2026 Six Nations Championship

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2026 Men's Six Nations Championship
Inpho 2026Guinness Mens Six Nations Launch01.jpg
The six captains launched the tournament at Edinburgh Castle
Date5 February – 14 March 2026
Countries
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Attendance230,198 (76,733 per match)
Tries scored19 (6.33 per match)
Top point scorer Flag of England.svg Henry Arundell (15)
Top try scorer Flag of England.svg Henry Arundell (3)
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The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Men's Six Nations for sponsorship reasons and branded as M6N) is a rugby union competition taking place from early February to mid-March 2026, featuring the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is the 132nd season of the competition (including its incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and the Five Nations Championship), but the 27th since it expanded to become the Six Nations Championship in 2000. It began on 5 February 2026 with a Thursday night match between France and Ireland, and will end with France against England on 14 March. [1] France enter the tournament as reigning champions, having reclaimed the title from Ireland in 2025.

Contents

Participants

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadiumCapacityLocationStart [a] End [b]
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Flag of England.svg Steve Borthwick Maro Itoje 3
Flag of France.svg  France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Flag of France.svg Fabien Galthié Antoine Dupont 5
Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell Caelan Doris 4
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Quesada Michele Lamaro 10
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg Gregor Townsend Sione Tuipulotu 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Tandy Dewi Lake 11

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTAGSTBLBPtsFlag of England.svg  ENG Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO IRFU flag.svg  IRE Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL
1Flag of England.svg  England 1100487+41710105— 21 Feb 48–7
2Flag of France.svg  France 11003614+22520105 14 Mar — 22 Feb 36–14
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11001815+3220004 7 Mar — 18–15
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10011518−3220011 14 Feb 7 Mar —
5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 10011436−22250000 14 Feb 14 Mar — 6 Mar
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1001748−41170000 15 Feb 14 Mar 21 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: Six Nations Rugby

Table ranking rules [2]

Fixtures

The fixtures for the 2026 Six Nations were announced on 19 May 2025, beginning with the Six Nations' first ever Thursday night game between France and Ireland. It will also feature a Friday night game in the fourth round of matches as Ireland host Wales. [1] The competition is also set to take place over a reduced timeframe; instead of having rest weeks after rounds 2 and 3, it will now only have a rest week after round 3.

Round 1

5 February 2026
21:10 CET
(1 BP) France  Flag of France.svg36–14IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Bielle-Biarrey (2) 12' c, 46' c
Jalibert 21' m
Ollivon 33' c
Attissogbe 80' c
Con: Ramos (4/5) 13', 34', 47', 80+1'
Pen: Ramos (1/1) 27'		 Report Try: Timoney 58' c
Milne 61' c
Con: S. Prendergast (2/2) 58', 61'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Karl Dickson (England) [3]
FB15 Thomas Ramos
RW14 Théo Attissogbe
OC13 Nicolas Depoortère
IC12 Yoram Moefana Sub off.svg 49'
LW11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH9 Antoine Dupont (c)Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Anthony Jelonch
OF7 Oscar Jégou
BF6 François Cros Sub off.svg 62'
RL5 Mickaël Guillard Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 Charles Ollivon Sub off.svg 49'
TP3 Dorian Aldegheri Sub off.svg 49'
HK2 Julien Marchand Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Jean-Baptiste Gros Sub off.svg 49'
Replacements:
HK16 Peato Mauvaka Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Rodrigue Neti Sub on.svg 49'
PR18 Régis Montagne Sub on.svg 49'
LK19 Emmanuel Meafou Sub on.svg 49'
LK20 Hugo Auradou Sub on.svg 49'
FL21 Lenni Nouchi Sub on.svg 62'
SH22 Baptiste Serin Sub on.svg 73'
CE23 Kalvin Gourgues Sub on.svg 49'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
France vs Ireland 2026-02-05.svg
FB15 Jamie Osborne Sub off.svg 73'
RW14 Tommy O'Brien Sub off.svg 49'
OC13 Garry Ringrose
IC12 Stuart McCloskey
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Sam Prendergast
SH9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N88 Caelan Doris (c)
OF7 Josh van der Flier Sub off.svg 49'
BF6 Cian Prendergast Sub off.svg 49'
RL5 Tadhg Beirne
LL4 Joe McCarthy Sub off.svg 49'
TP3 Tom Clarkson Sub off.svg 59'
HK2 Dan Sheehan Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Jeremy Loughman Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Rónan Kelleher Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 Michael Milne Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Finlay Bealham Sub on.svg 59'
LK19 James Ryan Sub on.svg 49'
N820 Jack Conan Sub on.svg 49'
FL21 Nick Timoney Sub on.svg 49'
SH22 Craig Casey Sub on.svg 73'
FH23 Jack Crowley Sub on.svg 49'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Mickaël Guillard (France) [4]

