BT Sport to screen semi-final clashes
By Mark Stevens
22/5/19
BT Sport is the place to be as two intriguing Gallagher Premiership Rugby semi-finals take place back-to-back on Saturday.
Defending Champions Saracens and this season’s table-toppers Exeter Chiefs have both secured home fixtures for the clashes against Gloucester Rugby and Northampton Saints respectively.
Viewers looking for an enthralling afternoon of action from the most exciting club rugby league in the world need to be in their seats by 12.45pm with BT Sport 1 or BT Sport 4K UHD on.
Build-up will begin ahead of Mark McCall’s reigning Champions Saracens hosting Johan Ackermann’s Gloucester Rugby, with kick-off at Allianz Park at 1.30pm.
One of the more intriguing battles to look out for will be between Owen Farrell and Danny Cipriani, with two of the finest No.10s in the country expected to face off.
With the action from north London completed, attention will switch to Devon for Rob Baxter’s Exeter hosting Chris Boyd’s Northampton.
The game at Sandy Park begins at 4.30pm and is a repeat of the Round 22 clash between the clubs last weekend, with the hosts running in six tries on the way to a 40-21 triumph.
Earlier this term Saints saw off the Chiefs 31-28 at Franklin’s Gardens where they held on for a win despite late pressure from the 2016-17 Champions – expect more exciting action between the two clubs this Saturday.
And if you miss the live action, or just want to relive it again, then tune into the Gallagher Premiership Rugby highlights show at 7pm on Monday, only on Channel 5.
Saturday May 25
Programme starts at 12.45pm on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 4K UHD
Saracens v Gloucester, kick-off 1.30pm
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday May 27
Channel 5 highlights, 7pm