Fans of Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors who can’t make it along to Firhill or Murrayfield for all the Friday night fun now have the option of watching their teams in Magners League action live on BBC ALBA.
Between the first round of games this weekend and the turn of the year, the Gaelic language channel will broadcast 14 pro-team fixtures, culminating with the now-traditional back-to-back derby clashes. Further coverage will be announced for the second half of the season. The live action kicks off on Friday night, when Glasgow Warriors host Leinster at Firhill (kick-off 7.05pm). Edinburgh's first home game, against Munster, will be shown on Friday 10 September (kick-off 7.05pm).
Supporters can access BBC ALBA’s output in a number of ways. Sky subscribers should head to channel 168, while Freesat users can select channel 110. Games will also be shown live on BBC iPlayer (www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer), where footage will be available for seven days post-match.
PRO-TEAM MAGNERS LEAGUE GAMES TO BE SHOWN LIVE ON BBC ALBA (all kick-offs local time)
Friday 3 September (7.05pm): Glasgow Warriors vs Leinster, Firhill
Friday 10 September (7.05pm): Edinburgh vs Munster, Murrayfield
Sunday 12 September (4.10pm): Newport Gwent Dragons vs Glasgow Warriors, Rodney Parade
Friday 17 September (8.05pm): Ulster vs Edinburgh, Ravenhill
Friday 24 September (7.05pm): Edinburgh vs Leinster, Murrayfield
Friday 1 October (7.05pm): Ulster vs Glasgow Warriors, Ravenhill
Saturday 2 October (7.05pm): Aironi vs Edinburgh, Stadio Zaffanella
Friday 22 October (7.05pm): Edinburgh vs Ulster, Murrayfield
Sunday 24 October (4.10pm): Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Firhill
Friday 29 October (8.05pm): Scarlets vs Edinburgh, Parc y Scarlets
Saturday 30 October (6.05pm): Leinster vs Edinburgh, RDS
Saturday 4 December (6.30pm): Ospreys vs Edinburgh, Liberty Stadium
Monday 27 December (5.35pm): Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh, Firhill
Sunday 2 January 2011 (5.35pm): Edinburgh vs Glasgow Warriors, Murrayfield
