The Aviva Premiership Rugby fixtures for the 2011/12 season have been announced with reigning Aviva Premiership Rugby champions Saracens kicking off their season by playing London Wasps in the London Double Header at Twickenham.

Their opponents in that final, Leicester Tigers start at Welford Road against Exeter Chiefs as the Devon side embark upon their second season in the top flight.

Returning to the top division, Worcester Warriors begin their Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign at Sixways against Sale Sharks.

The only Sunday match sees Heineken Cup Finalists Northampton Saints play Gloucester Rugby, the sides that finished fourth and third in the league last season.

The other half of the London Double header sees London Irish play European Challenge Cup Winners Harlequins and Sir Ian McGeechan takes his Bath Rugby team to Kingston Park to play Newcastle Falcons.

In addition to the fixtures being announced, the first eight rounds of televised matches have also been agreed.

ESPN will begin their coverage of Aviva Premiership Rugby by showing both matches in the London Double Header, whilst Sky begin their coverage at Franklin’s Gardens with Northampton Saints versus Gloucester Rugby.

Bath’s first home match against Saracens features in round two, as does London Wasps’ match against Leicester Tigers, the two most successful clubs of the professional era.

Leicester Tigers’ match against Saracens, a repeat of the last two Premiership Rugby Finals will be shown live by ESPN in round four.

Worcester Warriors feature for the first time in round five when they play Northampton Saints at Sixways.

Round 1:
September 3, 2011 – London Irish v Harlequins (14:00, ESPN)
September 3, 2011 – Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs (15:00)
September 3, 2011 – Saracens v London Wasps (16:00, ESPN)
September 3, 2011 – Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby (18:30)
September 4, 2011 – Northampton Saints v Gloucester Rugby (15:30, Sky)
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Sale Sharks

Round 2:
September 9, 2011 – Sale Sharks v London Irish (19:45)
September 9, 2011 – Harlequins v Northampton Saints (19:45, ESPN)
September 10, 2011 – Bath Rugby v Saracens (15:15, Sky)
September 10, 2011 – Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
September 10, 2011 – Gloucester Rugby v Worcester Warriors (15:00)
September 11, 2011 – London Wasps v Leicester Tigers (14:15, ESPN)

Round 3:
September 17, 2011 – Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs (17:30, ESPN)
September 17, 2011 – Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby (15:00)
September 17, 2011 – Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers (15:05, Sky)
September 18, 2011 – Saracens v Worcester Warriors (14:15, ESPN)
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v London Irish
Date TBC – London Wasps v Sale Sharks

Round 4:
23 September 2011 – Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints (19:45, ESPN)
24 September 2011 – Leicester Tigers v Saracens (14:30, ESPN)
24 September 2011 – Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby (15:00)
24 September 2011 – London Irish v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
25 September 2011 – Exeter Chiefs v London Wasps (15:00, Sky)
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Harlequins

Round 5:
30 September 2011 – Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints (19:45, ESPN)
01 October 2011 – Gloucester Rugby v London Irish (13:00, ESPN)
01 October 2011 – Exeter Chiefs v Saracens (15:00)
01 October 2011 – Harlequins Sale Sharks (15:00)
01 October 2011 – Bath Rugby Leicester Tigers (15:15, Sky)
02 October 2011 – Newcastle Falcons London Wasps (15:00)

Round 6:
07 October 2011 Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby (19:45)
08 October 2011 Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs (14:30, ESPN)
08 October 2011 Leicester Tigers v Harlequins (17:00, ESPN)
09 October 2011 London Irish v Worcester Warriors (14:00, Sky)
09 October 2011 Saracens v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
Date TBC – London Wasps v Bath Rugby

Round 7:
28 October 2011 – Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers (19:45, ESPN)
29 October 2011 – London Irish v Bath (14:30, ESPN)
29 October 2011 – Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs (15:00)
29 October 2011 – Gloucester Rugby v Saracens (17:30, Sky)
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v Newcastle Falcons
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v London Wasps

