PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
Tuesday, 29th September 2020 @ 11:00
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Harlequins will kick off the 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership when they host Exeter Chiefs.
The match, scheduled for 7.45pm on Friday 20 November, will be screened on BT Sport and is the first of the new campaign.
Paul Gustard's men then travel to Northampton Saints the following week before appearing on the BT Sport cameras over four successive weekends.
After a trip to Gloucester, Harlequins host Bristol Bears on Boxing Day before a visit to Worcester Warriors and a home clash with London Irish conclude the first six rounds of games.
Round seven onwards, which are subject to movement due to TV scheduling, are still to be confirmed.
Champions Cup and Premiership Cup
The Premiership Cup will be back next season with our matches commencing in Spring. Fixture details will be released by Premiership Rugby and shared with supporters as soon as available.
Our Heineken Champions Cup fixtures will be shared once released by European Professional Club Rugby, following the draw.
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Big Game 13
Given the uncertainty of supporters being able to attend live sporting events in the short term, Harlequins have moved the traditional festive Big Game at Twickenham Stadium in 2020/21 to a provisional date in Spring.
Our intention is to go ahead with this hugely popular community event which is the biggest game of club rugby in the world. While we know the festive annual fixture is a highly anticipated event as families come together to attend, we want to ensure the best chance of the event going ahead with a packed Twickenham Stadium.
We will share further details in the coming months as the COVID-19 regulations and ability to attend live sporting events are clarified.
Supporters returning
The recent announcement from the government that there may be no change to COVID-19 restrictions in the next six months has raised questions around when we can expect supporters back at The Stoop.
There are many open questions at this point and Premiership Rugby and Harlequins are working with the relevant authorities to better understand the regulations and determine what impact this will have on the 2020/21 season.
We will share further details in the next few days and weeks as this information becomes clear and ensure a clear overview and set of details for our Season Ticket Members in October, well ahead of the season starting on 20th November.
That basically knocks on the head any idea that Sarries could end up playing in the Prem next season. There's no way to include a 13th team in the schedules and Newcastle will rightly fight any attempt to be "un-promoted" tooth & nail.
Any player in a 6 Nations squad will probably miss 11 of the first 14 games, as the first three rounds clash with the autumn international fixtures, and rounds 7-14 overlap with the 2021 6 Nations period.
Plus, it looks like it'll be either Wasps or Bath for Big Game if it goes ahead. The earliest Spring game that could be used is the Worcester one in April, but that might not be the target because i) It's close to the end of the nominal 6 months of fan restrictions and ii) Warriors aren't as big a draw for the neutral as Wasps or Bath would be.
11 out of 14 games, ouch. That could help us tbh, as apart from Marler, im not sure anyone else will get the call from Jones. Not sure Marchant, Smith or Dombrandt will get the nod. Anyone know when the squad is announced??
Worcester, away on New Year's Day, at 7:45pm?
Gloucester away on a Sunday with a 4:15pm kickoff?
I mean, I know spectators can't go so it's not like we would be hiking westward, but those are really odd times to be playing. All hail the TV schedules, I suppose.
11 out of 14 games, ouch. That could help us tbh, as apart from Marler, im not sure anyone else will get the call from Jones. Not sure Marchant, Smith or Dombrandt will get the nod. Anyone know when the squad is announced??
I'm guessing Lang might be in the Scotland squad? If Smith was called up that could leave us short at FH.
The Premiership Cup will be back next season with our matches commencing in Spring. Fixture details will be released by Premiership Rugby and shared with supporters as soon as available.
I thought the Premiership Cup had been scrapped for this season?
I thought the Premiership Cup had been scrapped for this season?
Good point! Maybe they're combining it with the Shield (A League as was) to be a proper "development" side competition.
EDIT
I've just looked on the Premiership press release, and this is what they say:
The Premiership Rugby Cup will be staged as a midweek competition in the 2020-21 season, starting after the Six Nations, with matches live on BT Sport.
I wonder if that is all matches or just selected ones?
Seems to say all games to me.
Particularly insensitive timing from Premiership Rugby to announce next season’s fixtures just as this season is (finally) drawing to a close
At a time when everyone’s physical and mental wellbeing is being scrutinised and (supposedly) prioritised just imagine the mental impact of this announcement for the players who are coming to the end of what effectively has been a 14-month season ... just a couple of weeks rest to look forward to and then back into pre-season at a time when you have probably had to take a significant pay cut
The front page headline in The Rugby Paper last Sunday was “Top flight rugby may not return until 2021” and the article states “ ... an increasing number of clubs are reaching the conclusion that starting next season on November 20 may not be a viable proposition”
Clearly it was a political decision by Premiership Rugby to publish the fixtures now to emphasise that they are in charge ... NOT the clubs ... no wonder there has been a backlash
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