{"id":208216,"date":"2025-10-18T06:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/208216\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T06:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:15:09","slug":"2026-six-nations-fixtures-announced-england-set-for-dream-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/208216\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Six Nations Fixtures Announced: England Set for Dream Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a02026 Six Nations fixtures\u00a0have officially been confirmed \u2014 and England fans are in for a dream start. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel\/AbYd2l05pp1bM_Ix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel\u00a0<\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>The action kicks off on\u00a0Thursday, 5th February, with\u00a0France hosting Ireland\u00a0in what promises to be a high-stakes opener that will set the tone for the tournament from the very first whistle.<\/p>\n<p>Just two days later, on\u00a0Saturday 7th February, fans can look forward to a\u00a0Super Saturday lineup\u00a0packed with excitement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Italy host Scotland\u00a0at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, followed by\u00a0England welcoming Wales\u00a0to the newly renamed\u00a0Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Expect unforgettable action as rivalries reignite under the bright lights.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc9\u00a02026 Six Nations Fixtures: Round-by-Round Guide<\/p>\n<p>ROUND 1<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 5th February 2026<br \/>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\u00a0France v Ireland<br \/>\ud83d\udccd Venue TBC<br \/>\ud83d\udd57 Kick-off: 8:10pm<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 7th February 2026<br \/>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\u00a0Italy v Scotland<br \/>\ud83d\udccd Stadio Olimpico, Rome<br \/>\ud83d\udd51 Kick-off: 2:10pm<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f\u00a0England v Wales<br \/>\ud83d\udccd Allianz Stadium, Twickenham<br \/>\ud83d\udd5f Kick-off: 4:40pm<\/p>\n<p>ROUND 2<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 14th February 2026<br \/>\u2618\ufe0f\u00a0Ireland v Italy<br \/>\ud83d\udccd Aviva Stadium, Dublin<br \/>\ud83d\udd51 Kick-off: 2:10pm<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udff4\u00a0Scotland v England<br \/>\ud83d\udccd Murrayfield, Edinburgh<br \/>\ud83d\udd5f Kick-off: 4:40pm<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 15th February 2026<br \/>\ud83d\udc09\u00a0Wales v France<br \/>\ud83d\udccd Principality Stadium, Cardiff<br \/>\ud83d\udd52 Kick-off: 3:10pm<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a02026 Six Nations fixtures\u00a0have officially been confirmed \u2014 and England fans are in for a dream start. Join&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-208216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}