Round 8:
04 November 2011 – Newcastle Falcons v Worcester Warriors (20:00)
05 November 2011 – Leicester Tigers v London Irish (15:05, Sky)
05 November 2011 – Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby (17:30, ESPN)
06 November 2011 – London Wasps v Northampton Saints (14:15, ESPN)
06 November 2011 – Saracens v Sale Sharks (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v Harlequins

Round 9:
25 November 2011 – Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs (19:45)
26 November 2011 – Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers (15:00)
26 November 2011 – London Irish v London Wasps (15:00)
27 November 2011 – Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v Saracens
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Bath Rugby

Round 10:
3 December 2011 – Exeter Chiefs v Worcester Warriors (15:00)
3 December 2011 – Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (15:00)
4 December 2011 – Saracens London Irish 15:00
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks
Date TBC – London Wasps v Harlequins
Date TBC – Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester Rugby

Round 11:
26 December 2011 – Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons (14:30)
27 December 2011 – London Irish v Exeter Chiefs (13:30)
27 December 2011 – Harlequins v Saracens (16:30)
Date TBC – Gloucester Rugby v London Wasps
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v Bath Rugby
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers

Round 12:
31 December 2011 – Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints (14:00)
31 December 2011 – Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins (15:00)
1 January 2012 – Saracens v Gloucester Rugby (12:30)
1 January 2012 – Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v London Irish
Date TBC – London Wasps v Worcester Warriors

Round 13:
6 January 2012 – Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs (20:00)
7 January 2012 – Leicester Tigers v London Wasps (15:00)
7 January 2012 – London Irish v Sale Sharks (15:00)
8 January 2012 – Saracens v Bath Rugby (15:00)
Date TBC -Northampton Saints v Harlequins
Date TBC -Worcester Warriors v Gloucester Rugby

Round 14:
10 February 2012 – Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors (19:45)
11 February 2012 – Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (15:00)
11 February 2012 – Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints (15:00)
11 February 2012 – Harlequins v London Irish (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons
Date TBC – London Wasps v Saracens

Round 15:
17 February 2012 – Newcastle Falcons v London Irish (20:00)
18 February 2012 – Harlequins v Worcester Warriors (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby
Date TBC – London Wasps v Exeter Chiefs
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
Date TBC – Saracens v Leicester Tigers

Round 16:
24 February 2012 – Sale Sharks v London Wasps (19:45)
25 February 2012 – Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby (15:00)
25 February 2012 – Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
26 February 2012 – London Irish v Northampton Saints (15:00)
Date TBC – Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Saracens

Round 17:
02 March 2012 – Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins (20:00)
03 March 2012 – Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks (15:00)
03 March 2012 – Leicester Tigers v Gloucester Rugby (15:00)
04 March 2012 – Saracens v Northampton Saints (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Date TBC – London Wasps v London Irish

Round 18:
23 March 2012 – Sale Sharks v Saracens (19:45)
24 March 2012 – Harlequins v Bath Rugby (15:00)
25 March 2012 – London Irish v Leicester Tigers (15:00)
Date TBC – Gloucester Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v London Wasps
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons

Round 19:
30 March 2012 – Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks (20:00)
31 March 2012 – Exeter Chiefs v London Irish (15:00)
31 March 2012 – Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors (15:00)
1 April 2012 – Saracens v Harlequins (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints
Date TBC – London Wasps v Gloucester Rugby

Round 20:
13 April 2012 – Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby (19:45)
14 April 2012 – Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
14 April 2012 – Harlequins v London Wasps (15:00)
15 April 2012- London Irish v Saracens (15:00)
Date TBC – Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs

Round 21:
20 April 2012 – Newcastle Falcons v Saracens (20:00)
21 April 2012 – Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints (15:00)
21 April 2012 – Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks (15:00)
21 April 2012 – Harlequins v Leicester Tigers (15:00)
Date TBC – Bath Rugby v London Wasps
Date TBC – Worcester Warriors v London Irish

Round 22:
05 May 2012 – Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby (15:00)
05 May 2012 – London Irish v Gloucester Rugby (15:00)
05 May 2012 – London Wasps v Newcastle Falcons (15:00)
05 May 2012 – Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors (15:00)
05 May 2012 – Sale Sharks v Harlequins (15:00)
05 May 2012 – Saracens v Exeter Chiefs (15:00)

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