
Competition Dates: 05/02/2026 - 14/03/2026
6 Teams. 7 Venues. 15 Matches to be played.
This will be the 27th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the tournament is once again sponsored by Guinness.
In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on Steve Borthwick's side's emphatic 78-15 thrashing of Japan and looks ahead to their match against New Zealand next weekend.
As Welsh rugby fans wake up on Sunday morning the realisation will dawn on them that Wales beat New Zealand for the first time in 73 years.
Wales end a 73-year hoodoo against New Zealand with a win hailed as their greatest of all time.
Will Joseph's comeback after four years off the Test scene was worth waiting for. And there was plenty elsewhere to buoy England in a rout of Japan.
Watch the best of the action as Wales beat New Zealand for the first time in 73 years
After four years away from international rugby, Will Joseph marks his return in style by scoring a record-equalling five tries as England humiliate Japan at Twickenham, scoring 13 tries in a 78-15 victory in the Nations Championship.
Watch the tries as Ireland secure a 43-15 victory over Fiji in the Nations Championship in Dublin.
France hold their nerve to beat South Africa by just two points, winning 21-19 at the Stade de France, to make it four wins from five in the Nations Championship and putting the home side in a strong position to top the northern hemisphere standings.
England provide emphatic on-pitch backing for head coach Steve Borthwick as they score seven tries to swat aside a listless Australia at Allianz Stadium.
Watch highlights from Murrayfield as New Zealand prove too strong for Scotland in the Nations Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANCE | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | IRELAND | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | SCOTLAND | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | ITALY | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | ENGLAND | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | WALES | 5 | 6 |
| YEAR | WINNER |
| 2026 | France |
| 2025 | France |
| 2024 | Ireland |
| 2023 | Ireland |
| 2022 | France |
| 2021 | Wales |
| 2020 | England |
| 2019 | Wales |
| 2018 | Ireland |
| 2017 | England |
| 2016 | England |
| 2015 | Ireland |
| 2014 | Ireland |
| 2013 | Wales |
| 2012 | Wales |
| 2011 | England |
| 2010 | France |
| 2009 | Ireland |
| 2008 | Wales |
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