England’s 2026 Six Nations: Squad, fixtures, referees, TV channels, kick-off times and more
England flanker Henry Pollock and an inset of head coach Steve Borthwick.
Everything you need to know ahead of England’s 2026 Six Nations campaign as Steve Borthwick’s men look to go one better than last year’s tournament.
After finishing second overall on the standings in 2025, England will be confident that they can win their first title under Borthwick’s tutelage.
And rightly so, as the team heads into the tournament off the back of 11 straight victories in 2025. England weren’t far off from a title last year as they only lost one of their five matches in the Six Nations; in fact, they even beat eventual champions France. Their sole defeat came at the hands of Ireland in their tournament opener, that also being the side’s only loss last year.
However, England have two home matches in this year’s edition of the Six Nations, including their opening fixture against Wales. A Calcutta Cup clash follows in round two with a trip to Murrayfield.
They then host Ireland at Allianz Stadium in round three before the fallow week. After that, they’re off to Rome with a meeting with Italy in round four before they complete their campaign against France at the Stade de France in Paris.
England squad for 2026 Six Nations
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England’s 2026 Six Nations fixtures
Round One
England v Wales
Date: Saturday, 7 February, 2026
Kick-off: 16:40 GMT
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
TV: ITV, Virgin Media, S4C, TF1, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Morné Ferreira (SARU)
TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
FPRO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Round Two
Scotland v England
Date: Saturday, 14 February, 2026
Kick-off: 16:40 GMT
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
TV: ITV, Virgin Media, TF1, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referees: Andrea Piardi (FIR), Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Round Three
England v Ireland
Date: Saturday, 21 February, 2026
Kick-off: 14:10 GMT
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
TV: ITV, TF1, RTE Sport, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
FPRO: Mike Adamson
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Round Four
Italy v England
Date: Saturday, 7 March, 2026
Kick-off: 17:40 local time (16:40 GMT)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
TV: ITV, Virgin Media, TF1, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Round Five
France v England
Date: Saturday, 14 March, 2026
Kick-off: 21:10 local time (20:10 GMT)
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
TV: ITV, RTE Sport, France Télévisions, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (GRU), Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
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