After a bumper weekend of European action, the focus returns back to the Gallagher Premiership semi-finals!
18 weeks of drama have given us our final four, but it’s still all to play for this weekend. It gets underway on Friday night as Northampton Saints take on defending champions Saracens at Franklin’s Gardens. This is the second successive semi-final between the sides, however the table-topping Saints will be hoping they can atone for last year’s defeat.
The play-offs don’t stop there, as Bath welcome Sale Sharks to the Rec. The West Country outfit were the only side to be in the top four for the entirety of the season, however they face a red-hot Sale team fresh off beating Saracens away. The sides have also beaten each other this season in the Premiership, but van Graan’s men came out with a huge 42-24 win the last time they met.
Here is a full breakdown of how you can watch the Gallagher Premiership semi-finals.
Rugby on TV: How to watch both Gallagher Premiership semi-finals
*All Premiership games are available to stream via Discovery+
Friday 31st May
Northampton Saints vs Saracens-7:45pm TNT Sports Ultimate/TNT Sports 1
Saturday 1st June
Bath Rugby vs Sale Sharks-3:30pm TNT Sports Ultimate/TNT Sports 2
Other Rugby on TV: Madrid SVNS, URC, Top 14, Super Rugby and PWR all aired live
Whilst the focus in England will be on the Gallagher Premiership semi-finals, there is still plenty of other rugby being aired live. The Madrid SVNS kicks off on Friday morning, and there is also plenty of Top 14, URC and Super Rugby action to sink our teeth into.
Here is a full breakdown of how to watch all the games on TV this weekend.
Madrid SVNS-Friday 31st May-Sunday 2nd June across TNT Sports network
Friday 31st May
Crusaders vs Moana Pasifika-8:05am Sky Sports Action
Waratahs vs Reds-10:35am Sky Sports Action
Glasgow Warriors vs Zebre-7:35pm PremierSports 2
Leinster vs Connacht-7:35pm PremierSports 1/TG 4
Saturday 1st June
Fijian Drua vs Melbourne Rebels-3:05am Sky Sports Action
Hurricanes vs Highlanders-5:35am Sky Sports Action
Blues vs Chiefs-8:05am Sky Sports Action
Western Force vs Brumbies-10:35am Sky Sports Action
Stormers vs Lions-12:45pm PremierSports 1
Benetton vs Edinburgh-1:00pm PremierSports 2
Scarlets vs Dragons-3:00pm S4c/BBC iPlayer/PremierSports (tbc)
Sharks vs Bulls-3:10pm PremierSports 2
Munster vs Ulster-5:15pm PremierSports 1/RTE 2
Cardiff vs Ospreys-5:30pm BBC 2 Wales/BBC iPlayer/PremierSports (tbc)
Sunday 2nd June
Loughborough Lightning vs Saracens-3:00pm TNT Sports 1/Discovery +
Toulon vs Clermont Auvergne-5:00pm PremierSports 1
Toulouse vs La Rochelle-8:00pm PremierSports 1
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