Leinster Rugby will begin the defence of their Guinness PRO14 title with a trip to Challenge Cup champions Cardiff Blues on Friday, 31st August (KO 7.35pm).
Leo Cullen’s men will travel to Wales in Round 2 again to take on Scarlets on Saturday, 8th September (KO 7.35pm).
The first home game of the season will see Bernard Jackman’s Dragons visit the RDS Arena on Saturday, 15th September (KO 5.15pm).
The first Interprovincial derby match of the season will be away to Connacht on Saturday, 29th September (KO 5.15pm)
The following week Leinster will take on Munster at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 6th October with a 6pm kick-off time.
Leinster’s trip to South Africa to take on the Southern Kings will come on the first weekend of November.
The Interprovincial derby matches for the Christmas period have also been confirmed with games at home to Connacht and Ulster either side of Christmas, with a trip to Thomond Park in between on 29th December.
For the first time ever the Championship has been able to announce kick-off times and dates for the first 17 rounds of the Guinness PRO14.
This year’s opening round marks a brand new era for the Championship where every single game will be broadcast live across the UK by Premier Sports & Free Sports – a true first for the Guinness PRO14. In Ireland, eir sport will bring coverage of the Championship to new levels while Super Sport will continue to give South African fans a real taste of the Guinness PRO14 every weekend.
Additionally, PRO14 Rugby is proud that games will still be broadcast live on native language channels TG4 (Republic of Ireland) and S4C (Wales) to ensure Free-To-Air access among two stations that have supported the Championship from the outset.
See the full Guinness PRO14 fixture list below, with confirmed dates, times and broadcasters for all games up to Round 17.
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2018/19 Guinness PRO14 Fixtures (all times local)
Round 1 – Friday, 31st August – 7.35pm
Cardiff Blues v Leinster Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park (Live on Premier Sports & eir sport 1)
Round 2 – Saturday, 8th September – 7.35pm
Scarlets v Leinster Rugby, Parc y Scarlets (Live on Premier Sports, eir sport & TG4)
Round 3 – Saturday, 15th September – 5.15pm
Leinster Rugby v Dragons, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport, Premier Sports & TG4)
Round 4 – Saturday, 22nd September – KO 7.35pm
Leinster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport & Premier Sports)
Round 5 – Saturday, 29th September – 5.15pm
Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby, Sportsground (Live TG4, eir sport & Premier Sports)
Round 6 – Saturday, 6th October – 6pm
Leinster Rugby v Munster Rugby, Aviva Stadium (Live on eir sport and Premier Sports)
Round 7 – Saturday, 27th October – 4pm
Benetton Rugby v Leinster Rugby, Stadio Monigo (Live on eir sport & Premier Sports)
Round 8 – Sunday, 4th November – 2.45pm
Southern Kings v Leinster Rugby, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Live on SuperSport, Premier Sports & eir sport)
Round 9 – Friday, 23rd November – 7.35pm
Leinster Rugby v Ospreys Rugby, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport, Free Sports, TG4)
Round 10 – Saturday, 1st December – 5.15pm
Dragons v Leinster Rugby, Rodney Parade (Live on Premier Sports, eir sport & TG4)
Round 11 – Saturday, 22nd December – 7.45pm
Leinster Rugby v Connacht Rugby, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport and Premier Sport)
Round 12 – Saturday, 29th December – 5.15pm
Munster Rugby v Leinster Rugby, Thomond Park (Live on eir sport & Premier Sport)
Round 13 – Saturday, 5th January – 5.15pm
Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport & Premier Sport)
Round 14 – Friday, 25th January – 7.35pm
Leinster Rugby v Scarlets, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport, TG4 & Premier Sports)
Round 15 – Saturday, 16th February – 4pm
Zebre v Leinster Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi (Live on Free Sports and eir sport)
Round 16 – Friday, 22nd February – 7.55pm
Leinster Rugby v Southern Kings, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport, Super Sport & Premier Sports)
Round 17 – Friday, 1st March – 7.35pm
Leinster Rugby v Toyota Cheetahs, RDS Arena (Live on eir sport, SuperSport & Premier Sports)
Round 18 – March 22/23/24
Cardiff Blues v Scarlets
Connacht Rugby v Benetton Rugby
Edinburgh Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Glasgow Warriors v Toyota Cheetahs
Munster Rugby v Zebre
Ospreys Rugby v Dragons
Ulster Rugby v Southern Kings
Round 19 – April 5/6/7
Toyota Cheetahs v Ospreys Rugby
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster Rugby
Southern Kings v Dragons
Leinster Rugby v Benetton Rugby
Munster Rugby v Cardiff Blues
Scarlets v Edinburgh Rugby
Zebre v Connacht Rugby
Round 20 – April 12/13/14
Toyota Cheetahs v Dragons
Connacht Rugby v Cardiff Blues
Edinburgh Rugby v Ulster Rugby
Southern Kings v Ospreys
Leinster Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Scarlets v Zebre
Benetton Rugby v Munster Rugby
Round 21 – April 26/27/28
Cardiff Blues v Ospreys Rugby
Toyota Cheetahs v Southern Kings
Dragons v Scarlets
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby
Munster Rugby v Connacht Rugby
Ulster Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Zebre v Benetton Rugby
Quarter-Final Stage -3th/4th/5th May
Semi-Finals – 17th/18th/19th May
Guinness PRO14 Final – 25th May
