Promoted Falcons up first next season
Bath Rugby’s 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership fixtures are out. There are just 28 days between the final game of the 2019/20 season and the first game of the 2020/21 season as the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered two unprecedented back-to-back seasons.
Midweek rugby is not done with in 2020/21 either with plans to play the Premiership Rugby Cup in between the packed weekends of league and European rugby.
Rather optimistically, it seems the schedule has not been set with restrictions on crowds at stadiums like we have seen since the restart of rugby in August, in mind with no apparent plans to show every game live as has been the case since Round 14 of the current season.
The date and times of the first six rounds of the 2020/21 competition have been set with BT Sport making their selections to be shown live on television.
■ NOVEMBER Gallagher Premiership Round 1: Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons - Saturday, November 21, 12.30pm ko.
Gallagher Premiership Round 2: Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby - Saturday, November 28, 3pm ko.
■ DECEMBER Gallagher Premiership Round 3: Worcester Warriors v Bath Rugby - Saturday, December, 5, 3pm ko.
Gallagher Premiership Round 4: Bath Rugby v London Irish - Saturday, December 26, 2pm ko.
■ JANUARY Gallagher Premiership Round 5: Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby - Sunday, January 3, 3pm ko.
Gallagher Premiership Round 6: Bath Rugby v Wasps - Friday, January 8, 7.45pm ko.
Gallagher Premiership Round 7: Bristol Bears v Bath Rugby - January 29/30/31.
■ FEBRUARY Gallagher Premiership Round 8: Bath Rugby v Harlequins - February 5/6/7.
Gallagher Premiership Round 9: Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby - February 12/13/14.
Gallagher Premiership Round 10: Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby - February 19/20/21.
Gallagher Premiership Round 11: Northampton Saints v Bath Rugby - February 26/27/28.
■ MARCH Gallagher Premiership Round 12: Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs - March 5/6/7.
Gallagher Premiership Round 13: Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby - March 12/13/14.
Gallagher Premiership Round 14: Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors - March 19/20/21.
Gallagher Premiership Round 15: London Irish v Bath Rugby March 26/27/28.
■ APRIL Gallagher Premiership Round 16: Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers - April 16/17/18.
Gallagher Premiership Round 17: Wasps v Bath Rugby - April 23/24/25.
■ MAY Gallagher Premiership Round 18: Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears - May 7/8/9.
Gallagher Premiership Round 19: Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks - May 14/15/16.
Gallagher Premiership Round 20: Harlequins v Bath Rugby - May 28/29/30.
■ JUNE Gallagher Premiership Round 21: Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby - June 4/5/6.
Gallagher Premiership Round 22: Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints - June 12.
Gallagher Premiership June 18/19.
Gallagher Premiership Final: Saturday, June 26.
Semifinals: