All the fixtures and schedule for the 2026 Men's Six Nations as France defended their title against England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy.
France are the defending champions, having recovered from a defeat to England in round two to thrash Ireland 42-27 in Dublin en route to a first title win since 2022.
Blisteringly quick wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey created history by scoring eight tries in a single championship, and was named Player of the Tournament.
Les Bleus lifted the trophy after a 35-16 final-day victory over Scotland in Paris, doing so without talisman Antoine Dupont, who suffered an ACL knee injury during the championship.
Ireland won their first three fixtures of the 2025 campaign against England, Scotland and Wales to win a Triple Crown and remain on course for an unprecedented third Six Nations title in a row, only to suffer a heavy home defeat to France in round four which put paid to their history-making hopes.
Wales finished with the Wooden Spoon for the second year in succession, having done so in 2024 for the first time since 2003. In 2025 they lost all five Six Nations fixtures again.
Italy finished fifth, having beaten Wales in Rome for their only win, while Scotland finished fourth after three defeats from five fixtures.
England, despite indifferent performances last year and a defeat to Ireland on the opening weekend, improved to eventually leapfrog Ireland and finish second in the 2025 standings, beating Wales 68-14 in Cardiff.
England were last champions in 2020 while their last Grand Slam success came under Eddie Jones in 2016.
Captain Maro Itoje will look to lead Steve Borthwick's side to glory this time, fresh from skippering the British and Irish Lions to a 2-1 series victory over Australia over the summer.
A team achieves a Grand Slam if they beat all the others in the competition during a single campaign, a feat which has been achieved 42 times in the history of the Five/Six Nations with Ireland the last side to do so in 2023.
Contested between the Home Nations of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, the Triple Crown is secured by a team if they beat the three other teams in the same tournament. Ireland won the Triple Crown last year.
The bespoke trophy awarded to the winners of the annual England vs Scotland match in the Six Nations. The Calcutta Cup is the oldest trophy contested between two international rugby sides, with England winning it on 83 occasions and Scotland 48.
Scotland will bid to win it back in 2026 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday February 14, having lost to England by a single point in 2025 to lose the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2020.