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

7 February 2026
15:10 CET
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg18–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Lynagh 8' m
Menoncello 14' c
Con: Garbisi (1/2) 15'
Pen: Garbisi (2/2) 35', 49'		 Report Try: Dempsey 25' c
Horne 67' m
Con: Russell (1/2) 25'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 47'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,245
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [3]
FB15 Leonardo Marin Sub off.svg 73'
RW14 Louis Lynagh
OC13 Ignacio Brex
IC12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW11 Monty Ioane
FH10 Paolo Garbisi
SH9 Alessandro Fusco Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Lorenzo Cannone
OF7 Manuel Zuliani Sub off.svg 54'Sub on.svg 68'
BF6 Michele Lamaro (c)Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Andrea Zambonin Sub off.svg 68'
LL4 Niccolò Cannone
TP3 Simone Ferrari Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Giacomo Nicotera Sub off.svg 58'
LP1 Danilo Fischetti Sub off.svg 58'Sub on.svg 80'
Replacements:
HK16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo Sub on.svg 58'
PR17 Mirco Spagnolo Sub on.svg 58'Sub off.svg 80'
PR18 Muhamed Hasa Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Federico Ruzza Sub on.svg 68'
LK20 Riccardo Favretto Sub on.svg 54'
SH21 Alessandro Garbisi Sub on.svg 61'
FH22 Giacomo Da Re
FB23 Lorenzo Pani Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Quesada
Italy vs Scotland 2026-02-07.svg
FB15 Tom Jordan
RW14 Kyle Steyn
OC13 Huw Jones
IC12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW11 Jamie Dobie Sub off.svg 49'
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Ben White Sub off.svg 64'
N88 Jack Dempsey
OF7 Rory Darge Sub off.svg 60'Sub on.svg 64'
BF6 Matt Fagerson Sub off.svg 64'
RL5 Grant Gilchrist Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 Scott Cummings
TP3 Zander Fagerson Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Ewan Ashman Sub off.svg 49'Sub on.svg 60'Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Pierre Schoeman Sub off.svg 28'Sub on.svg 36'Sub off.svg 49'
Replacements:
HK16 George Turner Yellow card.svg 54'Sub off.svg 49'
PR17 Nathan McBeth Sub on.svg 28'Sub off.svg 36'Sub on.svg 49'
PR18 Elliot Millar Mills Sub on.svg 64'
LK19 Max Williamson Sub on.svg 64'
FL20 Gregor Brown Sub on.svg 49'
SH21 George Horne Sub on.svg 64'
FH22 Adam Hastings
WG23 Darcy Graham Sub on.svg 49'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Simone Ferrari (Italy)[ citation needed ]

Assistant referees:
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

7 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) England  Flag of England.svg48–7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Arundell (3) 7' c, 18' m, 35' c
Earl 23' c
Roebuck 44' c
Penalty try 66'
Freeman 79' m
Con: Ford (4/6) 8', 24', 36', 45'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 2'		 Report Try: Adams 51' c
Con: Edwards (1/1) 52'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,953
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France) [3]
FB15 Freddie Steward Sub off.svg 64'
RW14 Tom Roebuck Sub off.svg 64'
OC13 Tommy Freeman
IC12 Fraser Dingwall
LW11 Henry Arundell
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Alex Mitchell Sub off.svg 66'
N88 Ben Earl
OF7 Sam Underhill Sub off.svg 50'
BF6 Guy Pepper
RL5 Ollie Chessum
LL4 Alex Coles Sub off.svg 50'
TP3 Joe Heyes Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Jamie George (c)Sub off.svg 50'
LP1 Ellis Genge Sub off.svg 41'
Replacements:
HK16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Bevan Rodd Sub on.svg 41'
PR18 Trevor Davison Sub on.svg 50'
LK19 Maro Itoje Yellow card.svg 51'Sub on.svg 50'
FL20 Tom Curry Yellow card.svg 75'Sub on.svg 50'
N821 Henry Pollock Sub on.svg 64'
SH22 Ben Spencer Sub on.svg 66'
FH23 Marcus Smith Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
England vs Wales 2026-02-07.svg
FB15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW14 Ellis Mee Sub off.svg 52'
OC13 Eddie James Sub off.svg 17'Sub on.svg 27'
IC12 Ben Thomas Yellow card.svg 64'
LW11 Josh Adams
FH10 Dan Edwards
SH9 Tomos Williams Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Aaron Wainwright
OF7 Josh Macleod Sub off.svg 52'
BF6 Alex Mann Sub off.svg 17'Sub on.svg 27'Sub off.svg 50'
RL5 Adam Beard Sub off.svg 69'
LL4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP3 Archie Griffin Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Dewi Lake (c)Yellow card.svg 17'Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Nicky Smith Yellow card.svg 16'Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Liam Belcher Sub on.svg 17'Sub off.svg 27'Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Rhys Carré Sub on.svg 17'Sub off.svg 27'Sub on.svg 50'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 50'
LK19 Ben Carter Sub on.svg 69'
FL20 Taine Plumtree Yellow card.svg 66'Sub on.svg 50'
FL21 Harri Deaves Sub on.svg 52'
SH22 Kieran Hardy Sub on.svg 78'
CE23 Mason Grady Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England) [8]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Tual Trainini (France)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

  • Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was initially selected on the right wing for England, but had to withdraw through injury, with Tom Roebuck taking his place in the starting XV. [9]

Round 2

14 February 2026
14:10 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) [3]
FB15 Jamie Osborne
RW14 Robert Baloucoune
OC13 Garry Ringrose
IC12 Stuart McCloskey
LW11 James Lowe
FH10 Sam Prendergast
SH9 Craig Casey
N88 Jack Conan
OF7 Caelan Doris (c)
BF6 Cormac Izuchukwu
RL5 James Ryan
LL4 Joe McCarthy
TP3 Tom Clarkson
HK2 Dan Sheehan
LP1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements:
HK16 Rónan Kelleher
PR17 Tom O'Toole
PR18 Tadhg Furlong
LK19 Edwin Edogbo
LK20 Tadhg Beirne
FL21 Nick Timoney
SH22 Jamison Gibson-Park
FH23 Jack Crowley
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell
Ireland vs Italy 2026-02-14.svg
FB15 Lorenzo Pani
RW14 Louis Lynagh
OC13 Leonardo Marin
IC12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW11 Monty Ioane
FH10 Paolo Garbisi
SH9 Alessandro Fusco
N88 Lorenzo Cannone
OF7 Manuel Zuliani
BF6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL5 Andrea Zambonin
LL4 Niccolò Cannone
TP3 Simone Ferrari
HK2 Giacomo Nicotera
LP1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements:
HK16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
PR17 Mirco Spagnolo
PR18 Muhamed Hasa
LK19 Federico Ruzza
LK20 Riccardo Favretto
FL21 David Odiase
SH22 Alessandro Garbisi
WG23 Paolo Odogwu
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Quesada

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Luc Ramos (France)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

14 February 2026
16:40 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of England.svg  England
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) [3]
FB15 Tom Jordan
RW14 Kyle Steyn
OC13 Huw Jones
IC12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW11 Jamie Dobie
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Ben White
N88 Jack Dempsey
OF7 Rory Darge
BF6 Jamie Ritchie
RL5 Scott Cummings
LL4 Gregor Brown
TP3 Zander Fagerson
HK2 George Turner
LP1 Nathan McBeth
Replacements:
HK16 Dave Cherry
PR17 Pierre Schoeman
PR18 Elliot Millar Mills
LK19 Max Williamson
FL20 Matt Fagerson
SH21 George Horne
FH22 Adam Hastings
WG23 Darcy Graham
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
Scotland vs England 2026-02-14.svg
FB15 Freddie Steward
RW14 Tom Roebuck
OC13 Tommy Freeman
IC12 Fraser Dingwall
LW11 Henry Arundell
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Alex Mitchell
N88 Ben Earl
OF7 Sam Underhill
BF6 Guy Pepper
RL5 Ollie Chessum
LL4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP3 Joe Heyes
HK2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
LP1 Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George
PR17 Bevan Rodd
PR18 Trevor Davison
LK19 Alex Coles
N820 Henry Pollock
FL21 Tom Curry
SH22 Ben Spencer
FH23 Fin Smith
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Assistant referees:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Round 3

21 February 2026
14:10 GMT
England  Flag of England.svgvIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) [3]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

21 February 2026
16:40 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Matthew Carley (England) [3]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Adam Leal (England)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

22 February 2026
16:10 CET
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) [3]

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Round 4

6 March 2026
20:10 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Karl Dickson (England) [3]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

7 March 2026
14:10 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) [3]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

7 March 2026
17:40 CET
Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of England.svg  England
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Luc Ramos (France) [3]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Round 5

14 March 2026
14:10 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Luke Pearce (England) [3]

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

14 March 2026
16:40 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England) [3]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

14 March 2026
21:10 CET
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of England.svg  England
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) [3]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Player statistics

Discipline

Summary

As of 7 February 2026
Team Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Total
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 404
Flag of England.svg  England 202
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 101
Flag of France.svg  France 000
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 000
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000

Yellow cards

Awards

Player of the Match awards

AwardsPlayerTeamOpponent
1 Mickaël Guillard Flag of France.svg  France Ireland (R1)
Simone Ferrari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scotland (R1)
George Ford Flag of England.svg  England Wales (R1)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ As of 2 February 2026
  2. ↑ As of 16 March 2026

References

  1. 1 2 "Thursday night blockbuster to start 2026 Six Nations". BBC Sport. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Rules". Six Nations Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Match Officials Appointments | Guinness Men's Six Nations 2026". World Rugby . Archived from the original on 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Regan, James (5 February 2026). "Six Nations: France player ratings from statement win over Ireland". ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "New trophy to celebrate France-Ireland relationship". Six Nations Rugby. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sloppy Scotland stunned as Italy make winning start to Six Nations amid deluge". The Guardian. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Team News: Three Italian players set for 50-cap milestone". Six Nations Rugby. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Twelve and Counting: Arundell and Ford set sights on Edinburgh". Six Nations Rugby. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Feyi-Waboso out of England's Six Nations opener". BBC Sport. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  10. 1 2 "M6N Statistics – 2025". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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