RUGBY UNION: COVENTRY will begin the 2016/17 season with a home match against Loughborough Students on September 3 at the Butts Park Arena (BPA).
The ‘Blue & Whites’ will travel to old rivals Moseley for their first away fixture of the season on September 10 before hosting newly-promoted Macclesfield the week after.
The return game against Moseley at BPA is scheduled for the final weekend before Christmas, reviving memories of the once traditional and much-missed Boxing Day clash.
Coventry end their season with a trip to Loughborough Students on April 29 a week after hosting Darlington Mowden Park.
Provisional fixtures:
September
3 Loughborough Students (H)
10 Moseley (A)
17 Macclesfield (H)
24 Blackheath (A)
October
1 Hartpury College (H)
8 Esher (A)
15 Fylde (H)
22 Plymouth Albion (H)
29 Hull Ionians (A)
November
5 Blaydon (H)
12 Ampthill (A)
19 Cambridge (H)
26 Rosslyn Park (A)
December
3 Old Albanian (H)
10 Darlington Mowden Park (A)
17 Moseley (H)
January
7 Macclesfield (A)
14 Blackheath (H)
21 Hartpury College (A)
28 Esher (H)
February
4 Fylde (A)
11 Plymouth Albion (A)
18 Hull Ionians (H)
March
4 Blaydon (A)
11 Ampthill (H)
25 Cambridge (A)
April
1 Rosslyn Park (H)
8 Old Albanian (A)
22 Darlington Mowden Park (H)
29 Loughborough Students (A)