Six Nations 2025 / Round 1
All games are streaming in New Zealand on Sky Sport Now. See above for the full schedule of games and kick-off times.
Righto, rugby fans, 2025 is starting with a bang as the Six Nations Championship kicks off in February. The opening match sees Frances take on 2024 Wooden Spooner's Wales at Stade de France on February 1, with play continuing until the series concludes with France vs Scotland, totalling 15 matches across five rounds.
When is Six Nations 2025?
The 15 games begin on February 1 (with France v Wales) and ends on March 15 (with France v Scotland).
What teams are competing in the Six Nations 2025?
As ever, it’s England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Six Nations History
Technically, 2025 marks the 26th Six Nations Championship, but it’s the 130th overall. The competition was inaugurated in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship, with England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland competing. In 1910 the tournament became the Five Nations Championship with the addition of France to the competition roster, and things continued thusly (albeit with a brief interregnum due to World War II) until 2000, when Italy signed on and the Six Nations Championship in its current form was born.
Recent Six Nations winners
2024 – Ireland
2023 – Ireland
2022 – France
2021 – Wales
2020 – England
2019 – Wales
