Bristol Bears, English club rugby's great entertainers, while once again get the Gallagher Premiership season underway with an opening night spectacular at Ashton Gate.
Saracens are up first after a season in the Greene King IPA Championship having been relegated at the end of the 2019/20 season not for being the weakest side in the Premiership - far from it - but as punishment for salary cap breaches.
Now back in the top flight and still with a glittering squad of world superstars, the two sides are set for a fascinating opening night game under the Ashton Gate lights.
In 2021/22 the Premiership Rugby Cup will also be back having not been played during the truncated 2020/21 season which saw Premiership games played every weekend from November through to June along with European fixtures.
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming on Monday (July 12) that England is on track to open up from the final Covid-19 lockdown restrictions on July 19, which impact sport by minimising crowds, BT Sport will not be showing every game during the 2021/21 season as they have over the previous 16 months.
Instead, the broadcaster has confirmed their pick of the games for the first seven rounds of the Gallagher Premiership.
Kick off times and the exact dates of fixtures from Round 8 onwards are still to be confirmed.
Here are Bristol Bears' fixtures for every competition they are due to play in during the 2021/22 season.
September
Fri Sep 17 Saracens (7.45 pm KO - BT Sport) H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 1
Sat Sep 25 Wasps (3pm KO - BT) A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 2
October
Fri Oct 1 Bath Rugby (7.45pm KO - BT) H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 3
Fri Oct 8 Harlequins (7.45pm KO - BT) A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 4
Sat Oct 16 Newcastle Falcons (3pm KO) A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 5
Sat Oct 23 * Free Weekend * H Gallagher Premiership Rugby 6
Sat Oct 30 London Irish (3pm KO) A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 7
November
Sat Nov 6 Worcester Warriors H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 8
Sat Nov 13 Premiership Rugby Cup Round 1
Sat Nov 20 Premiership Rugby Cup Round 2
Sat Nov 27 Northampton Saints H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 9
December
Sat Dec 4 Gloucester Rugby A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 10
Sat Dec 11 - European Heineken Champions Cup Round 1
Sat Dec 18 - European Heineken Champions Cup Round 2
Sun Dec 26 Leicester Tigers H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 11
January
Sat Jan 1 Exeter Chiefs A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 12
Sat Jan 8 Sale Sharks H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 13
Sat Jan 15 - European Heineken Champions Cup Round Round 3
Sat Jan 22 - European Heineken Champions Cup Round Round 4
Sat Jan 29 * Free Weekend * A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 14
February
Sat Feb 5 Newcastle Falcons H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 15
Sat Feb 12 London Irish H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 16
Sat Feb 19 Worcester Warriors A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 17
Sat Feb 26 Wasps H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 18
March
Sat Mar 5 Bath Rugby A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 19
Sat Mar 12 Harlequins H Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 20
Sat Mar 19 Premiership Rugby Cup Round 3
Sat Mar 26 Saracens A Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 21
Wed Mar 30 Premiership Rugby Cup Round 4
April
Sat Apr 2 Northampton Saints A Gallagher Premiership Rugby 22
Sat Apr 9 - Heineken Champions Cup Last 16 Knockout Round First Leg
Sat Apr 16 - Heineken Champions Cup Last 16 Knockout Round Second Leg
Sat Apr 23 Gloucester Rugby H Gallagher Premiership Rugby 23
Wed Apr 27 Premiership Rugby Cup Semi-Final
Sat Apr 30 Leicester Tigers A Gallagher Premiership Rugby 24
May
Sat May 7 - Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final
Sat May 14 - Heineken Champions Cup semi-final
Wed May 18 Premiership Rugby Cup Final
Sat May 21 Exeter Chiefs H Gallagher Premiership Rugby 25
Sat May 28 - Heineken Champions Cup final
June
Sat Jun 4 Sale Sharks A Gallagher Premiership Rugby 26
Sat Jun 11 Gallagher Premiership Rugby Semi-Final
Sat Jun 18 Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final
