The schedule for televised Principality Premiership fixtures up to the New Year has been released – and an exciting prospect it is with 15 of the 16 clubs featuring in “live” broadcasts on Friday evenings (BBC2 Wales) and Saturday afternoons (S4C) as well as over the festive period.

NEATH figure three times, all on BBC2 Wales : the away game at Llandovery (Friday, October 19), the home game against Llanelli (Friday, December 7), then the big Boxing Day derby at Aberavon.

The full list is :-

BBC Wales – Fridays

Sept 7 Ebbw Vale v Aberavon
Sept 14 Bridgend v Swansea
Sept 21 Pontypridd v RGC
Sept 28 RGC v Merthyr
Oct 5 Newport v Aberavon
Oct 12 Bedwas v Cardiff
Oct 19 LLANDOVERY v NEATH
Oct 26 Ebbw Vale v Merthyr
Nov 9 Cardiff v RGC
Nov 16 Pontypridd v Llandovery
Nov 23 Ebbw Vale v Carmarthen
Nov 30 Cardiff v Swansea
Dec 7 NEATH v LLANELLI
Dec 14 Merthyr v Cardiff

BBC Wales – Festive Period

Dec 26 ABERAVON v NEATH (2.30pm)
Jan 1 Cardiff v Pontypridd (2.30pm)

S4C – Saturdays

Oct 6 Llandovery v RGC
Oct 13 Ebbw Vale v Cross Keys
Oct 20 Pontypridd v Ebbw Vale
Dec 8 RGC v Cross Keys
Dec 15 Pontypridd Bedwas