The decision to hold the 2026 Six Nations opener between France and Ireland on Thursday, February 5th, appears to be largely at the behest of the host broadcasters. France Télévisions want to ...

Six Nations champions France will host Ireland in the opening fixture of the 2026 edition in February, with organisers confirming the tournament will kick off on a Thursday night.

Ireland will begin their 2026 Six Nations campaign with a first-ever Thursday night fixture in France on 5 February.

Champions France will host Ireland in the opening game of next year's Six Nations with the first match of the tournament being held on a Thursday for the first time since 1948, organisers ...

France and Ireland will open the 2026 Six Nations on a Thursday night with a blockbuster clash between the regular title rivals. The defending champions will host Andy Farrell’s side on 6 ...

The competition decided against holding the game on Feb 6 to avoid a clash with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Women's Six Nations: France face their nemesis in the 'final' The French women's rugby team faces the formidable English team on Saturday at Twickenham. The team that wins the match will claim the ...

Jac Morgan has been named as the lone Welshman in this year's Six Nations team of the tournament. While he couldn't save his side from another winless campaign, the Wales captain led from the ...

Ireland's intricacies, England's accuracy, Scotland's width and France's instinct - how the teams and their tactics were summed up in six instances of this year's Six Nations.

France claimed their seventh Six Nations trophy in a record-strewn 35-16 victory Scotland on Saturday, shaking off their beautiful runners-up tag on a crisp evening at the Stade de France.

PARIS - France claimed their seventh Six Nations trophy in a record-strewn 35-16 victory over Scotland on Saturday, shaking off their beautiful runners-up tag on a crisp evening at the Stade de ...

Late on a Saturday evening in the bowels of Twickenham, Fabien Galthie was fretting about the future. It was round two of the Six Nations and France had just been beaten by England – or rather ...