Six Nations Rugby on TV 2018
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition.
The Six Nations involves six European national sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
The 2018 Six Nations takes place between 3 February and 17 March 2018.
It is currently sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, and also known as the RBS Six Nations.
Six Nations TV Coverage – Six Nations Broadcasters
The BBC have had live coverage of the Six Nations since its inception.
In 2011 it was announced that the BBC’s coverage of the tournament on TV, radio and online, would be extended to 2017.
However, in 2016 it was announced that the BBC had renegotiated its deal and would start to share UK TV coverage of the Six Nations with ITV, for the next six years.
Under this deal all England, Ireland and Italy home matches will be live on ITV; all Wales, Scotland and France home matches will be live on BBC: all Wales matches live on S4C.
BBC Radio 5 live will continue live commentary of all matches, which will be available on the BBC Sport website.
BBC Sport 2018 Coverage Trailer:
In Ireland, TV3 will have the rights for every game from the 6 Nations on Irish Television from 2018–2021
France Télévision will cover the competition in France which will last until 2017.
In Italy, from 2014 to 2017 DMAX of Discovery Communications will broadcast all matches.
In Wales, S4C broadcasts matches featuring the national team using the BBC’s feed with Welsh language commentary.
Movistar+ / Canal+ in Spain will also be showing Six Nations matches live.
Six Nations Rugby on TV 2018 Match Schedule
ROUND ONE
Wales v Scotland…. Principality Stadium (Cardiff)…. Saturday, February 3…. 2.15pm GMT…. BBC
France v Ireland…. Stade de France (Paris)…. Saturday, February 3…. 4.45pm GMT…. BBC
Italy v England…. Stadio Olimpico (Rome)…. Sunday, February 4…. 3pm GMT…. ITV
ROUND TWO
Ireland v Italy…. Aviva Stadium (Dublin)…. Saturday, February 10…. 2.15pm GMT…. ITV
England v Wales…. Twickenham (London)…. Saturday, February 10…. 4.45pm GMT…. ITV
Scotland v France…. Murrayfield (Edinburgh)…. Sunday, February 11…. 3pm GMT…. BBC
ROUND THREE
France v Italy…. Orange Velodrome (Marseille)…. Friday, February 23…. 8pm GMT…. BBC
Ireland v Wales…. Aviva Stadium (Dublin)…. Saturday, February 24…. 2.15pm GMT…. ITV
Scotland v England…. Murrayfield (Edinburgh)…. Saturday, February 24…. 4.45pm GMT…. BBC
ROUND FOUR
Ireland v Scotland…. Aviva Stadium (Dublin)…. Saturday, March 10…. 2.15pm GMT…. ITV
France v England…. Stade de France (Paris)…. Saturday, March 10…. 4.45pm GMT…. BBC
Wales v Italy…. Principality Stadium (Cardiff)…. Sunday, March 11…. 3pm GMT…. BBC
ROUND FIVE
Italy v Scotland…. Stadio Olimpico (Rome)…. Saturday, March 17…. 12.30pm GMT…. ITV
England v Ireland…. Twickenham (London)…. Saturday, March 17…. 2.45pm GMT…. ITV
Wales v France…. Principality Stadium (Cardiff)…. Saturday, March 17…. 5pm GMT…. BBC