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2026 Six Nations Championship

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2026 Men's Six Nations Championship
Date5 February – 14 March 2026
Countries
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Attendance607,932 (67,548 per match)
Tries scored59 (6.56 per match)
Top point scorerFrance Thomas Ramos (38)
Top try scorersEngland Henry Arundell
France Louis Bielle-Biarrey (4 tries each)
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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

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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

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Main article: 2026 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  FRA  SCO  IRE  ENG  ITA  WAL
1  France 3 3 0 0 123 34 +89 18 5 0 3 0 15 — 36–14 14 Mar 33–8
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 72 61 +11 10 6 0 2 1 11 7 Mar — 31–20
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 3 1 0 2 39 68 −29 4 10 0 0 1 5 18–15 7 Mar —
6  Wales 3 0 0 3 42 128 −86 5 19 0 0 1 1 12–54 23–26 14 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 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.
Head-to-head points; away results in italics
Team England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Total
 England N/a np 0 np 0 5 5 / 15
 France np N/a 5 5 np 5 15 / 15
 Ireland 5 0 N/a 4 np np 9 / 15
 Italy np 0 1 N/a 4 np 5 / 15
 Scotland 5 np np 1 N/a 5 11 / 15
 Wales 0 0 np np 1 N/a 1 / 15

Fixtures

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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

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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[3]
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[4]
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:
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:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Mickaël Guillard (France)[5]

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[7]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[4]
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:
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:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Simone Ferrari (Italy)[8]

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[12]
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)[4]
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:
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:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England)[13]

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

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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: 51,000[15]
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)[4]
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:
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:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Robert Baloucoune (Ireland)[16]

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[19]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[4]
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:
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:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Kyle Steyn (Scotland)[20]

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[22]
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[4]
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:
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:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Matthieu Jalibert (France)[23]

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.[24]
  • 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.[22]

Round 3

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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
Attendance: 81,953[25]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[4][c]
FB 15 Freddie Steward Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 39'
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 23'
N8 8 Henry Pollock Yellow card 41'
OF 7 Ben Earl downward-facing red arrow 70'
BF 6 Tom Curry downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Joe Heyes downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie downward-facing red arrow 29'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 29'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Trevor Davison upward-facing green arrow 72'
LK 19 Alex Coles upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 Guy Pepper upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 21 Sam Underhill upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 22 Jack van Poortvliet upward-facing green arrow 23'
FH 23 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 39'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Jamie Osborne Yellow card 53'
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose downward-facing red arrow 54'
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 James Lowe downward-facing red arrow 18'
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier downward-facing red arrow 49'
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Joe McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman downward-facing red arrow 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 19 Nick Timoney upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 20 Cian Prendergast upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Craig Casey upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 22 Ciarán Frawley upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 23 Tommy O'Brien upward-facing green arrow 18'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)[27]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)[c]
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.[28]
  • Maro Itoje became the ninth player to earn 100 Test caps for England.[29]
  • Ireland's 42 points was the most they had scored in an away match against England;[30] the 21-point winning margin was also Ireland's biggest in an away match against England.[30]
  • Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy.
21 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) Wales 23–26 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Carré 9' c
Adams 18' c
Con: Costelow (2/2) 9', 19'
Pen: Costelow (2/2) 30', 48'
Evans (1/1) 57'		ReportTry: Steyn 13' m
Russell 54' c
Graham 57' c
Turner 74' c
Con: Russell (3/4) 54', 58', 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,649[31]
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[4]
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb downward-facing red arrow 2' upward-facing green arrow 9' downward-facing red arrow 61'
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins Yellow card 4'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Sam Costelow downward-facing red arrow 54'
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Alex Mann
BF 6 Taine Plumtree downward-facing red arrow 9'
RL 5 Ben Carter
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 75'
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Rhys Carré downward-facing red arrow 43'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Nicky Smith upward-facing green arrow 43'
PR 18 Archie Griffin upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 19 Freddie Thomas upward-facing green arrow 75'
FL 20 James Botham upward-facing green arrow 9'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy
FH 22 Jarrod Evans upward-facing green arrow 54'
FB 23 Blair Murray upward-facing green arrow 2' downward-facing red arrow 9' upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
Steve Tandy
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones downward-facing red arrow 66'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 54'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Gregor Brown
RL 5 Scott Cummings downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Max Williamson downward-facing red arrow 34'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Dave Cherry downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Nathan McBeth downward-facing red arrow 34'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman upward-facing green arrow 34'
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist upward-facing green arrow 66'
N8 20 Josh Bayliss upward-facing green arrow 34'
SH 21 George Horne upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 22 Tom Jordan upward-facing green arrow 66'
WG 23 Darcy Graham upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Rory Darge (Scotland)[32]

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

Notes:

