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03rd Aug 2011

RaboDirect Pro 12 season fixtures released

The fixtures for the inaugural RaboDirect Pro 12 league,which replaces the Magners League, were released today.

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The fixtures for the inaugural RaboDirect Pro 12 league, which replaces the Magners League, were released today.

Defending champions Munster will host the Newport Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park (7.45) on Saturday 3 September.

On the previous night Ospreys and Leinster meet at the Liberty stadium (7.05) and Ulster will go up against Glasgow at Ravenhill (7.05).

Ulster’s game will be broadcast live on BBC while Munster’s game will be shown on TG4. Connacht will face Benetton Treviso when they travel to Stadio Communale di Monigo in their opening fixture on the Saturday.

The first meeting of the Irish provinces sees Leinster play host to Connacht at the RDS on Saturday 8 October at 5pm, a game that will be shown on TG4.

Leinster are then set to entertain Munster at the Aviva Stadium on Friday 4 November 4th (TG4, 8pm) while the following evening Connacht travel to Belfast to take on Ulster (5.35pm), for a game which will be broadcast on BBC.

The Irish sides will be reunited over the Christmas and New Year period in successive rounds of fixtures.

 

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