2026 Six Nations Championship

2026 Men's Six Nations Championship
The six captains launched the tournament at Edinburgh Castle
Date5 February – 14 March 2026
Countries
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Attendance559,388 (69,924 per match)
Tries scored39 (4.88 per match)
Top point scorerEngland George Ford (27)
Top try scorerEngland Henry Arundell (4)
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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.

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadium Capacity Location Start[a] End[b]
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London England Steve Borthwick Maro Itoje 3
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Fabien Galthié Antoine Dupont 5
Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin England Andy Farrell Caelan Doris 4
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Argentina Gonzalo Quesada Michele Lamaro 10
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Gregor Townsend Sione Tuipulotu 9
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Wales Steve Tandy Dewi Lake 11

Squads

Main article: 2026 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  SCO  FRA  IRE  ENG  ITA  WAL
1  Scotland 3 2 0 1 72 61 +11 10 6 0 2 1 11 — 7 Mar 31–20
2  France 2 2 0 0 90 26 +64 13 4 0 2 0 10 — 36–14 14 Mar 22 Feb
3  Ireland 3 2 0 1 76 70 +6 10 9 0 1 0 9 14 Mar — 20–13 6 Mar
4  England 3 1 0 2 89 80 +9 12 10 0 1 0 5 21–42 — 48–7
5  Italy 2 1 0 1 31 35 −4 3 5 0 0 1 5 18–15 7 Mar —
6  Wales 3 0 0 3 42 128 −86 5 19 0 0 1 1 23–26 12–54 14 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: Six Nations Rugby

Table ranking rules[2]

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four or more tries, and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam-winning team would top the table with at least 23 points, as there would otherwise be a scenario where a team could win all five matches with no bonus points for a total of 20 points and another team could win four matches with bonus points and lose their fifth match while claiming one or more bonus points giving a total of 21 or 22 points.
  • Tiebreakers
    • If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.

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 36–14 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'		ReportTry: 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]
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Nicolas Depoortère
IC 12 Yoram Moefana downward-facing red arrow 49'
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros downward-facing red arrow 62'
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Charles Ollivon downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Régis Montagne upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Emmanuel Meafou upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 20 Hugo Auradou upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 23 Kalvin Gourgues upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Jamie Osborne downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Tommy O'Brien downward-facing red arrow 49'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier downward-facing red arrow 49'
BF 6 Cian Prendergast downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 Joe McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Tom Clarkson downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Michael Milne upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 James Ryan upward-facing green arrow 49'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 21 Nick Timoney upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 22 Craig Casey upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 23 Jack Crowley upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
England 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 18–15 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Lynagh 8' m
Menoncello 14' c
Con: P. Garbisi (1/2) 15'
Pen: P. Garbisi (2/2) 35', 49'		ReportTry: 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]
FB 15 Leonardo Marin downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Louis Lynagh
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 68'
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 58' upward-facing green arrow 80'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo upward-facing green arrow 58' downward-facing red arrow 80'
PR 18 Muhamed Hasa upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 21 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 61'
FH 22 Giacomo Da Re
FB 23 Lorenzo Pani upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
Argentina Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15 Tom Jordan
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Jamie Dobie downward-facing red arrow 49'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Rory Darge downward-facing red arrow 60' upward-facing green arrow 64'
BF 6 Matt Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Scott Cummings
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Ewan Ashman downward-facing red arrow 49' upward-facing green arrow 60' downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 28' upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 49'
PR 17 Nathan McBeth upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Max Williamson upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Gregor Brown upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 21 George Horne upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 Adam Hastings
WG 23 Darcy Graham upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Simone Ferrari (Italy)[6]

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 48–7 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'		ReportTry: Adams 51' c
Con: Edwards (1/1) 52'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,953
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)[3]
FB 15 Freddie Steward downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 14 Tom Roebuck downward-facing red arrow 64'
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Sam Underhill downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 Guy Pepper
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Alex Coles downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Joe Heyes downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Jamie George (c) downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 18 Trevor Davison upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Maro Itoje Yellow card 51' upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 20 Tom Curry Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 50'
N8 21 Henry Pollock upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 22 Ben Spencer upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 23 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee downward-facing red arrow 52'
OC 13 Eddie James downward-facing red arrow 17' upward-facing green arrow 27'
IC 12 Ben Thomas Yellow card 64'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Josh Macleod downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 Alex Mann downward-facing red arrow 17' upward-facing green arrow 27' downward-facing red arrow 50'
RL 5 Adam Beard downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Archie Griffin downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c) Yellow card 17' downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Nicky Smith Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Liam Belcher upward-facing green arrow 17' downward-facing red arrow 27' upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Rhys Carré upward-facing green arrow 17' downward-facing red arrow 27' upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Tomas Francis upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Ben Carter upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 Taine Plumtree Yellow card 66' upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 21 Harri Deaves upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 22 Kieran Hardy upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 23 Mason Grady upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Wales Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England)[9]