22 February 2026
16:10 CET
(1 BP) France 33–8 Italy
Try: Bielle-Biarrey 4' c
Meafou 15' m
Ramos 29' c
Dréan 71' c
Gailleton 77' c
Con: Ramos (4/5) 5', 30', 72', 78'		ReportTry: Capuozzo 32' m
Con: Garbisi (0/1)
Pen: Garbisi (1/1) 40'
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 48,544[34]
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[4]
FB 15 Théo Attissogbe
RW 14 Gaël Dréan
OC 13 Émilien Gailleton downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 66'
IC 12 Fabien Brau-Boirie downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Thomas Ramos
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch downward-facing red arrow 75'
OF 7 Oscar Jégou downward-facing red arrow 55'
BF 6 François Cros downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros downward-facing red arrow 38'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti upward-facing green arrow 38'
PR 18 Georges-Henri Colombe upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Charles Ollivon upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 20 Mickaël Guillard upward-facing green arrow 75'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 23 Pierre-Louis Barassi upward-facing green arrow 59'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Louis Lynagh Yellow card 71'
OC 13 Leonardo Marin
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane downward-facing red arrow 68'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pablo Dimcheff upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 21 David Odiase upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 60'
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Emmanuel Meafou (France)[35]

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

Notes:

Round 4

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FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Nick Timoney
BF 6 Jack Conan
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 James Ryan
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher
LP 1 Tom O'Toole
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Stewart
PR 17 Michael Milne
PR 18 Tom Clarkson
LK 19 Joe McCarthy
FL 20 Josh van der Flier
SH 21 Nathan Doak
CE 22 Tom Farrell
CE 23 Ciarán Frawley
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 James Botham
BF 6 Alex Mann
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 Adam Beard
FL 20 Olly Cracknell
SH 21 Kieran Hardy
FH 22 Jarrod Evans
CE 23 Louie Hennessey
Coach:
Steve Tandy

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

FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Kyle Steyn
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Matt Fagerson
RL 5 Scott Cummings
LL 4 Gregor Brown
TP 3 D'Arcy Rae
HK 2 George Turner
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman
PR 17 Rory Sutherland
PR 18 Zander Fagerson
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist
FL 20 Freddy Douglas
FL 21 Josh Bayliss
SH 22 George Horne
FH 23 Tom Jordan
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Nicolas Depoortère
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard
LL 4 Charles Ollivon
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri
HK 2 Julien Marchand
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti
PR 18 Demba Bamba
LK 19 Thibaud Flament
LK 20 Emmanuel Meafou
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi
SH 22 Baptiste Serin
CE 23 Pierre-Louis Barassi
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

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)[4]
FB 15 Lorenzo Pani
RW 14 Louis Lynagh
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Garbisi
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 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo
PR 18 Muhamed Hasa
LK 19 Federico Ruzza
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco
FH 22 Leonardo Marin
FH 23 Tommaso Allan
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Tom Roebuck
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Seb Atkinson
LW 11 Cadan Murley
FH 10 Fin Smith
SH 9 Ben Spencer
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Tom Curry
BF 6 Guy Pepper
RL 5 Alex Coles
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Joe Heyes
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
PR 17 Bevan Rodd
PR 18 Trevor Davison
LK 19 Ollie Chessum
FL 20 Sam Underhill
N8 21 Henry Pollock
SH 22 Jack van Poortvliet
FH 23 Marcus Smith
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)[d]
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Round 5

[edit]

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:

Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Player statistics

[edit]

Discipline

[edit]

Summary

[edit]
As of 22 February 2026
Team Total
 England 5 1 6
 Wales 5 0 5
 Ireland 2 0 2
 Italy 2 0 2
 Scotland 1 0 1
 France 0 0 0

Yellow cards

[edit]

2 yellow cards

1 yellow card

Red cards

[edit]

Citings/bans

[edit]
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 [42]

Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.[43]

Awards

[edit]

Player of the Match awards

[edit]
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)
Jamison Gibson-Park  Ireland England (R3)
Rory Darge  Scotland Wales (R3)
Emmanuel Meafou  France Italy (R3)

See also

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Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ As of 2 February 2026
  2. ^ As of 16 March 2026
  3. ^ a b Match referee Andrea Piardi sustained a knee injury during the first half and was replaced by assistant referee Pierre Brousset. Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) replaced Brousset as assistant referee.[26]
  4. ^ Australian Nic Berry was originally named as AR1 for this game, however due to travel disruption in the Middle East caused by the 2026 Iran conflict Berry was unable to travel to Europe from Australia; as a result Pierre Brousset stepped up to AR1 and Sam Grove-White took his place as AR2.[37][38]
  5. ^ Australian Nic Berry was originally named as the referee for this game, however due to travel disruption in the Middle East caused by the 2026 Iran conflict Berry was unable to travel to Europe from Australia; as a result Nika Amashukeli stepped up to referee and Andrew Brace took his place as AR1.[39][40]

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