Celtic Rugby today announced their fixture list for the season alongside the announcement of their new title sponsors, Magners Irish Cider. This will see the competition named as the 'Magners League' until 2008.
Glasgows opening match sees the Newport Gwent Dragons travel north on the first weekend in September. The Warriors will follow that the next weekend with a trip to Wales to face Llanelli Scarlets.
Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen said: "In a league like this every game is tough. We know what position we're starting from and we're working hard on our pre-season preparations.
The Dragons will be ear-marking their trip to Glasgow as a win but with our new signings and the way our players have responded to the challenges put to them, we're really confident and excited about what's to come here at The Warriors. We're feeling good and are ready to rise to the challenge."
David Jordan, Director of Celtic Rugby said: "The decision by Magners to partner with Celtic Rugby demonstrates that the strategic review that we undertook has delivered success. Our partnership with Magners is an exciting one and we look forward to working together over the coming years. Magners share our vision for the future of the competition and to have them as our inaugural title sponsor is a huge endorsement of the competition."
GLASGOW WARRIORS' FIXTURES ARE*:
1/2/3 Sep, Glasgow Warriors v Newport Gwent Dragons
8/9/10 Sep, Llanelli Scarlets v Glasgow Warriors
15/16/17 Sep, Glasgow Warriors v Munster
22/23/24 Sep, Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors
29/30/1 Sep, Edinburgh Gunners v Glasgow Warriors
6/7/9 Oct, Glasgow Warriors v Border Reivers
13/14/15 Oct, Ospreys v Glasgow Warriors
3/4/5 Nov, Glasgow Warriors v Connacht
10/11/12 Nov, Leinster v Glasgow Warriors
1/2/3 Dec, FREE WEEKEND
22/23/24 Dec, Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Gunners
29/30/31 Dec, Border Reivers v Glasgow Warriors
5/6/7/ Jan, Glasgow Warriors v Ulster
26/27/28 Jan, Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues
16/17/18 Feb, Glasgow Warriors v Llanelli Scarlets
2/3/4 Mar, Newport Gwent Dragons v Glasgow Warriors
23/24/25 Mar, FREE WEEKEND
6/7/8 Apr, Glasgow Warriors v Leinster
13/14/15 Apr, Connacht v Glasgow Warriors
27/28/29 Apr, Ulster v Glasgow Warriors
4/5/6 May, Glasgow Warriors v Ospreys
11/12/13 May, Munster v Glasgow Warriors
* Note: fixtures subject to change.