Six Nations Round One: Fixtures, kick-off times, referees and global TV channels
Everything you need to know ahead of round one of the 2025 Six Nations.
The 2025 Six Nations begins in Paris on Friday and ahead of round one, here is everything you need to know from the TV schedule to the referees to the kick-off times and everything in between.
France and Wales open the tournament with the pair colliding at the iconic Stade de France just outside of Paris on Friday evening.
The action moves to Murrayfield on Saturday when Gregor Townsend’s Scotland team will start their tournament against a confident Italy team aiming to claim back-to-back victories over the hosts.
Round one concludes on Sunday as current Six Nations holders Ireland host an under-pressure England team void of their usual head coach Andy Farrell with Simon Easterby taking charge of the side.
Speaking ahead of the clash, Easterby commented on new England captain Maro Itoje, who is set to lead out Steve Borthwick’s charges for the first time and expects a tough challenge at the Aviva Stadium.
“Maro has led from the front for a number of years, along with a number of England players,” he said.
“When England play well, he’s usually at the forefront of it. He leads by example, is a talisman for the team, and is an obvious choice for Steve to name as captain.
“He’s a challenging prospect for us.”
Six Nations Round 1
France v Wales
Date: Friday, January 31
Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Kick-off: 21:15 local (20:15 GMT)
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Damon Murphy (RA)
Broadcasters: ITV, France Télévisions, Virgin Media One, Sky Sport / TV8 (Italy), Supersport (Africa), WOWOW (Japan), Premier Sports (Pan Asia), Stan Sport (Australia), Sky NZ (New Zealand), DAZN (Canada), NBC / Peacock / FuboTV (USA)
Scotland v Italy
Date: Saturday, February 1
Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 14:15 GMT
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Broadcasters: BBC, France Télévisions, RTÉ, Sky Sport / TV8 (Italy), Supersport (Africa), WOWOW (Japan), Premier Sports (Pan Asia), Stan Sport (Australia), Sky NZ (New Zealand), DAZN (Canada), NBC / Peacock / FuboTV (USA)
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Ireland v England
Date: Saturday, February 1
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)
FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
Broadcasters: ITV, France Télévisions, Virgin Media One, Sky Sport / TV8 (Italy), Supersport (Africa), WOWOW (Japan), Premier Sports (Pan Asia), Stan Sport (Australia), Sky NZ (New Zealand), DAZN (Canada), NBC / Peacock / FuboTV (USA)
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