The men’s Six Nations will return in January 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament.
The Six Nations is a staple of the rugby calendar. This is an annual competition that rekindles old rivalries and the 2025 edition will be no different.
Ireland are the defending champions and won the trophy last year, but failed to win the Grand Slam. England were the team that prevented them from achieving a complete victory by beating them at Twickenham (now Allianz Stadium). They will also defend their title with interim manager Simon Easterby in charge, with Andy Farrell focusing on his role as head coach of the British and Irish Lions in 2025.
Related: Check out last year’s final Six Nations table.
France have been the closest rivals for the title in recent years. Stars like Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack graced the French side. Dupont also returned to the Six Nations tournament after missing the 2024 competition to focus on rugby sevens. The team has not won the competition since 2022.
England, Wales, Italy and Scotland will also pose a threat and decide who will lift the trophy. But when and how can fans watch? Here’s all the information you need.
Six Nations 2025: Overview
date: January 31, 2025 – March 15, 2025
team: England, Ireland, France, Italy, Wales, Scotland
Defending Champion: Ireland
Most titles: England (29 consecutive wins, 10 joint wins in various tournament editions); England (7 since becoming Six Nations in 2000)
First season: The first iteration of the tournament began in 1883, but the inclusion of Italy changed the competition to the Six Nations in 2000.
First title: England (1883 and 2000)
TV coverage: The BBC and ITV will once again share coverage of the tournament this year.
fixtures
1st round
Friday, January 31, 2025
- France v Wales
Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 8:15 PM (GMT) / 10:15 PM (SAST) / 6:15 AM (AEST) (Saturday) / 9:15 AM (Saturday) / 4:15 PM (ET) / 1:15 PM PT
Saturday, February 1, 2025
- Scotland vs Italy
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 2:15 PM (GMT) / 4:15 AM (SAST) / 12:15 AM (AEST) (Sunday) / 3:15 AM (Sunday) / 10:15 AM (ET) / 7:15 AM PT - Ireland vs England
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 4:45 PM (GMT) / 6:45 PM (SAST) / 2:45 AM (AEST) (Sunday) / 5:45 AM (NZDT (Sunday)) / 12:45 PM ( ET) / 9:45 a.m. (PT)
Round 2
Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Italy v Wales
Olympic Stadium, Rome
Kick-off: 2:15 PM (GMT) / 4:15 AM (SAST) / 12:15 AM (AEST) (Sunday) / 3:15 AM (Sunday) / 10:15 AM (ET) / 7:15 AM PT - England vs France
Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 4:45 PM GMT / 6:45 PM SAST / 3:45 AM AEDT (Sunday) / 5:45 AM NZDT (Sunday) / 11:45 AM ET / AM 8:45 (PT)
Sunday, February 9, 2025
- Scotland vs Ireland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 3pm GMT / 5pm SAST / 1am AEST (Monday) / 4am NZDT (Sunday) / 11am ET / 8am PT
Round 3
Saturday, February 22, 2025
- Wales vs Ireland
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 2:15 PM (GMT) / 4:15 AM (SAST) / 12:15 AM (AEST) (Sunday) / 3:15 AM (Sunday) / 10:15 AM (ET) / 7:15 AM PT - England vs Scotland
Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 4:45 PM GMT / 6:45 PM SAST / 3:45 AM AEDT (Sunday) / 5:45 AM NZDT (Sunday) / 11:45 AM ET / AM 8:45 (PT)
Sunday February 23rd
- Italy vs France
Olympic Stadium, Rome
Kick-off: 3pm GMT / 5pm SAST / 1am AEST (Monday) / 4am NZDT (Sunday) / 11am ET / 8am PT
Round 4
Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Ireland vs France
Aviva Stadium
Kick-off: 2:15 PM (GMT) / 4:15 AM (SAST) / 12:15 AM (AEST) (Sunday) / 3:15 AM (Sunday) / 10:15 AM (ET) / 7:15 AM PT - Scotland v Wales
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 4:45 PM GMT / 6:45 PM SAST / 3:45 AM AEDT (Sunday) / 5:45 AM NZDT (Sunday) / 12:45 PM ET / AM 9:45 (PT)
Sunday, March 9, 2025
- England vs Italy
Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 3:00 PM GMT / 5:00 PM (SAST) / 2:00 AM AEDT (Monday) / 4:00 AM NZDT (Monday) / 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT
Round 5
Saturday, March 15, 2025
- Italy vs Ireland
Olympic Stadium, Rome
Kick-off: 2:15 PM (GMT) / 4:15 AM (SAST) / 12:15 AM (AEST) (Sunday) / 3:15 AM (Sunday) / 10:15 AM (ET) / 7:15 AM PT - Wales vs England
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 4:45 PM GMT / 6:45 PM SAST / 3:45 AM AEDT (Sunday) / 5:45 AM NZDT (Sunday) / 12:45 PM ET / AM 9:45 (PT) - France vs Scotland
Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 8am GMT / 10pm SAST / 6am AEST (Saturday) / 9am NZDT (Saturday) / 4pm ET / 1pm PT
TV coverage
The BBC and ITV will share coverage from the UK during the 2025 tournament. When Scotland or Wales play at home, the BBC broadcasts the match. When England, France or Italy are at home, ITV will cover that match.
For information on how to watch tournaments around the world, we have a dedicated page here.
result
This section will be updated as the 2025 tournament progresses.
squad
This section will be updated as squads are announced.
Six Nations past winners
Dylan Hartley lifting the trophy (Getty Images)
We have a full list of previous winners of various forms of tournaments dating back to 1883. However, the previous winners of the Six Nations starting in 2000 are:
2000 – uk
2001 – uk
2002 – France (Grand Slam)
2003 – England (Grand Slam)
2004 – France (Grand Slam)
2005 – Wales (Grand Slam)
2006 – france
2007 – france
2008 – Wales (Grand Slam)
2009 – Ireland (Grand Slam)
2010 – France (Grand Slam)
2011 – uk
2012 – Wales (Grand Slam)
2013 – Wales
2014 – Ireland
2015 – Ireland
2016 – England (Grand Slam)
2017 – uk
2018 – Ireland (Grand Slam)
2019 – Wales (Grand Slam)
2020 – uk
2021 – Wales
2022 – France (Grand Slam)
2023 – Ireland (Grand Slam)
2024 – Ireland
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