Five Premiership sides will provide tough opposition for Oxford University's Twickenham preparations.

The Dark Blues will host Worcester Warriors, Saracens, Bristol and Northampton at Iffley Road.

And the pick of their fixtures is against Gloucester at Kingsholm.

Oxford play a practice match at Henley on Sunday before heading off to Canada on tour next week.

DARK BLUES FIXTURES

Sept 14: Henley Hawks (away). Sept 20: James Bay (Victoria). Sept 27: British Columbia (Vancouver). October 6: Moseley (away). October 13: Esher (away). October 20: Worcester (home). October 27: Gloucester (away). November 3: Saracens (home). November 10: Bristol (home). November 19: Major Stanley's XV (home). November 24: Newport/Gwent Dragons. November 29: Northampton (home). December 11: Cambridge University (Twickenham).