Six Nations 2026 schedule: Dates, start times, venues and where to watch as England eye first title in six years

The 2026 Six Nations are almost here and England will be going all out to try and win their first title in six years.

The Red Roses finished second behind reigning champions France last year, as Les Bleus took the glory.

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France beat Scotland 35-16 on the final day of the tournament to secure the crown for the first time since 2022.

And in doing so, they denied Ireland history by preventing them from lifting their third straight Six Nations trophy.

It is France, England and Ireland who head into the 2026 edition as favourites, with Wales and Italy tipped to struggle.

England last won the Six Nations in 2020 and they will want to put an end to that drought, with Maro Itoje leading the team again.

Six Nations 2026: Dates and start times

The 2026 Six Nations will get started on Thursday, February 5.

It will last for five weeks, with fixtures being played each week up until February 22, where there will be a break.

Action will resume on March 6 and end on March 14.

Start times are going to vary throughout the tournament.

Earliest starts are at 2:10pm in the UK, with other fixture times set for 3:10pm, 4:40pm and 8:10pm GMT.

The Six Nations opener between reigning champions France and Ireland will start at 8:10pm on February 5.

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Six Nations 2026: Where to watch

Fans in the UK will be able to watch all of the Six Nations for free.

The tournament is being broadcast free-to-air across the BBC and ITV after a new partnership was agreed.

ITV will show 10 fixtures and all of England’s games, while the BBC will be showing five fixtures per year.

You can watch on TV or online via BBC iPlayer or ITVX.

talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also be across all of the action.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. Listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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Six Nations 2026: Full schedule

All times UK

Thursday, February 5

• France vs Ireland – Stade de France, Paris – 8:10pm

Saturday, February 7

• Italy vs Scotland – Stadio Olimpico, Rome – 2:10pm
• England vs Wales – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham – 4:40pm

Saturday, February 14

• Ireland vs Italy – Aviva Stadium, Dublin – 2:10pm
• Scotland vs England – Murrayfield, Edinburgh – 4:40pm

Sunday, February 15

• Wales vs France – Principality Stadium, Cardiff – 3:10pm

Saturday, February 21

• England vs Ireland – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham – 2:10pm
• Wales vs Scotland – Principality Stadium, Cardiff – 4:40pm

Sunday, February 22

• France vs Italy – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille – 3:10pm

Friday, March 6

• Ireland vs Wales – Aviva Stadium, Dublin – 8:10pm

Saturday, March 7

• Scotland vs France – Murrayfield, Edinburgh – 2:10pm
• Italy vs England – Stadio Olimpico, Rome – 4:40pm

Saturday, March 14

• Ireland vs Scotland – Aviva Stadium, Dublin – 2:10pm
• Wales vs Italy – Principality Stadium, Cardiff – 4:40pm
• France vs England – Stade de France, Paris – 8:10pm