Sale Sharks and Bristol Bears open their Gallagher PREM seasons at CorpAcq Stadium as two clubs look to return to Playoff contention after disappointing campaigns.
Sale has won eight of its 11 home meetings with Bristol, while Tom O'Flaherty led the Sharks with 12 tries and 65 defenders beaten last season.
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Courtney Lawes, Xavier Roe and Joe Marchant make their first Sale starts, with Lawes joining Tom Curry in the back row. Bristol welcomes Pedro Rubiolo back from injury, while Louis Rees-Zammit, Ellis Genge and Tom Jordan are among the returning internationals.
Sale Sharks vs. Bristol Bears Kickoff Time At CorpAcq Stadium
Sale Sharks host Bristol Bears at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 26 at CorpAcq Stadium.
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Sale Sharks Lineup vs. Bristol Bears
- Bevan Rodd
- Luke Cowan-Dickie
- Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- Ernst van Rhyn (c)
- Ben Bamber
- Courtney Lawes
- Tom Curry
- Jacques Vermeulen
- Xavier Roe
- George Ford
- Arron Reed
- Rekeiti Ma’asi-White
- Joe Marchant
- Tom O’Flaherty
- Joe Carpenter
Replacements: Nathan Jibulu, Nicky Smith, Tomas Francis, Christ Tshiunza, Sam Dugdale, Gus Warr, Alex Lozowski, Elia Canakaivata
Bristol Bears Lineup vs. Sale Sharks
- Ellis Genge
- Gabriel Oghre
- George Kloska
- Pedro Rubiolo
- Joe Batley
- Joe Owen
- Luka Ivanishvili
- Fitz Harding (c)
- Harry Randall
- AJ MacGinty
- Gabriel Ibitoye
- James Williams
- Benhard Janse van Rensburg
- Louis Rees-Zammit
- Tom Jordan
Replacements: Tomas Gwilliam, Jake Woolmore, Jimmy Halliwell, George Taylor, Steven Luatua, Kieran Marmion, Max Pepper, Benjamin Grondona
How To Watch The Gallagher PREM 2026-2027 Season In The United States
Every Gallagher PREM match streams live in the United States on FloRugby and the FloSports app, giving subscribers access to every regular-season match, the playoffs and the Gallagher PREM Final throughout the 2026-27 campaign.
The Gallagher PREM Holiday Matches Are Stacked
The holiday schedule once again delivers one of the busiest and most entertaining stretches of the Gallagher PREM calendar. Round 7 begins the week before Christmas with Northampton Saints hosting Exeter Chiefs, Leicester Tigers welcoming Sale Sharks and Bristol Bears taking on Harlequins before all 10 clubs return to action on Boxing Day weekend.
Round 8 features traditional festive clashes, including Bath Rugby versus Leicester Tigers, Sale Sharks against Gloucester Rugby and Exeter Chiefs hosting Saracens before the spotlight turns to Monday, Dec. 28. For the first time, Harlequins' famous Big Game moves to a Monday evening as the champions, Northampton Saints, visit Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
Just days later, Round 9 opens the new year with another full slate highlighted by Saracens against Bath Rugby, Leicester Tigers versus Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints hosting Sale Sharks.
When Do The 2027 PREM Playoffs Start?
The 2027 Gallagher PREM Playoffs begin on June 12, 2027, with two semifinal matches determining which clubs advance to the league championship match one week later.
When Is The Gallagher PREM Final?
The 2027 Gallagher PREM Final will be played on June 19, 2027, at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, where the league champion will be crowned following the conclusion of the playoff semifinals.
Gallagher PREM Round 1
Friday, Sept. 25
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Harlequins vs. Bath Rugby, Twickenham Stoop
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Northampton Saints vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Franklin's Gardens
Saturday, Sept. 26
- 10:05 a.m. ET — Exeter Chiefs vs. Gloucester Rugby, Sandy Park
- 12:30 p.m. ET — Sale Sharks vs. Bristol Bears, CorpAcq Stadium
Sunday, Sept. 27
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Gallagher PREM Round 2
Friday, Oct. 2
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Bath Rugby vs. Exeter Chiefs, The Rec
Saturday, Oct. 3
- 10:05 a.m. ET — Bristol Bears vs. Northampton Saints, Ashton Gate
- 12:30 p.m. ET — Gloucester Rugby vs. Harlequins, Kingsholm
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Leicester Tigers, Kingston Park
Sunday, Oct. 4
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Saracens vs. Sale Sharks, StoneX Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 3
Friday, Oct. 9
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Leicester Tigers vs. Gloucester Rugby, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Saturday, Oct. 10
- 10:05 a.m. ET — Northampton Saints vs. Bath Rugby, Franklin's Gardens
- 12:30 p.m. ET — Saracens vs. Bristol Bears, StoneX Stadium
Sunday, Oct. 11
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Sale Sharks vs. Harlequins, CorpAcq Stadium
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Exeter Chiefs vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Sandy Park
Gallagher PREM Round 4
Friday, Oct. 23
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Gloucester Rugby vs. Bath Rugby, Kingsholm
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Sale Sharks, Kingston Park
Saturday, Oct. 24
- 10:05 a.m. ET — Leicester Tigers vs. Northampton Saints, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- 12:30 p.m. ET — Bristol Bears vs. Exeter Chiefs, Ashton Gate
Sunday, Oct. 25
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Harlequins vs. Saracens, Twickenham Stoop
Gallagher PREM Round 5
Friday, Oct. 30
- 3:45 p.m. ET — Bristol Bears vs. Leicester Tigers, Ashton Gate
Saturday, Oct. 31
- 11:00 a.m. ET — Exeter Chiefs vs. Harlequins, Sandy Park
