarlets v Edinburgh Rugby Zebre v Connacht Rugby ROUND 20 Toyota Cheetahs v Dragons Connacht Rugby v Cardiff Blues Edinburgh Rugby v Ulster Rugby Southern Kings v Ospreys Leinster Rugby v Glasgow Warriors Scarlets v Zebre Benetton Rugby v Munster Rugby ROUND 21 Toyota Cheetahs v Southern Kings Dragons v Scarlets Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby Munster Rugby v Connacht Rugby Ulster Rugby v Leinster Rugby Zebre v Benetton Rugby Semi-Finals
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