ESPN announce Aviva Premiership TV games for Feb / March

December 15, 2011   ·   0 Comments

ESPN has announced its latest set of live and exclusive Aviva Premiership Rugby fixtures for February and March 2012 as the season builds towards the play-offs

ESPN’s action begins on Saturday 11 February as Gloucester Rugby continue their push for a playoff spot against rivals Northampton at Kingsholm, followed on Sunday 12 February by Saracens’ visit to face London Wasps. Saturday 18 February sees ESPN cover a top-of-the-table versus bottom-of-the-table clash as Harlequins take on Worcester, before the Warriors appear again in front of the ESPN cameras at home to Saracens on Friday 24 February.

On Saturday 25 February, Harlequins again feature live as ESPN brings viewers coverage of their match against Gloucester Rugby. The following week will see Harlequins make the trip north as they face Newcastle Falcons on Friday 2 March before Saracens face rivals Northampton Saints on Sunday 4 March.

These latest fixtures form part of ESPN’s 43 live Aviva Premiership Rugby televised games schedule this season, its second as the lead television partner of Aviva Premiership Rugby. The schedule culminates at Twickenham with exclusively live coverage of the final.

ESPN’s live televised Aviva Premiership Rugby matches are broadcast on-site at all the grounds from a custom built set, with all pre and post match discussion being led by Mark Durden-Smith alongside analysts, and former England internationals, Austin Healey and Ben Kay and a guest from the world of rugby every week. Commentary comes from Nick Mullins together with Healey and Kay. Sarra Elgan continues as ESPN’s chief rugby reporter, bringing all the news and player interviews from pitch side.

Jeroen Oerlemans, Vice President & Channel Manager, ESPN, Europe, Middle East and Africa said: “The opening half of this season has brought many surprises in the wake of the Rugby World Cup. These next set of live fixtures on ESPN will showcase the struggle for league position and build towards a competitive and exciting race for the playoffs.”

Including these new games, ESPN’s live and exclusive Aviva Premiership Rugby matches are (kick off times indicated):

December

Monday 26th	Gloucester Rugby v London Wasps	3:00pm
Tuesday 27th	Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers	2:00pm
Saturday 31st	Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins	3:45pm

January

Sunday 1st	Bath Rugby v London Irish	1:30pm
Friday 6th	Northampton Saints v Harlequins	7:45pm

February

Saturday11th	Gloucester Rugby v Northampton Saints	2:15pm
Sunday 12th	London Wasps v Saracens	1:15pm
Saturday 18th	Harlequins v Worcester Warriors	5:30pm
Friday 24th	Worcester Warriors v Saracens		7:45pm
Saturday 25th	Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins		6:00pm

March

Friday 2nd	Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins	7:45pm
Sunday 4th	Saracens v Northampton Saints	3:30pm

*Timings subject to change.

Tags: Austin Healey, Aviva Premiership Rugby, ESPN, Jeroen Oerlemans, Mark Durden-Smith, Nick Mullins