Wales’ 2026 Six Nations: Squad, fixtures, referees, TV channels, kick-off times and more
Wales captain Dewi Lake and an inset head coach Steve Tandy.
Everything you need to know ahead of Wales’ first Six Nations campaign under Steve Tandy.
The 46-year-old will be tasked with turning the tide for Wales in 2026 after the proud rugby nation collected the Wooden Spoon in the two most recent editions of Rugby’s Greatest Championship.
For the tournament, the head coach has included two uncapped players in his squad in the form of Gabriel Hamer-Webb and Louie Hennessey, with hooker Dewi Lake named as captain.
Wales‘ chances of avoiding a hat-trick of Wooden Spoon finishes are bolstered by the fact that they will host three of their five Six Nations matches this year.
However, their campaign begins with a trip to Allianz Stadium, Twickenham to tackle England before a round two fixture against France back at the Principality Stadium.
Scotland then visit Cardiff in round three, and after the fallow week, Tandy’s men are off to Dublin to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
Finally, Wales complete their Six Nations at home versus Italy. The matches will be available on ITV and the BBC with a detailed broadcasting list below.
Wales squad for 2026 Six Nations
Forwards: Keiron Assiratti, Adam Beard, Liam Belcher, James Botham, Rhys Carre, Ben Carter, Olly Cracknell, Harri Deaves, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis, Archie Griffin, Dafydd Jenkins, Dewi Lake, Alex Mann, Josh Macleod, Taine Plumtree, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Freddie Thomas, Aaron Wainwright
Backs: Josh Adams, Sam Costelow, Dan Edwards, Jarrod Evans, Mason Grady, Kieran Hardy, Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Joe Hawkins, Louie Hennessey, Eddie James, Ellis Mee, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Blair Murray, Louis Rees-Zammit, Tom Rogers, Ben Thomas, Owen Watkin, Tomos Williams
UPDATE: Keiron Assiratti (out), Sam Wainwright (in).
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Wales squad: Two uncapped players named as Steve Tandy backs stand-in captain to do ‘amazing job’
Wales’ 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
Wales v France
Date: Sunday, 15 February, 2026
Kick-off: 15:10 GMT
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
TV: BBC, Premier Sports, S4C, TF1, RTE Sport, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley (RFU), Sam Grove-White (SRU)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Round Three
Wales v Scotland
Date: Saturday, 21 February, 2026
Kick-off: 16:40 GMT
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
TV: BBC, Virgin Media, Premier Sports, S4C, TF1, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Adam Leal (RFU)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
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, Super Sport, 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)
Round Five
Wales v Italy
Date: Saturday, 14 March, 2026
Kick-off: 16:40 GMT
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
TV: BBC, Premier Sports, RTE Sport, S4C, France Télévisions, Super Sport, Sky Italia, Sky NZ, Stan Sports, Peacock
Referee: Christophe Ridley (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
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