Harlequins start the defence of their Aviva Premiership title with two "local derbies", the first is away to London Wasps at the London Double Header at Twickenham Stadium on September 1 (kick off 2:00pm).

The second derby and first home game is against Premiership newcomers and near neighbours, London Welsh on Friday 7^th September Kick off 7.45pm (subject to confirmation).

The next four home Premiership matches at the Stoop feature Sale Sharks, Saracens, Gloucester Rugby and Worcester Warriors.

"We face a challenging start to our Premiership campaign and we are asking our supporters to make a special effort to turn the Stoop into a fortress for the opening home matches of the season," said David Ellis, Harlequins Chief Executive.

London Irish will provide the opposition for Big Game 5 which will be played on 29th December at Twickenham Stadium.

The club has already sold over 7,000 season tickets and is encouraging more supporters to commit for the season. Tickets for individual matches go on sale today.

The full Aviva Premiership fixture list is published today, for full details of Harlequins' fixtures, please click here.

Season Ticket Holder offer

As a thank you to Harlequins 2012/2013 Season Ticket Holders, the club is offering an EXCLUSIVE special offer on additional tickets to the September games.

Buy an additional ticket to any game in September and you'll receive a free ticket to the JP Morgan 7's (13^th July ) plus a ticket to the home friendlies with London Scottish and Connacht (18^th August). To take advantage of the offer simply call the club's Ticket Office on 020 8410 6000 by 5:00pm on Thursday 12^th July.

Not a Season Ticket Holder for 2012/2013? If you would you like to join Harlequins as a Season Ticket Holder for the coming season at The Stoop. Please click here

*Terms and Conditions apply- Offer valid for the first 500 season ticket holders. Free tickets are issued as the same price category purchased for the September game. Stadium and Ticketing regulations apply. Offer must be redeemed over the phone through the Harlequins Ticket Office between 9:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday. Offer expires at 5:00pm Thursday 12^th July.