Dates and times for Bath’s final eight PREM games confirmed

Dates and kick-off times have been confirmed for Bath Rugby’s final eight fixtures of the Gallagher PREM regular season.

Bath Rugby’s final away game of the PREM regular season, against Bristol Bears here at Ashton Gate Stadium, has been confirmed as an evening kick-off | Photo © Richard Briggs

The Blue, Black & White will host Saracens on Friday 20th March (7.45pm) in Round 11 and then go to Sale Sharks on Sunday 29th March (3pm).

Harlequins will come to The Rec on Saturday 18th April (5.30pm) before Bath take on Northampton Saints at the cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens in Round 14 on Saturday 25th April (5.30pm).

There will be more Sunday action for Johann van Graan’s side when they visit Exeter Chiefs (Sunday 10th May, 3pm).

Newcastle Red Bulls will play at The Rec on Saturday 16th May (3pm).

Bath’s closing away match will be at Bristol Bears in Round 17 on Friday 29th May (7.45pm), before the regular season wraps up at home to Leicester Tigers on Saturday 6th June (3pm).

Play-off games will be played on Friday 12th June and Saturday 13th June, with the final taking place at the Allianz Stadium in London on Saturday 20th June (3pm).

Meanwhile, Bath’s under-18s were 35-32 winners over their Exeter Chiefs counterparts in a PREM Next Gen academy league match played at Cross-in-Hand, home of Ivybridge RFC, on Saturday 10th January.

The teams scored five tries apiece but Exeter led 13-7 at half-time in the Round 5 fixture.

The Blue, Black & White had 52% of the possession but the Chiefs dominated territory, with 53%, and gained 336 metres in attack, whereas Bath gained 246 metres.

Bath starting XV: 1 Henry Veale, 2 Logan Jarvie, 3 Ned Cartwright, 4 Ben Allen, 5 Henry Ball, 6 Alex Yeabsley, 7 Taotafa Faosiliva, 8 Georgia Faosiliva, 9 Ollie Lewis, 10 Max Hooper, 11 Ryan Carr, 12 Declan Treacey, 13 Aston Barrington-Hibbert, 14 Harry Jones, 15 Cynyr Macrae.

Bath replacements: 16 Malachi Randolph, 17 Theo Lewis-Zdybel, 18 Sid Moore, 19 Louis Mortimore, 20 Harry Hellier, 21 Oscar Harrison, 22 Cade Comer, 23 Tom Meredith.

Unbeaten league leaders Bath will visit Newcastle Red Bulls in Round 6 on Saturday 17th January.

Bath Ladies 1st XV will open their 2026 programme with a Women’s Championship South 1 match at Sutton & Epsom on Saturday 17th January.

The Blue, Black & White are in seventh place in the table but the Cheam-based hosts are bottom after 11 straight defeats.

Table-topping Bath Ladies United will entertain Reading Kites at Lambridge Training Ground in Women’s NC 1 South West (East) on Sunday 18th January.