
Henry Pollock celebrates a try that was later disallowed against Wales in the 2026 Six Nations (Getty Images)Steve Borthwick's side ran riot in their opening 2026 Six Nations clashSteve Borthwick's side ran riot in their opening 2026 SIx Nations clash [...]

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Two old rivals with very different championship aspirations meet at TwickenhamWatch England v Wales as one of the main contenders for the Six Nations 2026 title takes on one of …Continue reading » [...]

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France got their Six Nations campaign off to a spectacular start against Ireland (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Europe’s greatest rugby tournament is up and runningThe men's Six Nations concludes on Saturday 15 March with Super Saturday. Three sides can still win the championship. Here’s all you need to know about the northern hemisphere’s biggest and most beloved rugby tournament. [...]

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Antoine Dupont’s France host Ireland in this year's Six Nations opener (David Rogers/Getty Images)The 2026 edition of the tournament breaks with tradition by kicking off on a Thursday.The 2026 tournament is kicking off on Thursday 5 February, but is it a first for the championship? [...]
QUALIFICATION PROCESS
BIG 12 AUTOMATIC SPOTS
> As hosts Australia qualify automatically for the 2027 tournament with another 11 teams gaining automatic qualification by finishing in the top three positions in their pools in the 2023 World Cup. Those teams are: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Argentina, Ireland, France, Wales, Fiji, Scotland, Italy and Japan. The remaining 12 spots in the 2027 expanded 24-team format will be allocated through teams competing in a global qualification process.
Four of those spots have already gone to the semi-finalists in the Rugby Rurope Championship, with semi-finalists Georgia, Spain, Portugal and Romania all qualifying for Australia 2027. The winner of the fifth-place play-off will earn a ticket to the Final Qualification Tournament in November, when one place in Australia 2027 will go to the winner of the tournament.
EUROPE – 4 TEAMS
Qualification matches: January-March 2025
> The four teams that reach the semi-finals of the Rugby Europe Championship 2025 will qualify directly for Australia 2027. Nations involved: Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Switzerland.
The winner of the fifth-place play-off will secure their ticket to the Final Qualification Tournament (see below).
ASIA – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: June-July 2025
> The Asia Rugby Championship 2025 winners will qualify directly for Australia 2027.
Nations involved: Hong Kong China, Korea, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates.
The runner-up in the tournament will progress to the Asia/Africa Play-off (see below).
AFRICA – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: July 2025
> The Rugby Africa Cup 2025 champions will qualify directly for Australia 2027. Nations involved: Algeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The runner-up in the tournament will progress to the Asia/Africa Play-off (see below).
SOUTH AMERICA – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: July-September 2025
> The Sudamerica Rugby Championship 2025 winners will secure their place at Australia 2027, with the runner-up qualifying for the South America/Pacific Play-off (see below) and the third-placed team joining the line-up for the Final Qualification Tournament (see below). Nations involved: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
PACIFIC – 3 TEAMS
Qualification matches: August-September 2025
> The top three teams in the Pacific Nations Cup 2025 (other than already-qualified Fiji and Japan) will qualify for Australia 2027. The sixth-placed team will join the South America/Pacific Play-off (see below). Nations involved: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.
SOUTH AMERICA/PACIFIC PLAY-OFF – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: September 2025
> A home-and-away play-off between the runner-up and the team finishing sixth in the Pacific Nations Cup. The winner qualifies for Australia 2027, while the loser will join the Final Qualification Tournament (see below).
ASIA/AFRICA PLAY-OFF
Qualification matches: September 2025
> The Rugby Africa Cup 2025 runner-up will play the Asia Rugby Championship runner-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner qualifies for the Final Qualification Tournament (see below).
FINAL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: November 2025
> The final qualification tournament will comprise one pool of four teams, playing in a round-robin format with the winner - on competition points - qualifying for Australia 2027. The four teams will comprise the Sudamerica Rugby Championship 2025 third-place team; the South America/Pacific Play-off loser; the Rugby Europe Championship 2025 fifth-placed team; and the Africa/Asia Play-off winner.
World Cup winner Matt Dawson discusses England's seven-try thrashing of Wales and the lessons coach Steve Borthwick can learn from France. [...]
England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will miss the Calcutta Cup match against Scotland next weekend and is in danger of missing the entire Six Nations. [...]
Arguments for Gregor Townsend remaining as Scotland head coach are growing increasingly small after familiar failings lead to defeat in rainy Rome, writes Tom English. [...]
Wales' 12th consecutive Six Nations loss in a run dating back to 2023 is more evidence of how far they have fallen. [...]
Watch highlights as a hat-trick from Henry Arundell helps England dominate a disappointing Wales side in their opening Six Nations match. [...]
Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome. [...]
Bath hooker Dan Frost scores a hat-trick of tries as the Prem Cup holders demolish Sale 60-19 to boost their hopes of securing a play-off spot. [...]
England's Henry Arundell runs in a first-half hat-trick as England open their Six Nations campaign with a thumping win over Wales at Twickenham. [...]
England head coach Steve Borthwick was delighted with his side's intensity from the beginning of the match and their defensive quality, during the 48-7 win over Wales in their first match of the Six Nations. [...]
BBC Radio 5 Live's podcast Rugby Union Weekly discuss England's fantastic start to the Six Nations as they beat Wales 48-7. [...]
BBC Radio 5 Live's Rugby Union Weekly team discuss Wales' poor performance in their 48-7 loss to England to open the Six Nations. [...]
Six Nations pundits John Barclay and Martin Johnson do not believe torrential rain is a valid excuse for the errors Scotland made in their defeat against Italy, as both sides were playing under the same conditions. [...]
Saracens score 13 tries in an 81-0 thrashing of Leicester Tigers to keep up the pressure on Gloucester-Hartpury at the top of the Premiership Women's table. [...]
Head coach Gregor Townsend insists he is still the man to lead Scotland despite a hugely dispiriting defeat by Italy in their Six Nations opener. [...]
Steve Borthwick has the pleasure of nit-picking through fine details after his England side swat aside Wales in their Six Nations opener. [...]





