But the Saints will also kick off Sky Sports' own 23-match season with the Round 1 home game against Leicester Tigers, which will be played at 3pm on Sunday, September 5th, 2010. Sky Sports will also show the Round 2 trip to Harlequins on Saturday, September 11th, 2010, with a 1:30pm lunchtime kick-off time.
ESPN will visit Franklin's Gardens for the first time during the 2010/11 Aviva Premiership Rugby season on Friday, September 17th, 2010 for the Round 3 visit of Bath. ESPN will also show the Round 4 trip to Saracens (Sunday, September 26th, 2010) and the Round 7 home game against Newcastle Falcons (Saturday, October 30th, 2010).
Here are the TV fixtures in full:
| ROUND |
DATE |
OPPOSITION |
VENUE |
TV |
K/O TIME |
| 1 | Sun, Sept 5th | Leicester Tigers | Franklin's Gardens | SKy | 15:00 |
| 2 | Sat, Sept 11th | Harlequins | Twickenham Stoop | Sky | 13:30 |
| 3 | Fri, Sept 17th | Bath | Franklin's Gardens | ESPN | 19:45 |
| 4 | Sun, Sept 26th | Saracens | Vicarage Road | ESPN | 15:00 |
| 7 | Sat, Oct 30th | Newcastle | Franklin's Gardens | ESPN | 14:30 |
The following non-TV fixture dates have also been announced by Premiership Rugby:
| ROUND |
DATE |
OPPOSITION |
VENUE |
K/O TIME |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 24th, 2010 | London Wasps | Adams Park | 14:45 |
| 8 | Fri, Nov 19th, 2010 | Sale Sharks | Edgeley Park | 19:45 |
| 11 | Sun, Dec 26th, 2010 | Gloucester | Kingsholm | 15:00 |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 1st, 2011 | Harlequins | Franklin's Gardens | 15:00 |
| 20 | Fri, Apr 15th, 2011 | Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | 20:00 |
All other fixtures are currently scheduled for 3pm on a Saturday afternoon. Click here for the full fixture list.
Please note that fixtures from Round 8 onwards are still subject to possible alteration for TV requirements. Any news will be published on this website as soon as it is available.