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

Notes:

Round 2

14 February 2026
14:10 GMT
Ireland 20–13 Italy (1 BP)
Try: Osborne 16' m
Conan 42' m
Baloucoune 56' c
Con: Crowley (1/1) 57'
Pen: Crowley (1/1) 62'		ReportTry: Nicotera 32' c
Con: P. Garbisi (1/1) 33'
Pen: P. Garbisi (2/2) 20', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)[3]
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Craig Casey Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 51'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Caelan Doris (c)
BF 6 Cormac Izuchukwu downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 James Ryan downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Joe McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 Tom Clarkson downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Edwin Edogbo upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 20 Tadhg Beirne upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 21 Nick Timoney upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 22 Jamison Gibson-Park upward-facing green arrow 51'
FH 23 Jack Crowley upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
England Andy Farrell
FB 15 Lorenzo Pani
RW 14 Louis Lynagh Yellow card 10'
OC 13 Leonardo Marin
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone downward-facing red arrow 66'
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin downward-facing red arrow 60'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 Muhamed Hasa upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 21 David Odiase upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
Argentina Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Robert Baloucoune (Ireland)[11]

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

Notes:

14 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) Scotland 31–20 England
Try: Jones (2) 9' c, 52' c
Ritchie 13' c
White 26' c
Con: Russell (4/4) 10', 14', 27', 53'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 3'		ReportTry: Arundell 20' c
Earl 77' c
Con: Ford (2/2) 21', 77'
Pen: Ford (2/2) 25', 44'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[3]
FB 15 Tom Jordan downward-facing red arrow 68'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Jamie Dobie downward-facing red arrow 74'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie downward-facing red arrow 40'
RL 5 Scott Cummings
LL 4 Gregor Brown
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Nathan McBeth downward-facing red arrow 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dave Cherry upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Max Williamson upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 20 Matt Fagerson upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 21 George Horne upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 22 Adam Hastings upward-facing green arrow 74'
WG 23 Darcy Graham upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Tom Roebuck
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 37'
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Sam Underhill downward-facing red arrow 40'
BF 6 Guy Pepper downward-facing red arrow 56'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c) downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 Joe Heyes downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Trevor Davison upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 19 Alex Coles upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 20 Tom Curry upward-facing green arrow 40'
N8 21 Henry Pollock upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 22 Ben Spencer upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 23 Fin Smith upward-facing green arrow 57'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Kyle Steyn (Scotland)[14]

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

Notes:

15 February 2026
15:10 GMT
Wales 12–54 France (1 BP)
Try: Carré 18' c
Grady 77' m
Con: Edwards (1/1) 19'		ReportTry: Gailleton 1' c
Bielle-Biarrey 10' m
Brau-Boirie 14' c
Jalibert 38' c
Marchand 43' c
Attissogbe (2) 48' c, 57' c
Ollivon 61' c
Con: Ramos (7/8) 2', 15', 39', 44', 49', 58', 62'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 57,744[15]
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[3]
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee downward-facing red arrow 54'
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards downward-facing red arrow 54'
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Olly Cracknell downward-facing red arrow 49'
OF 7 Alex Mann
BF 6 Aaron Wainwright
RL 5 Adam Beard downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c) downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Rhys Carré downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Nicky Smith upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Archie Griffin upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Ben Carter upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 20 Taine Plumtree upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 22 Jarrod Evans upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 23 Mason Grady upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
Wales Steve Tandy
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Émilien Gailleton downward-facing red arrow 67'
IC 12 Fabien Brau-Boirie
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch downward-facing red arrow 51'
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard downward-facing red arrow 51' upward-facing green arrow 64'
LL 4 Charles Ollivon
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Maxime Lamothe upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Régis Montagne upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Thibaud Flament upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 20 Emmanuel Meafou upward-facing green arrow 51' downward-facing red arrow 64'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 23 Noah Nene upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Matthieu Jalibert (France)[16]

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

  • Fabien Brau-Boirie and Noah Nene (both France) made their international debuts.[17]
  • Julien Marchand and Charles Ollivon (both France) earned their 50th test caps.
  • This was the most points scored by France over Wales, surpassing the 51 points scored in 1998.
  • The 57,744 attendance was the lowest ever for a Six Nations match in Cardiff.[15]

