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Celtic Challenge fixtures: Seeding introduced for home advantage in final
The final of the 2026-27 Celtic Challenge will be played at the ground of the highest-ranked team rather than a neutral venue.
The cross-border competition, which features two clubs from each of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, gets under way on Saturday, 5 December.
Teams play five home and away fixtures in the regular season and there is an added incentive for placings, with the higher seed of the two semi-final winners hosting the final.
Last season Wolfhounds beat Irish rivals Clovers in a final played at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh.
The champions, who won the title for the third successive season, get the 2026-27 campaign under way at home to Welsh side Brython Thunder in Belfast.
Edinburgh also travel to Ireland to face Clovers while the other Welsh team, Gwalia Lightning, entertain Glasgow.
Competition weekends
Round one: 5 December
Round two: 12 December
Round three: 19 December
Round four: 9 January
Round five: 16 January
Round six: 23 January
Round seven: 6 February
Round eight: 13 February
Round nine: 20 February
Round 10: 27 February
Semi-finals: 13 March
Final: Weekend of 27 March
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