
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.
England will be ideally prepared for the unique challenge of playing at altitude against world champions South Africa on Saturday, says coach Sir Kevin Sinfield.
Northampton and Bath will compete for points in the same tough Champions Cup pool next season, having been drawn alongside the Pretoria-based Bulls and Top 14 runners-up Montpellier, while Leicester will face Leinster, Bristol against Bordeaux-Begles, and Saracens and Exeter are in the same group.
Wales squad settle dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union over match fees three days before their Nations Championship opener with Fiji.
With just over a year until the World Cup, injury-hit Ireland look to begin the inaugural Nations Championship with victories over Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe says new American investors will maximise the salary cap and invest in women's game.
Scarlets made a loss of £2.1m during the 2024-2025 season, according to the club's latest accounts.
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Wales boost backroom team before WXV by bringing in forwards coach Steve Salvin on a full-time basis.
In-play, in-picture adverts will not be part of ITV's coverage of the Nations Championship in July, but the 20-second slots are set to return in November.
| 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 |
| 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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