Round 3

21 February 2026
14:10 GMT
England 21–42 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Dingwall 40' c
Lawrence 53' c
Underhill 75' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 41', 53', 76'		ReportTry: Gibson-Park 19' c
Baloucoune 26' m
O'Brien 29' c
Sheehan 42' c
Osborne 69' c
Con: Crowley (4/5) 20', 30', 43', 70'
Pen: Crowley (3/4) 8', 58', 65'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[3][c]
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell
N8 8 Henry Pollock
OF 7 Ben Earl
BF 6 Tom Curry
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Joe Heyes
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
LP 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George
PR 17 Bevan Rodd
PR 18 Trevor Davison
LK 19 Alex Coles
FL 20 Guy Pepper
FL 21 Sam Underhill
SH 22 Jack van Poortvliet
FH 23 Marcus Smith
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Joe McCarthy
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong
HK 2 Dan Sheehan
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher
PR 17 Tom O'Toole
PR 18 Finlay Bealham
FL 19 Nick Timoney
FL 20 Cian Prendergast
SH 21 Craig Casey
CE 22 Ciarán Frawley
CE 23 Tommy O'Brien
Coach:
England Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)[19]

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

Notes

  • Jack Conan (Ireland) was originally named among the replacements but was ruled out due to illness; he was replaced on the bench by Cian Prendergast.
  • England captain Maro Itoje earnt his 100th Test cap.[20]
  • Ireland's 42 points was the most they had scored against England in England;[21] the 21-point winning margin was also Ireland's biggest against England in England.[21]
21 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) Wales 23–26 Scotland (1 BP)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[3]
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Sam Costelow
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Alex Mann
BF 6 Taine Plumtree
RL 5 Ben Carter
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Tomas Francis
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c)
LP 1 Rhys Carré
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias
PR 17 Nicky Smith
PR 18 Archie Griffin
LK 19 Freddie Thomas
FL 20 James Botham
SH 21 Kieran Hardy
FH 22 Jarrod Evans
FB 23 Blair Murray
Coach:
Wales Steve Tandy
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Gregor Brown
RL 5 Scott Cummings
LL 4 Max Williamson
TP 3 Zander Fagerson
HK 2 Dave Cherry
LP 1 Nathan McBeth
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist
N8 20 Josh Bayliss
SH 21 George Horne
FH 22 Tom Jordan
WG 23 Darcy Graham
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Rory Darge (Scotland)[22]

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 v Italy
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[3]
FB 15 Théo Attissogbe
RW 14 Gaël Dréan
OC 13 Émilien Gailleton
IC 12 Fabien Brau-Boirie
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Thomas Ramos
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri
HK 2 Julien Marchand
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti
PR 18 Georges-Henri Colombe
LK 19 Charles Ollivon
LK 20 Mickaël Guillard
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi
SH 22 Baptiste Serin
CE 23 Pierre-Louis Barassi
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Louis Lynagh
OC 13 Leonardo Marin
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements:
HK 16 Pablo Dimcheff
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi
LK 19 Federico Ruzza
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto
FL 21 David Odiase
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu
Coach:
Argentina Gonzalo Quesada

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

Round 4

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

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 v 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

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

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

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 15 February 2026
Team Total
 England 3 1 4
 Wales 4 0 4
 Scotland 1 0 1
 Ireland 1 0 1
 Italy 1 0 1
 France 0 0 0

Yellow cards

Red cards

Citings/bans

Player Match Law breached Result Ref
Henry Arundell Scotland  vs.  England
(Round 2 – 14 February 2026) 		9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards
(Red card) 		Sending off sufficient [24]

Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.[25]

Awards

Player of the Match awards

Awards Player Team Opponent
1 Mickaël Guillard  France Ireland (R1)
Simone Ferrari  Italy Scotland (R1)
George Ford  England Wales (R1)
Robert Baloucoune  Ireland Italy (R2)
Kyle Steyn  Scotland England(R2)
Matthieu Jalibert  France Wales(R2)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As of 2 February 2026
  2. ^ As of 16 March 2026
  3. ^ Match referee Andrea Piardi sustained a knee injury during the first-half of play and was replaced by assistant referee Pierre Brousset.[18]

References

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  24. ^ "Henry Arundell: England wing available to face Ireland in Six Nations after escaping ban for Scotland sending off". Sky Sports. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  25. ^ "Disciplinary Decisions". Six Nations Rugby. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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