BT Sport confirm latest TV picks

For the first time since 2011, Aviva Premiership Rugby fans will be able to watch four live matches, including Saracens trip to Wembley to take on Harlequins on Saturday, March 22.

The live rugby marathon kicks-off on Friday, March 21 when Worcester Warriors host London Wasps at Sixways, followed by the Wembley showdown which is back-to-back with Bath Rugby's trip to London Irish at 5.30pm. The match at the Madejski Stadium is London Irish's traditional St Patrick's Day match, which always brings a bumper crowd to Reading.

The weekend of live matches on BT Sport concludes on Sunday 23 March when Welford Road hosts the clash between Leicester Tigers and Exeter Chiefs.

"This is a television treat of the highest order," said Premiership Rugby's Commercial Director Dominic Hayes, "when we will be targeting our biggest ever weekend TV audience. Aviva Premiership Rugby fans have been telling us they love the rugby coverage on BT Sport, and this latest list of TV selections feature some of the most famous rivalries in club rugby."

The month of March concludes with the conventional list of three live matches in Round 18, the East Midlands derby at Franklin's Gardens, between Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers taking centre stage.

The final round matches being confirmed sees Harlequins make the trip to the AJ Bell Stadium, the Westcountry derby between Gloucester and Bath  all topped off with a re-run of last season's Aviva Premiership semi-final when the Saints head to Allianz Park to take on Saracens.

The TV selections in Rounds 20 and 21 will be picked by the end of February; whilst Premiership Rugby and BT Sport can also confirm that the Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-final kick-offs will be Saturday, 17th May (2pm) and Sunday, 18th May (2pm)

BT SPORT TV Picks

ROUND 17

Friday, 21st March: Worcester Warriors v London Wasps (Sixways, 7.45pm)
Saturday, 22nd March: Saracens v Harlequins (Wembley Stadium, 3.15pm)
Saturday, 22nd March: London Irish v Bath (Madejski Stadium, 5.30pm)
Sunday, 23rd March : Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs (Welford Road, 2pm)

ROUND 18

Friday, 28th March: Bath v Sale Sharks (The Rec, 7.45pm)
Saturday, 29th March: Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers (Franklin's Gardens, 3.15pm)
Sunday, 30th March: Newcastle Falcons v Worcester Warriors (Kingston Park, 2pm)

ROUND 19

Friday, 11th April: Sale Sharks v Harlequins (AJ Bell Stadium, 7.45pm)
Saturday, 12th April: Gloucester v Bath (Kingsholm, 3.15pm)
Sunday,13th April: Saracens v Northampton Saints (Allianz Park, 2pm)