The new tournament brings the 12 best teams in the sport – the traditional Six Nations plus Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Japan and Fiji – together and pits Northern Hemisphere sides against those in the Southern Hemisphere.
Pitting the world's best teams and players against each other is certainly no bad thing and every match is available to watch for free for UK fans.
Radio Times brings you all the TV coverage details for the Six Nations 2026.
ITV1 or ITV4 will show each of the games, exposing millions to elite rugby union action and the world's best teams on free-to-air TV.
Additionally, there will be Welsh-language coverage of Wales games on S4C, S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer.
Nations Championship 2026 TV schedule
All UK time.
New Zealand v France (8:10am - One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch) ITV1 / ITVXJapan v Italy (9:40am - Tokyo Chichibunomiya, Tokyo) ITV4 / ITVXAustralia v Ireland (11:10am - Allianz Stadium, Sydney) ITV1 / ITVXFiji v Wales (2:10pm - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff) ITV1 / ITVX / S4C / BBC iPlayerSouth Africa v England (4:40pm - Ellis Park, Johannesburg) ITV4 / ITVXArgentina v Scotland (8pm - Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba) ITV4 / ITVX
Saturday 11 July
New Zealand v Italy (6:10am - Hnry Stadium, Wellington) ITV / ITVXAustralia v France (8:30am - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) ITV / ITVXJapan v Ireland (11am - McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia) ITV / ITVXFiji v England (2:10pm - Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool) ITV / ITVXSouth Africa v Scotland (4:40pm - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) ITV / ITVXArgentina v Wales (8pm - Estadio San Juan de Bicentenario, San Juan) ITV / ITVXNew Zealand v Ireland (8:10am - Eden Park, Auckland) ITV / ITVXJapan v France (9:40am - Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo) ITV / ITVXAustralia v Italy (11:10am - HBF Park, Perth) ITV / ITVXFiji v Scotland (2:10pm - Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh) ITV / ITVXSouth Africa v Wales (4:40pm - Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban) ITV / ITVXArgentina v England (8:10pm - Estadio Unico Madre de Cuidades, Santiago del Estero) ITV / ITVX
Northern Hemisphere Series
Friday 6 November
Ireland v Argentina (8:10pm - Aviva Stadium, Dublin) ITV / ITVXItaly v South Africa (11:40am - Allianz Stadium, Turin) ITV / ITVXScotland v New Zealand (2:10pm - Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh) ITV / ITVXWales v Japan (4:40pm - Principality Stadium, Cardiff) ITV / ITVXFrance v Fiji (8:10pm - Groupama Stadium, Lyon) ITV / ITVX
Sunday 8 November
England v Australia (3:10pm - Allianz Stadium, London) ITV / ITVXFrance v South Africa (8:10pm - Stade de France, Paris) ITV / ITVX
Saturday 14 November
Italy v Argentina (11:40am - Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa) ITV / ITVXWales v New Zealand (2:10pm - Principality Stadium, Cardiff) ITV / ITVXEngland v Japan (4:40pm - Allianz Stadium, London) ITV / ITVXIreland v Fiji (8:10pm - Aviva Stadium, Dublin) ITV / ITVXScotland v Australia (3:10pm - Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh) ITV / ITVX
Saturday 21 November
England v New Zealand (2:10pm - Allianz Stadium, London) ITV / ITVXScotland v Japan (2:10pm - Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh) ITV / ITVXIreland v South Africa (4:40pm - Aviva Stadium, Dublin) ITV / ITVXItaly v Fiji (4:40pm - Bluenergy Stadium, Udine) ITV / ITVXWales v Australia (8:10pm - Principality Stadium, Cardiff) ITV / ITVXFrance v Argentina (8:10pm - Stade de France, Paris) ITV / ITVXFinals
11th Place Final: Northern 6 v Southern 6 (4:40pm, Twickenham) ITV / ITVX5th Place Final: Northern 3 v Southern 3 (8:10pm, Twickenham) ITV / ITVX
Saturday 28 November
9th Place Final: Northern 5 v Southern 5 (1:10pm, Twickenham) ITV / ITVX3rd Place Final: Northern 2 v Southern 2 (4:40pm, Twickenham) ITV / ITVX7th Place Final: Northern 4 v Southern 4 (1:10pm, Twickenham) ITV / ITVXNations Championship Final: Northern 1 v Southern 1 (4:40pm, Twickenham) ITV / ITVX
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