Premiership Rugby Cup fixtures revealed

Warriors will start the 2019/20 season with a Midlands derby against Leicester Tigers at Sixways in the Premiership Rugby Cup on Saturday September 21 (kick-off 3.00pm).

It will be first of two visits to Sixways by Leicester in the opening month of the season as they will also be the visitors when Warriors kick off their Gallagher Premiership campaign on Saturday October 19.

Last season Warriors completed the treble over Tigers with home and away wins in the Gallagher Premiership and a 31-12 win at Welford Road in this competition in between.

Warriors have been drawn in Pool Three of the competition, which was introduced last season to replace the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and will also have home advantage against Exeter Chiefs at Sixways on Friday October  4 (kick-off 7.45pm) in a match that will be televised by BT Sport.

Warriors will travel to The Rec to play Bath, the third team in Pool Three, on Saturday September 28 (kick-off 3.00pm) and make the short trip to the Ricoh Arena to play Wasps from Pool One in the Derby Day match on Saturday October 12 (kick-off 3.00pm).

Warriors defeated Wasps at Sixways in the Derby Day match to top Pool Two and secure their place in the semi-finals before they were beaten by eventual runners-up Saracens at Sixways.

This year the Premiership Rugby Cup pool matches will be played on consecutive weekends while the Rugby World Cup is played with the Gallagher Premiership starting six weeks later than usual.

In a player-welfare driven initiative the structure of the Premiership Rugby Cup ensures that players will receive a two-week winter break at the end of January / start of February, when the two semi-finals are staged on different weekends (January 31-February 3 and February 7-9).

The final will be played on Sunday March 15.

Home Premiership Rugby Cup pool matches – plus all home matches in the Gallagher Premiership and European Challenge Cup in the regular season –  are included in 2019/20 Warriors Season Ticket packages, which are the most cost-effective way to see all the action at Sixways.

Adult Season Tickets start from just £245 (£24.50 per month) while Under 12s can get their Season Ticket for just £50! Grab yours now by clicking here, by calling 01905 459309 or by visiting the Ticket Office at Sixways, open Monday-Friday 9.30am-4.30pm.

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