{"id":198311,"date":"2025-10-08T17:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/198311\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:40:17","slug":"3-must-watch-prem-rugby-matches-this-derby-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/198311\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Must-Watch PREM Rugby Matches This Derby Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>English club rugby\u2019s top rivalries come together for Derby Weekend Oct. 10-12, seeped in history and full of fanfare. Three fixtures stand out as the fiercest matches: Leicester vs. Northampton, Bath vs. Gloucester and Harlequins vs. Saracens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Each carries deep regional pride and decades of conflict. The league brings Derby Weekend even earlier in the season for Round 3 to keep the programs at their sharpest from the get go. Catch these classic rugby matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/events\/14515547-2025-northampton-saints-vs-leicester-tigers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>2025 Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n<p><\/a>1. Northampton Saints vs. Leicester Tigers &#8211; Saturday, Oct. 11, 10:05 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>The East Midlands Derby is a fixture first contested in 1888 and often regarded as English rugby\u2019s premier rivalry. Last season the Tigers blanked the Saints 33-0 on Northampton\u2019s turf. The teams enter this meet up head-to-head in the PREM standings, as the Saints sit at fourth and Tigers at fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The geographical proximity and some common culture intensify the contest.Expect physical forward battles, tight margins, and emotional peaks when these two meet Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>2. Bath vs Gloucester &#8211; Sunday, Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>The West Country Derby is among the fiercest regional rivalries in club rugby. Last season, Bath overpowered Gloucester 48-26 at their home stadium The Rec in Bath, England.<\/p>\n<p>Both clubs draw from the same rugby heartland in southwest England, and their matches often carry weight beyond the standings. In recent seasons, Bath has gained the upper hand, winning the last three meetings (61-26, 42-26, 55-31). This Sunday\u2019s clash will test whether Gloucester can rediscover West Country pride and swing momentum.<\/p>\n<p>3. Harlequins vs. Saracens &#8211; Sunday, Oct. 12, 10:00 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>The London Derby, often dubbed The Showdown, pits west London\u2019s Harlequins against north London\u2019s Saracens in a rivalry born of proximity and power. Last season, the Quins topped the Sarries 23-12 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The statement win was the Harlequins\u2019 first victory over their bitter rival since 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Showdown rounds out the high intensity weekend at Twickenham Stoop, amplifying the spectacle. With recent results seeing Quins upset Sarries and ending long losing runs, the fixture promises high drama and narrative weight.<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch Derby Weekend Rugby Matches 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChsSEwjCpZ_fgJWQAxXKUn8AHTMuF3EYACICCAEQABoCb2E&amp;co=1&amp;ase=2&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwl5jHBhDHARIsAB0YqjySs1QMiwxzjjBgBZIsJwjP2gP2LU7LGm5mdt5A6dGjptOYbJcTBWkaAjbGEALw_wcB&amp;cid=CAASN-Ro69ElS2_Swy33eXTmemGbJ9ewg35u1nC0A0ElUMzffdt_lYzVDKG2pmDoU0mvHfIgzlyqoM8&amp;cce=2&amp;category=acrcp_v1_32&amp;sig=AOD64_2i4qKYSgUvIINfHbvej2ouETCN7g&amp;q&amp;nis=4&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwijhpffgJWQAxXakWoFHYIAMq8Q0Qx6BAgNEAE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Derby Weekend matches and all PREM Rugby matches stream live on FloRugby.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PREM Rugby Fixtures 2025-26 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Round 1<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 25, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Sale Sharks vs. Gloucester Rugby, Salford StadiumSept. 26, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Harlequins vs. Bath Rugby, Twickenham StoopSept. 26, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Saracens, Kingston ParkSept. 28, 8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Northampton Saints vs. Exeter Chiefs, Franklin\u2019s GardensSept. 28, 10:30 a.m. ET \u2013 Bristol Bears vs. Leicester Tigers, Ashton Gate<\/p>\n<p>Round 2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 3, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Bath Rugby vs. Sale Sharks, The RecOct. 4, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Exeter Chiefs vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Sandy ParkOct. 4, 10:05 a.m. ET \u2013 Leicester Tigers vs. Harlequins, Welford RoadOct. 4, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Saracens vs. Bristol Bears, StoneX StadiumOct. 5, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Gloucester Rugby vs. Northampton Saints, Kingsholm<\/p>\n<p>Round 3\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 10, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Salford StadiumOct. 11, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Bristol Bears vs. Exeter Chiefs, Ashton GateOct. 11, 10:05 a.m. ET \u2013 Northampton Saints vs. Leicester Tigers, Franklin\u2019s GardensOct. 11, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Bath Rugby vs. Gloucester Rugby, The RecOct. 12, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Harlequins vs. Saracens, Twickenham Stoop<\/p>\n<p>Round 4\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 17, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Gloucester Rugby vs. Bristol Bears, KingsholmOct. 17, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Northampton Saints, Kingston ParkOct. 18, 10:05 a.m. ET \u2013 Leicester Tigers vs. Bath Rugby, Welford RoadOct. 18, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Saracens vs. Sale Sharks, StoneX StadiumOct. 19, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Exeter Chiefs vs. Harlequins, Sandy Park<\/p>\n<p>Round 5\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 24, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Northampton Saints vs. Saracens, Franklin\u2019s GardensOct. 25, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Exeter Chiefs vs. Gloucester Rugby, Sandy ParkOct. 25, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Harlequins vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Twickenham StoopOct. 25, 10:05 a.m. ET \u2013 Bath Rugby vs. Bristol Bears, The RecOct. 25, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Leicester Tigers vs. Sale Sharks, Welford Road<\/p>\n<p>Round 6<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 28, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Leicester Tigers, Kingston ParkNov. 28, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Sale Sharks vs. Exeter Chiefs, Salford StadiumNov. 29, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Gloucester Rugby vs. Harlequins, KingsholmNov. 29, 12:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Bristol Bears vs. Northampton Saints, Ashton GateNov. 30, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Saracens vs. Bath Rugby, StoneX Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Round 7\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 19, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Leicester Tigers vs. Gloucester Rugby, Welford RoadDec. 20, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Northampton Saints vs. Sale Sharks, Franklin\u2019s GardensDec. 20, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Saracens vs. Exeter Chiefs, StoneX StadiumDec. 20, 1:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Harlequins vs. Bristol Bears, Twickenham StadiumDec. 21, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Bath Rugby, Kingston Park<\/p>\n<p>Round 8\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 26, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Sale Sharks vs. Harlequins, Salford StadiumDec. 27, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Bristol Bears vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Ashton GateDec. 27, 10:05 a.m. ET \u2013 Gloucester Rugby vs. Saracens, KingsholmDec. 27, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Bath Rugby vs. Northampton Saints, The RecDec. 28, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Exeter Chiefs vs. Leicester Tigers, Sandy Park<\/p>\n<p>Round 9\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jan. 2, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Bristol Bears vs. Sale Sharks, Ashton GateJan. 2, 2:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Gloucester Rugby, Kingston ParkJan. 3, 10:05 a.m. ET \u2013 Bath Rugby vs. Exeter Chiefs, The RecJan. 3, 12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Northampton Saints vs. Harlequins, Franklin\u2019s GardensJan. 4, 10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens, Welford Road<\/p>\n<p>Round 10\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Exeter Chiefs vs. Bristol Bears, Sandy ParkGloucester Rugby vs. Bath Rugby, KingsholmHarlequins vs. Leicester Tigers, Twickenham StoopSale Sharks vs. Northampton Saints, Salford StadiumSaracens vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, StoneX Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Round 11\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bath Rugby vs. Saracens, The RecExeter Chiefs vs. Sale Sharks, Sandy ParkHarlequins vs. Gloucester Rugby, Twickenham StoopLeicester Tigers vs. Bristol Bears, Welford RoadNorthampton Saints vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Franklin\u2019s Gardens<\/p>\n<p>Round 12\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Bears vs. Harlequins, Principality StadiumGloucester Rugby vs. Leicester Tigers, KingsholmNewcastle Red Bulls vs. Exeter Chiefs, Kingston ParkSale Sharks vs. Bath Rugby, Salford StadiumSaracens vs. Northampton Saints, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Round 13\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bath Rugby vs. Harlequins, The RecBristol Bears vs. Gloucester Rugby, Ashton GateExeter Chiefs vs. Northampton Saints, Sandy ParkSale Sharks vs. Saracens, Salford StadiumLeicester Tigers vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Welford Road<\/p>\n<p>Round 14\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gloucester Rugby vs. Exeter Chiefs, KingsholmHarlequins vs. Sale Sharks, Twickenham StoopNewcastle Red Bulls vs. Bristol Bears, Kingston ParkNorthampton Saints vs. Bath Rugby, Franklin\u2019s GardensSaracens vs. Leicester Tigers, StoneX Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Round 15\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Bears vs. Saracens, Ashton GateExeter Chiefs vs. Bath Rugby, Sandy ParkGloucester Rugby vs. Sale Sharks, KingsholmLeicester Tigers vs. Northampton Saints, Welford RoadNewcastle Red Bulls vs. Harlequins, Kingston Park<\/p>\n<p>Round 16\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bath Rugby vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, The RecHarlequins vs. Exeter Chiefs, Twickenham StadiumNorthampton Saints vs. Bristol Bears, Franklin\u2019s GardensSale Sharks vs. Leicester Tigers, Salford StadiumSaracens vs. Gloucester Rugby, StoneX Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Round 17\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Bears vs. Bath Rugby, Ashton GateLeicester Tigers vs. Exeter Chiefs, Welford RoadNewcastle Red Bulls vs. Sale Sharks, Kingston ParkNorthampton Saints vs. Gloucester Rugby, Franklin\u2019s GardensSaracens vs. Harlequins, StoneX Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Round 18<\/p>\n<p>Bath Rugby vs. Leicester Tigers, The RecExeter Chiefs vs. Saracens, Sandy ParkGloucester Rugby vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, KingsholmHarlequins vs. Northampton Saints, Twickenham StoopSale Sharks vs. Bristol Bears, Salford StadiumHow To Watch PREM Rugby Information<\/p>\n<p>All PREM Rugby matches stream live and on demand in the United States on FloRugby and the FloSports app. Fans can watch on smart TVs, mobile devices, and tablets, with replays, highlights, and expert analysis available all season.<\/p>\n<p>From the opening kickoff in September to the final round in June, FloRugby is the home for American fans to follow every moment of the 2025-26 PREM Rugby season.<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch Rugby Matches In The United States On FloRugby<\/p>\n<p>The URC will stream all its matches on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Join The Rugby Conversation On FloRugby Social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"English club rugby\u2019s top rivalries come together for Derby Weekend Oct. 10-12, seeped in history and full of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-198311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}