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Prem Rugby Cup opens 5 September with Leicester Tigers at Harlequins and Bristol at Gloucester
Leicester Tigers will begin defending their Prem Rugby Cup title with an away match against Harlequins on 5 September. The competition divides 10 teams into two pools of five, with the first two rounds played before the main Premiership season starts.
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The first round of the Prem Rugby Cup begins on 5 September, with Leicester Tigers visiting Harlequins and Bristol facing Gloucester. The first two rounds of the competition will occur before the Premiership season begins. Teams have been divided into two pools of five, with each side scheduled to play every opponent in its group once at home and once away.
Semi-finals are set for the weekend of Saturday, 6 March, and the final will follow the next weekend. In Pool A, Bristol will face Gloucester in the opening round while Sale hosts Bath on Sunday, 6 September. Exeter Chiefs, last season's beaten finalists, start their campaign on 12 September at home to Bristol.
Pool B includes Leicester Tigers and Harlequins alongside Saracens, who open at home against Northampton. Newcastle Red Bulls play their first match a week after 5 September at Leicester. Leicester Tigers won the title last season by defeating Exeter Chiefs.
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