Villa Park to host Gallagher PREM Rugby

Villa Park will host Gallagher PREM Rugby next March with Gloucester Rugby taking on Leicester Tigers at Aston Villa’s famous home.

The fixture, to be played on Saturday, March 28, 2026 (ko 1pm), forms part of the rugby top flight’s ‘Big Game’ weekend where Gloucester will join both Bristol and Saracens in hosting fixtures away from their home stadiums.

Following on from a summer of successful concerts where some of the world’s biggest and most iconic artists played at B6, this latest announcement ties in to the wider plan to make Villa Park the go-to destination in the West Midlands for music, other sports plus much more, providing the Club with additional revenue streams.

Due to take place during the men’s international break in March 2026, Gloucester and Leicester will face off for the Slater Cup (named after former Gloucester and Leicester lock Ed Slater who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in July 2022) which is contested between the two teams every season across each home and away Gallagher PREM fixtures.