Premiership Rugby Union on Satellite TV
The English Premiership, currently known as Aviva Premiership Rugby or more commonly the Aviva Premiership because of the league’s sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby union system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership. The competition has been played since 1987, and has evolved into the current Premiership system employing relegation to and promotion from the RFU Championship, known as National Division One before the 2009–10 season. Clubs competing in the Premiership qualify for Europe’s two club competitions, the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup.
Premiership Rugby Union on Satellite TV
Live UK TV rights have been with Sky Sports and BT Sports. Highlights have been with BBC and ITV.
Premiership Rugby on TV 2016 – 2017
Aviva Premiership Rugby Coverage on BT Sports
Friday 2 December: Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs (7.45pm)
Saturday 3 December: Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (5pm)
Sunday 4 December: Worcester Warriors v Wasps (3pm)
Friday 23 December: Northampton Saints v Sale (7.45pm)
Saturday 24 December: Wasps v Bath Rugby (2pm)
Monday 26 December: Bristol Rugby v Worcester Warriors (3pm)
Tuesday 27 December: Harlequins v Gloucester (4pm)
Friday 30 December: Newcastle Falcons v Wasps (7.45pm)
Saturday 31 December: Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs (3pm)
Sunday 1 January: Leicester Tigers v Saracens (3pm)
Friday 6 January: Newcastle Falcons v Bath (7.45pm)
Saturday 7 January: Saracens v Exeter Chiefs (3pm)
Sunday 8 January: Wasps v Leicester Tigers (3pm)
Friday 10 February: Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints (7.45pm)
Sunday 12 February: Exeter Chiefs v Wasps (1pm)
Friday 17 February: Gloucester v Saracens (7.45pm)
Saturday 18 February: Bath Rugby v Harlequins (3pm)
Sunday 19 February: Sale Sharks v Wasps (3pm)
Friday 24 February: Harlequins v Leicester Tigers (7.45pm)
Sunday 26 February: Bristol Rugby v Bath Rugby (1pm)
Friday 3 March: Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs(7.45pm)
Saturday 4 March: Bath Rugby v Wasps (3pm)
Sunday 5 March: Worcester Warriors v Bristol Rugby (3pm)
Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Coverage on BT Sports
Friday 27 January: Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby (7.45pm)
Saturday 28 January: Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (3pm)
Friday 3 February: Northampton Saints v Scarlets (7.45pm)
Sunday 5 February: Saracens v Leicester Tigers (4pm)
European Champions Cup Rugby Coverage on BT Sports
Friday 9 December: Northampton Saints v Leinster (7.45pm)
Saturday 10 December: Munster v Leicester Tigers (3.15pm)
Saturday 10 December: Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors (3.15pm)
Saturday 10 December: Zebre v Toulouse (7.45pm)
Sunday 11 December: Exeter Chiefs v Bordeaux Begles (5.30pm)
Friday 16 December: Glasgow Warriors v Racing 92 (7.45pm)
Saturday 17 December: Leicester Tigers v Munster (3.15pm)
Saturday 17 December: Toulouse v Zebre (3.15pm)
Saturday 17 December: Leinster v Northampton Saints (7.45pm)
Sunday 18 December: Sale Sharks v Saracens (5.30pm)
Premiership Rugby on TV 2015 – 2016
From 2013-14 for three years the live broadcast rights for the Aviva Premiership will be with BT Sports under an £125m deal.
BT Sports will broadcast 69 live matches per season.
Aviva Premiership highlights will be shown on ITV4, and repeated midweek on ITV1.
Premiership Rugby on TV 2015 – 2016
Premiership Rugby on TV 2013 – 2014
From 2013-14 for three years the live broadcast rights for the Aviva Premiership will be with BT Sports under an £125m deal.
BT Sports will broadcast 69 live matches per season.
Aviva Premiership highlights will be shown on ITV4, and repeated midweek on ITV1.