Six Nations Round Four: Fixtures, kick-off times, TV coverage, referee change and more
France's Thomas Ramos in action against Scotland and an inset of Ireland captain Caelan Doris
Ahead of round four of the 2026 Six Nations, we run through all the fixtures, broadcast details and kick-off times for the penultimate set of matches.
The action kicks off in Dublin on Friday evening, with Ireland and Wales going head-to-head at the Aviva Stadium.
Ireland’s victory over England in round three has kept Andy Farrell’s men in the running for the title, whilst Wales continue their search for a first Six Nations victory after 13 successive such defeats.
The action resumes on Saturday at Murrayfield with second-placed Scotland hosting table-toppers France, who are the only team unbeaten so far this Championship.
The weekend’s action concludes in Rome later on Saturday as Italy and England collide at the Stadio Olimpico.
World Rugby has announced a change in the officiating team for the meeting in the Italian capital, with Australian official Nic Berry not travelling, which means that France’s Pierre Brousset moves to AR1, and Sam Grove-White (Scotland) comes in as AR2.
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Round Four
Ireland v Wales
Date: Friday, 6 March, 2026
Kick-off: 20:10 GMT
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
TV: ITV, RTE Sport, France Télévisions, SuperSport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (GRU), Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
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Scotland v France
Date: Saturday, 7 March, 2026
Kick-off: 14:10 GMT
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
TV: BBC, Virgin Media, Premier Sports, TF1, SuperSport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
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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, SuperSport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Sam Grove-White (SCO)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)