{"id":719559,"date":"2026-06-06T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719559\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:16:13","slug":"prem-rugby-semi-finals-confirmed-fixtures-dates-kick-offs-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719559\/","title":{"rendered":"PREM Rugby semi-finals confirmed: Fixtures, dates, kick-offs, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/event\/3500638B9B963901?did=50off2&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=TMC-ISI-PlanetRugbynopassword50%25%22 target=\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ps-lazy-img alignnone wp-image-1505700 size-full\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Barbarians-v-Wales-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The semi-finals for the 2025\/26 PREM Rugby campaign have been confirmed, following a blockbuster final round of the regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Northampton Saints had already booked a home tie in the knockout stages, but Bath followed them in securing home comfort with a win over Leicester Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Exeter Chiefs also secured their spot in the final four with a thrilling 32-12 win over Saracens at Sandy Park, ensuring they returned to the play-offs for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>PREM Rugby semi-finals confirmed<\/p>\n<p>That bonus point win for Exeter and Tigers\u2019 defeat at Bath was enough to see the Devonians leapfrog Leicester in the table, with them now headed for the Rec and a West Country derby against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/team\/bath\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bath<\/a> in the knock-outs. That fixture has been pencilled in for Saturday, June 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"px-3 xs:px-4 mt-3 mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-base text-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/glasgow-v-bulls-five-takeaways-as-warriors-suffer-brutal-reputation-damaging-exit-after-wasting-18-point-lead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glasgow v Bulls: Five takeaways as Warriors suffer \u2018brutal, reputation-damaging\u2019 exit after \u2018wasting\u2019 18-point lead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two sides have enjoyed entertaining clashes in the regular season, with Bath edging past the Chiefs 33-26 back in January, while Exeter claimed a 35-12 win in the reverse fixture at Sandy Park last month. This is also the first time the sides have met in a semi-final since 2020, the year the Chiefs last won the title.<\/p>\n<p>Want more from Planet Rugby? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=planetrugby.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for world-class coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Leicester will now head to Franklin\u2019s Gardens to take on East Midlands\u2019 rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/team\/northampton-saints\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northampton<\/a>, with that clash scheduled for Friday, June 12. Again, the two rivals have also enjoyed some strong tussles against one another this season, with Northampton winning the first meeting 32-26 back in October and Leicester atoning for that with a 41-17 win at Mattioli Woods Welford Road last month.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Saturday\u2019s results saw Saracens fall out of the play-off picture, with Mark McCall\u2019s side finishing fifth in the table.<\/p>\n<p>2025\/26 PREM Rugby semi-finals<\/p>\n<p>Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n<p>Date: Friday, June 12<br \/>Kick-off:\u00a019:45<br \/>Venue:\u00a0Franklin\u2019s Gardens, Northampton<br \/>Live on:\u00a0TNT Sports, HBO Max<\/p>\n<p>Bath v Exeter Chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Date: Saturday, June 13<br \/>Kick-off: 15:00<br \/>Venue: The Rec, Bath<br \/>Live on:\u00a0TNT Sports, HBO Max<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/exeter-v-saracens-five-takeaways-as-chiefs-get-the-final-word-in-rivalry-that-defined-a-generation-while-ability-to-ice-big-moments-books-play-off-place\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exeter v Saracens: Five takeaways as Chiefs \u2018get the final word\u2019 in \u2018rivalry that defined a generation\u2019 while ability to \u2018ice big moments\u2019 books play-off place<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The semi-finals for the 2025\/26 PREM Rugby campaign have been confirmed, following a blockbuster final round of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":719560,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,17345,36467,39989,39990,39991,818,39694,10668,44,39992,20248,760,176848,39279,85],"class_list":["post-719559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bath","tag-bristol","tag-exeter-chiefs","tag-gloucester","tag-harlequins","tag-home-page","tag-leicester-tigers","tag-newcastle","tag-news","tag-northampton-saints","tag-premiership","tag-rugby","tag-sale-sharks","tag-saracens","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719559","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=719559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/719560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}