LONDON Welsh’s first match of the new Championship season will be on a neutral venue.
The Exiles will take on Bedford at Saracens’ Allianz Park on the weekend of September 13, 14 and 15.
This is part of an extra round introduced by organisers, which will see all 12 clubs take part in double-headers.
Welsh, who play at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium, will then have 22 ‘regular’ home and away fixtures.
Meanwhile, Green King IPA have been unveiled as the league’s new sponsors.
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