Newport Gwent Dragons will open their 2012/2013 RaboDirect PRO12 campaign against new Italian franchise Zebre at Rodney Parade on the weekend of 31st August.
This will be followed a week later by a trip to the RDS to face Heineken Cup champions and RaboDirect PRO12 runners-up Leinster.
The Dragons’ first Welsh derby match comes in round 3 when they come up against Cardiff Blues at Rodney Parade on the weekend of 14th September.
The final round of regular season fixtures will be played on the weekend of 3rd May with the Dragons travelling to Murrayfield to play Edinburgh.
Full RaboDirect PRO12 fixture list. Exact times and dates to be announced.
Round 1
31Aug/1/2Sept Newport Gwent Dragons v Zebre @ Rodney Parade
Round 2
7/8/9 Sept Leinster v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Royal Dublin Society
Round 3
14/15/16 Sept Newport Gwent Dragons v Cardiff Blues @ Rodney Parade
Round 4
21/22/23 Sept Munster v Newport Gwent Dragons @ TBA
Round 5
28/29/30 Sept Newport Gwent Dragons v Edinburgh Rugby @ Rodney Parade
Round 6
5/6/7 Oct Scarlets v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Parc y Scarlets
Round 7
26/27/28 Oct Newport Gwent Dragons v Ulster @ Rodney Parade
Round 8
2/3/4 Nov Glasgow Warriors v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Scotstoun Stadium
Round 9
23/24/25 Nov Newport Gwent Dragons v Connacht @ Rodney Parade
Round 10
30Nov/1/2Dec Benetton Treviso v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Stadio Monigo
Round 11
21/22/23 Dec Newport Gwent Dragons v Ospreys @ Rodney Parade
Round 12
28/29/30 Dec Cardiff Blues v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Cardiff Arms Park
Round 13
4/5/6 Jan Connacht v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Sportsground
Round 14
8/9/10 Feb Newport Gwent Dragons v Benetton Treviso @ Rodney Parade
Round 15
15/16/17 Feb Newport Gwent Dragons v Glasgow Warriors @ Rodney Parade
Round 16
22/23/24 Feb Zebre v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Stadio XXV Aprile
Round 17
1/2/3 March Newport Gwent Dragons v Leinster @ Rodney Parade
Round 18
22/23/24 March Ospreys v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Liberty Stadium
Round 19
29/30/31 March Newport Gwent Dragons v Scarlets @ Rodney Parade
Round 20
12/13/14 April Ulster v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Ravenhill
Round 21
19/20/21 April Newport Gwent Dragons v Munster @ Rodney Parade
Round 22
3/4/5 May Edinburgh Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons @ Murrayfield