- 11:00 a.m. ET — Saracens vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, StoneX Stadium
- 11:05 a.m. ET — Bath Rugby vs. Sale Sharks, The Rec
- 1:30 p.m. ET — Northampton Saints vs. Gloucester Rugby, Franklin's Gardens
Gallagher PREM Round 6
Friday, Dec. 4
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Bath Rugby vs. Bristol Bears, The Rec
Saturday, Dec. 5
- 11:00 a.m. ET — Gloucester Rugby vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Kingsholm
- 11:05 a.m. ET — Harlequins vs. Leicester Tigers, Twickenham Stoop
- 1:30 p.m. ET — Saracens vs. Northampton Saints, StoneX Stadium
Sunday, Dec. 6
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Sale Sharks vs. Exeter Chiefs, CorpAcq Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 7
Friday, Dec. 18
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Bath Rugby, Kingston Park
Saturday, Dec. 19
- 11:00 a.m. ET — Gloucester Rugby vs. Saracens, Kingsholm
- 11:05 a.m. ET — Leicester Tigers vs. Sale Sharks, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- 1:30 p.m. ET — Northampton Saints vs. Exeter Chiefs, Franklin's Gardens
Sunday, Dec. 20
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Bristol Bears vs. Harlequins, Ashton Gate
Gallagher PREM Round 8
Saturday, Dec. 26
- 11:00 a.m. ET — Bristol Bears vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Ashton Gate
- 11:05 a.m. ET — Bath Rugby vs. Leicester Tigers, The Rec
- 1:30 p.m. ET — Sale Sharks vs. Gloucester Rugby, CorpAcq Stadium
Sunday, Dec. 27
- 11:05 a.m. ET — Exeter Chiefs vs. Saracens, Sandy Park
Monday, Dec. 28
- 12:00 p.m. ET — Harlequins vs. Northampton Saints, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Gallagher PREM Round 9
Friday, Jan. 1
- 2:45 p.m. ET — Gloucester Rugby vs. Bristol Bears, Kingsholm
Saturday, Jan. 2
- 11:05 a.m. ET — Saracens vs. Bath Rugby, StoneX Stadium
- 1:30 p.m. ET — Leicester Tigers vs. Exeter Chiefs, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- 1:30 p.m. ET — Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Harlequins, Kingston Park
Sunday, Jan. 3
- 10:00 a.m. ET — Northampton Saints vs. Sale Sharks, Franklin's Gardens
Gallagher PREM Round 10
Weekend of Jan. 23, 2027
- Bath Rugby vs. Northampton Saints, The Rec
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Bristol Bears, Sandy Park
- Harlequins vs. Gloucester Rugby, Twickenham Stoop
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Saracens, Kingston Park
- Sale Sharks vs. Leicester Tigers, CorpAcq Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 11
Weekend of March 20, 2027
- Bath Rugby vs. Gloucester Rugby, The Rec
- Bristol Bears vs. Sale Sharks, Ashton Gate
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Northampton Saints, Sandy Park
- Leicester Tigers vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- Saracens vs. Harlequins, StoneX Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 12
Weekend of March 27, 2027
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Leicester Tigers, Villa Park
- Harlequins vs. Exeter Chiefs, Twickenham Stoop
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Bristol Bears, Kingston Park
- Northampton Saints vs. Saracens, Franklin's Gardens
- Sale Sharks vs. Bath Rugby, CorpAcq Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 13
Weekend of April 17, 2027
- Bath Rugby vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, The Rec
- Bristol Bears vs. Gloucester Rugby, Principality Stadium
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Sale Sharks, Sandy Park
- Northampton Saints vs. Harlequins, Franklin's Gardens
- Saracens vs. Leicester Tigers, StoneX Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 14
Weekend of April 24, 2027
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Northampton Saints, Kingsholm
- Harlequins vs. Bristol Bears, Twickenham Stoop
- Leicester Tigers vs. Bath Rugby, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Exeter Chiefs, Kingston Park
- Sale Sharks vs. Saracens, CorpAcq Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 15
Weekend of May 8, 2027
- Bristol Bears vs. Saracens, Ashton Gate
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Bath Rugby, Sandy Park
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Sale Sharks, Kingsholm
- Harlequins vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
- Northampton Saints vs. Leicester Tigers, Franklin's Gardens
Gallagher PREM Round 16
Weekend of May 15, 2027
- Bath Rugby vs. Harlequins, The Rec
- Leicester Tigers vs. Bristol Bears, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Gloucester Rugby, Kingston Park
- Sale Sharks vs. Northampton Saints, CorpAcq Stadium
- Saracens vs. Exeter Chiefs, StoneX Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 17
Weekend of May 29, 2027
- Bristol Bears vs. Bath Rugby, Ashton Gate
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Leicester Tigers, Sandy Park
- Harlequins vs. Sale Sharks, Twickenham Stoop
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Northampton Saints, Kingston Park
- Saracens vs. Gloucester Rugby, StoneX Stadium
Gallagher PREM Round 18
Saturday, June 5, 2027
- 2:00 p.m. – Bath Rugby vs. Saracens, The Rec
- 2:00 p.m. – Gloucester Rugby vs. Exeter Chiefs, Kingsholm
- 2:00 p.m. – Leicester Tigers vs. Harlequins, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
- 2:00 p.m. – Northampton Saints vs. Bristol Bears, Franklin's Gardens
- 2:00 p.m. – Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, CorpAcq Stadium
All dates, kickoff times and venues are based on the 2026-27 Gallagher PREM fixture release. Broadcast selections beyond the opening rounds are subject to change.
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