Overview
- The full 2026/27 Gallagher PREM fixture list was published on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, and shows reigning champions Northampton Saints opening at Franklin’s Gardens against Newcastle Red Bulls on 25 September.
- All league matches will be shown on TNT Sports or HBO Max and the schedule restores marquee events, including Monday-night Big Game Harlequins v Northampton on 28 December.
- Several matches are allocated to major stadiums to boost attendances, with Harlequins’ Big Games at the Allianz Stadium, Bristol v Gloucester at the Principality Stadium, and Gloucester seeking a return to Villa Park.
- PREM Rugby has formally removed promotion and relegation for 2026/27 as part of moves toward a franchise model and plans to expand the league by the 2029/30 season.
- Clubs have released their own fixtures—Bristol and Gloucester begin away on 26 September—and the calendar accounts for international windows and European competition with the season set to finish with a final at Twickenham on 19 June 2027.