Wanderers open defence with short jet north
A LEAGUE FIXTURES
Northampton Wanderers will start the defence of their A League title with a trip to Sale Jets as the countdown to the new season gathers pace.
Teams in the Northern Conference will play each of the other five sides both home and away making a total of 10 rounds. The top two teams after the 10 rounds will qualify for the semi-finals.
With London Irish rejoining, clubs in the Southern pool will play home or away against the other clubs in the pool.
The top five in the pool after these six games will play a further four games against each other to determine who reaches the semi-finals. September 4 Wasps v Newcastle Harlequins v Exeter Braves Worcester Cav v Leicester Sale Jets v Northampton W Bath Utd v Saracens Storm London Irish v Gloucester Utd
September 11
Sale Jets v Wasps Northampton W v Leicester London Irish v Harlequins Exeter Braves v Bristol Utd Gloucester Utd v Bath Utd
September 25
Leicester v Wasps Worcester Cav v Northampton W Newcastle v Sale Jets Bath Utd v Harlequins Saracens Storm v Gloucester Utd Bristol Utd v London Irish
October 2
Wasps v Northampton W Sale Jets v Worcester Cav Leicester v Newcastle Harlequins v Saracens Storm Exeter Braves v London Irish Bristol Utd v Bath Utd
October 23
Worcester Cav v Wasps Sale Jets v Leicester Northampton W v Newcastle Gloucester Utd v Harlequins Exeter Braves v Bath Utd Saracens Storm v Bristol Utd
November 27
Newcastle v Wasps Leicester v Worcester Cav Northampton W v Sale Jets Bath Utd v London Irish Bristol Utd v Gloucester Utd Saracens Storm v Exeter Braves
December 18
Wasps v Sale Jets Worcester Cav v Newcastle Leicester v Northampton W Harlequins v Bristol Utd London Irish v Saracens Storm Gloucester Utd v Exeter Braves
January 1
Wasps v Leicester Northampton W v Worcester Cav Sale Jets v Newcastle
March 26
Newcastle v Worcester Cav
April 2
Northampton W v Wasps Worcester Cav v Sale Jets Newcastle v Leicester
April 9
Wasps v Worcester Cav Leicester v Sale Jets Newcastle v Northampton W