ITV will show highlights of Guinness Premiership matches this season in a new show to be presented by Craig Doyle on ITV4.

The broadcaster has signed the deal with Premier Rugby for the new season, starting September 6, taking over from the BBC, which previously aired domestic club rugby highlights in Rugby Special.

ITV has been the sole broadcaster for the Rugby World cup since the tournament came to England in 1991 and will show a new hour-long weekly show that will air on Sunday nights at 6.30pm.

The show, which will be repeated on ITV1 on Tuesday nights, will cover each of the 22 rounds of the regular Guinness Premiership season, as well as two extra shows covering the semi-final and final matches.

Top flight rugby is an exciting made-for-television sport,” said the ITV director of news and sport, Mark Sharman. “ITV had a superb Rugby World Cup last year and we are delighted that our rugby coverage will now extend through the year.”

The broadcast rights for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and the following 2014 event are yet to be negotiated.