Rugby union fans, it’s time to get excited. The 2025 edition of the Six Nations, one of the biggest and best tournaments in the rugby world, is returning this weekend. Across 15 adrenaline-pumped matches England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy will all battle it out to take this year’s crown.
As always, matches will take place in some of the continent’s mightiest sports arenas, including Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, London Twickenham and the Stade de France in Paris. If you can’t get to the games in person, you can always soak up the atmosphere at your local pub – or, of course, there’s the option to watch the nail-biting contest from the comfort of your own home.
Here’s everything you need to know to make sure you keep up with all the Six Nations action on TV.
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Which 2025 Six Nations matches are this weekend?
The Six Nations kicks off today (January 31) with a standoff between France and Wales at Stade de France. On Saturday, Scotland will be taking on Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium and Ireland will be playing England at Dublin’s Aviva.
How to watch the Six Nations 2025
If you want to watch the Six Nations from home, all of the matches this year will be split between ITV1 and BBC One. You can also tune in via ITVX or BBC iPlayer.
Full TV schedule
Here are the games to tune in for this weekend, as well as when and where they’ll be broadcast.
Friday January 31
- France v Wales – 8.15pm, ITV1
Saturday February 1
- Scotland v Italy – 2.15pm, BBC One
- Ireland v England – 4.45pm, ITV1
And here are the rest of the fixtures for this year’s tournament.
Saturday February 8
- Italy v Wales – 2.15pm, ITV1
- England v France – 4.45pm, ITV1
Sunday February 9
- Scotland v Ireland – 3pm, BBC One
Saturday February 22
- Wales v Ireland – 2.15pm, BBC One
- England v Scotland – 4.45pm, ITV1
Sunday February 23
- Italy v France – 3pm, ITV1
Saturday March 8
- Ireland v France – 2.15pm, ITV1
- Scotland v Wales – 4.45pm, BBC One
Sunday March 9
- England v Italy – 3pm, ITV1
Saturday March 15
- Italy v Ireland – 2.15pm, ITV1
- Wales v England – 4:45pm, BBC One
- France v Scotland – 8pm, ITV1
Who won last year?
Ireland are the reigning Six Nations champions. The Irish claimed the title in both 2023 and 2024 and are looking to become the first men’s team to claim victory in the tournament for three consecutive years.
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