Fixtures
All matches for the Nations Championship 2026
All 42 matches are live and free-to-air in the UK on ITV / ITVX. Scottish viewers can watch on STV / STV Player. ITV holds exclusive UK broadcast rights for the Nations Championship through 2028.
Round 1
4 July 2026New Zealand๐ณ๐ฟ
vs๐ซ๐ทFrance
Sat 4 Jul ยท 07:10 UTCOne NZ Stadium, ChristchurchITV / ITVX
Japan๐ฏ๐ต
vs๐ฎ๐นItaly
Sat 4 Jul ยท 08:40 UTCChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, TokyoITV / ITVX
Australia๐ฆ๐บ
vs๐ฎ๐ชIreland
Sat 4 Jul ยท 10:10 UTCAllianz Stadium, SydneyITV / ITVX
Fiji๐ซ๐ฏ
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟWales
Sat 4 Jul ยท 13:10 UTCCardiff City Stadium, CardiffITV / ITVX
South Africa๐ฟ๐ฆ
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland
Sat 4 Jul ยท 15:40 UTCEllis Park, JohannesburgITV / ITVX
Argentina๐ฆ๐ท
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟScotland
Sat 4 Jul ยท 19:10 UTCEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, CรณrdobaITV / ITVX
Round 2
11 July 2026New Zealand๐ณ๐ฟ
vs๐ฎ๐นItaly
Sat 11 Jul ยท 05:10 UTCHnry Stadium, WellingtonITV / ITVX
Australia๐ฆ๐บ
vs๐ซ๐ทFrance
Sat 11 Jul ยท 07:40 UTCSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneITV / ITVX
Japan๐ฏ๐ต
vs๐ฎ๐ชIreland
Sat 11 Jul ยท 10:10 UTCMcDonald Jones Stadium, NewcastleITV / ITVX
Fiji๐ซ๐ฏ
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland
Sat 11 Jul ยท 13:10 UTCHill Dickinson Stadium, LiverpoolITV / ITVX
South Africa๐ฟ๐ฆ
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟScotland
Sat 11 Jul ยท 15:40 UTCLoftus Versfeld Stadium, PretoriaITV / ITVX
Argentina๐ฆ๐ท
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟWales
Sat 11 Jul ยท 19:10 UTCEstadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San JuanITV / ITVX
Round 3
18 July 2026New Zealand๐ณ๐ฟ
vs๐ฎ๐ชIreland
Sat 18 Jul ยท 07:10 UTCEden Park, AucklandITV / ITVX
Japan๐ฏ๐ต
vs๐ซ๐ทFrance
Sat 18 Jul ยท 08:40 UTCJapan National Stadium, TokyoITV / ITVX
Australia๐ฆ๐บ
vs๐ฎ๐นItaly
Sat 18 Jul ยท 10:10 UTCHBF Park, PerthITV / ITVX
Fiji๐ซ๐ฏ
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟScotland
Sat 18 Jul ยท 13:10 UTCScottish Gas Murrayfield, EdinburghITV / ITVX
South Africa๐ฟ๐ฆ
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟWales
Sat 18 Jul ยท 15:40 UTCHollywoodbets Kings Park, DurbanITV / ITVX
Argentina๐ฆ๐ท
vs๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland
Sat 18 Jul ยท 19:10 UTCEstadio รnico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del EsteroITV / ITVX
Round 4
6โ8 November 2026Ireland๐ฎ๐ช
vs๐ฆ๐ทArgentina
Fri 6 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCAviva Stadium, DublinITV / ITVX
Italy๐ฎ๐น
vs๐ฟ๐ฆSouth Africa
Sat 7 Nov ยท 11:40 UTCAllianz Stadium, TurinITV / ITVX
Scotland๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
vs๐ณ๐ฟNew Zealand
Sat 7 Nov ยท 14:10 UTCScottish Gas Murrayfield, EdinburghITV / ITVX
Wales๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
vs๐ฏ๐ตJapan
Sat 7 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCPrincipality Stadium, CardiffITV / ITVX
France๐ซ๐ท
vs๐ซ๐ฏFiji
Sat 7 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCGroupama Stadium, LyonITV / ITVX
England๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
vs๐ฆ๐บAustralia
Sun 8 Nov ยท 15:10 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
Round 5
13โ15 November 2026France๐ซ๐ท
vs๐ฟ๐ฆSouth Africa
Fri 13 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCStade de France, ParisITV / ITVX
Italy๐ฎ๐น
vs๐ฆ๐ทArgentina
Sat 14 Nov ยท 11:40 UTCStadio Luigi Ferraris, GenoaITV / ITVX
Wales๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
vs๐ณ๐ฟNew Zealand
Sat 14 Nov ยท 14:10 UTCPrincipality Stadium, CardiffITV / ITVX
England๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
vs๐ฏ๐ตJapan
Sat 14 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
Ireland๐ฎ๐ช
vs๐ซ๐ฏFiji
Sat 14 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCAviva Stadium, DublinITV / ITVX
Scotland๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
vs๐ฆ๐บAustralia
Sun 15 Nov ยท 15:10 UTCScottish Gas Murrayfield, EdinburghITV / ITVX
Round 6
21 November 2026England๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
vs๐ณ๐ฟNew Zealand
Sat 21 Nov ยท 14:10 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
Scotland๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
vs๐ฏ๐ตJapan
Sat 21 Nov ยท 14:10 UTCScottish Gas Murrayfield, EdinburghITV / ITVX
Ireland๐ฎ๐ช
vs๐ฟ๐ฆSouth Africa
Sat 21 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCAviva Stadium, DublinITV / ITVX
Italy๐ฎ๐น
vs๐ซ๐ฏFiji
Sat 21 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCBluenergy Stadium, UdineITV / ITVX
France๐ซ๐ท
vs๐ฆ๐ทArgentina
Sat 21 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCStade de France, ParisITV / ITVX
Wales๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
vs๐ฆ๐บAustralia
Sat 21 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCPrincipality Stadium, CardiffITV / ITVX
Finals Weekend
27โ29 November 2026Teams are determined by final standings after Round 6. All matches at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
6th Place Play-off
6th North
vs6th South
Fri 27 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
3rd Place Play-off (Bronze)
3rd North
vs3rd South
Fri 27 Nov ยท 20:10 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
5th Place Play-off
5th North
vs5th South
Sat 28 Nov ยท 13:10 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
2nd Place (Silver)
2nd North
vs2nd South
Sat 28 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
4th Place Play-off
4th North
vs4th South
Sun 29 Nov ยท 13:10 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX
Grand Final
1st North
vs1st South
Sun 29 Nov ยท 16:40 UTCAllianz Stadium, TwickenhamITV / ITVX