Saracens v Harlequins live stream: How to watch the Gallagher Premiership semi-final

The 2021-22 Gallagher Premiership semi-finals involve two local rivalries, starting with the London derby between Saracens and Harlequins at StoneX Stadium.

Saturday’s opening fixture kicks off at 1.30pm (UK & Ireland time), with defending champions Quins taking on Saracens, who won the title five times between 2011 and 2019.

Sarries have won both league fixtures between the sides this season – 29-22 at the Stoop in late October and 19-10 at the StoneX in February.

This will be the first time in this campaign, though, that the clubs’ England internationals are involved given the previous matches fell during international periods.

There are three Premiership Player of the Year nominees involved in this match, with Danny Care and Andre Esterhuizen lining up for Quins and award winner Ben Earl in the back row for Sarries.

Quins’ Louis Lynagh is injured but Cadan Murley is fit, Tyrone Green shifts to the wing and Huw Jones comes in at full-back.

Saracens have named an all-international XV, with Maro Itoje set to make his 150th appearance for the club.

There has been plenty of talk of the fierce rivalry between these two sides in the lead-up to the semi-final and it should be an interesting 80 minutes. Don’t miss any of the action with our Saracens v Harlequins live stream guide below and this is how the two teams line up.

Saracens: Alex Goode; Sean Maitland, Elliot Daly, Nick Tompkins, Max Malins; Owen Farrell (captain), Aled Davies; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Vincent Koch, Maro Itoje, Tim Swinson, Theo McFarland, Ben Earl, Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: Kapeli Pifeleti, Eroni Mawi, Alec Clarey, Nick Isiekwe, Andy Christie, Ivan van Zyl, Alex Lozowski, Duncan Taylor.

Harlequins: Huw Jones; Tyrone Green, Joe Marchant, Andre Esterhuizen, Cadan Murley; Marcus Smith, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Jack Walker, Will Collier, Matt Symons, Hugh Tizard, Stephan Lewies (captain), Will Evans, Alex Dombrandt.

Replacements: Joe Gray, Simon Kerrod, Wilco Louw, Matas Jurevicius, Tom Lawday, Lewis Gjaltema, Tommy Allan, Luke Northmore.

How to watch Saracens v Harlequins from outside your country

If you’re abroad, but still want to watch your local Premiership coverage, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.

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Saracens v Harlequins live stream: How to watch from the UK

Gallagher Premiership matches are shown live on BT Sport in the UK and coverage of Saracens v Harlequins starts at 1pm on BT Sport 1.

If you don’t have a BT contract, don’t worry because you can still easily watch the semi-final online. That’s because BT Sport has a contract-free monthly pass that allows you to get instant access to all four of their sport channels for just £25.

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If you’re from the UK but are overseas when Saracens v Harlequins takes place, you can get your normal live stream but you’ll need a VPN – see the information above.

Saracens v Harlequins live stream: How to watch from the USA

If you live in the States, the official broadcaster of Premiership matches is NBC, with matches streamed on Peacock Premium, which is available for $4.99 a month.

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Saracens v Harlequins is also live on CNBC and if you want to watch it that way, try Sling, which is a smart TV service that allows people in the US to watch cable channels on their TV, laptop or tablet without actually having to subscribe to an annual cable TV package.

CNBC is available on Sling with the Sling Blue package with the News Extra add-on. It’s $41 per month but the first seven days are free and you can cancel at any time, so you could try it out for this semi-final.

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Saracens v Harlequins live stream: How to watch from New Zealand

For those in the Land of the Long White Cloud, it’s a late night as Saracens v Harlequins kicks off at 12.30am on Sunday NZ time, with coverage on Sky Sport NZ 1 from 12.20am.

Saracens v Harlequins live stream: How to watch from South Africa

The Saracens v Harlequins semi-final (kick-off 2.30pm SA time) will be shown live on SuperSport Grandstand, with coverage from 2.25pm.

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