Bath and Leicester Tigers will have home-field advantage in next weekend’s Gallagher Premiership semi-finals after ending the season in the top two. 

Johann van Graan’s side, who have already won the Premiership Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, were already assured of a home semi-final, but Leicester needed a win against Newcastle Falcons on the final day to secure their fate.

Elsewhere, Sale Sharks and Bristol Bears have also both made the semi-finals after strong wins this weekend on a pulsating final day of the regular season.

The semi-finals will both take place next weekend.

Bath and Leicester Tigers to host home semi-finals

Table-topping Bath will play host to West Country rivals Bristol in the first semi-final next Friday with the two sides already playing out some massive games this season. Pat Lam’s men did the league double over their neighbours this season, winning 36-26 at The Rec in October before beating them 36-14 at the Principality Stadium last month.

This will also be Bath’s second successive home semi-final after they came second in 2024.

That fixture will kick off at 19:45.

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The other semi-final sees Leicester Tigers welcome Sale Sharks to Mattioli Woods Welford Road next Saturday, and this fixture has also been an entertaining match-up this season. Alex Sanderson’s side won the first encounter 39-25 at the Salford Community Stadium in December, before Leicester got their revenge at home with a 44-34 win in May.

Leicester will also host their first home semi-final since the 2021/22 season, the same season they won the title under Steve Borthwick.

That fixture will kick off at 15:30.

Both matches will also be aired live on TNT Sports.

The winners of the two respective semi-finals will book their place in the Premiership final at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Bath, Sale and Leicester all have recent final experience too, with Bath reaching last year’s showpiece, Sale making it in 2023 and Leicester lifting the title in 2022.

Premiership semi-finals in full

Friday, June 6

Bath Rugby (1) vs Bristol Bears (4) (7.45pm KO, TNT Sports)

Saturday, June 7

Leicester Tigers (2) vs Sale Sharks (3) (3.30pm KO, TNT Sports)

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