2026 Six Nations Championship

2026 Men's Six Nations Championship
Date5 February – 14 March 2026
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions France (20th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (15th title)
Matches played15
Attendance995,964 (66,398 per match)
Tries scored111 (7.4 per match)
Top point scorer Thomas Ramos (74)
Top try scorer Louis Bielle-Biarrey (9)
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The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Men's Six Nations for sponsorship reasons and branded as M6N) was a rugby union competition that took place from early February to mid-March 2026, featuring the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was the 132nd season of the competition (including its prior incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and the Five Nations Championship), and the 27th since it expanded to become the Six Nations Championship in 2000. It began on 5 February 2026 with a Thursday night match between France and Ireland, and ended with France against England on 14 March.[1]

France entered the tournament as reigning champions, and secured a second successive title with the final kick of the final match, a penalty by the competition's top scorer, Thomas Ramos, squeezing France past England 48–46, and edging out repeat Triple Crown winners Ireland by two table points. Other notable results included Italy's first ever win over England, a record-breaking 50–40 victory for Scotland over France and the end of a 15-match losing streak in the championship by Wales, who beat Italy on the last day.

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadium Capacity Location Start[a] End[b]
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Steve Borthwick Maro Itoje 3 6
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Fabien Galthié Antoine Dupont 5 4
Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Andy Farrell Caelan Doris 4 3
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Gonzalo Quesada Michele Lamaro 10 10
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Gregor Townsend Sione Tuipulotu 9 7
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Steve Tandy Dewi Lake 11 11

Squads

Main article: 2026 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  FRA  IRE  SCO  ITA  ENG  WAL
1  France 5 4 0 1 211 130 +81 30 19 0 5 0 21 — 36–14 33–8 48–46
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 146 108 +38 20 14 0 3 0 19 — 43–21 20–13 27–17
3  Scotland 5 3 0 2 143 144 −1 20 18 0 3 1 16 50–40 — 31–20
4  Italy 5 2 0 3 79 117 −38 9 16 0 0 1 9 18–15 — 23–18
5  England 5 1 0 4 153 151 +2 21 18 0 2 2 8 21–42 — 48–7
6  Wales 5 1 0 4 90 172 −82 11 26 0 1 1 6 12–54 23–26 31–17 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: Six Nations Rugby

Table ranking rules[2]

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four or more tries, and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam-winning team would top the table with at least 23 points, as there would otherwise be a scenario where a team could win all five matches with no bonus points for a total of 20 points and another team could win four matches with bonus points and lose their fifth match while claiming one or more bonus points giving a total of 21 or 22 points.
  • Tiebreakers
    • If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures for the 2026 Six Nations were announced on 19 May 2025, beginning with the Six Nations' first ever Thursday night game between France and Ireland. It also featured the first ever Friday night game in Dublin as Ireland hosted Wales in the fourth round of matches.[1] The competition is also set to take place over a reduced timeframe; instead of having rest weeks after rounds 2 and 3, it only had a rest week after round 3.

Round 1

5 February 2026
21:10 CET
(1 BP) France 36–14 Ireland
Try: Bielle-Biarrey (2) 12' c, 46' c
Jalibert 21' m
Ollivon 33' c
Attissogbe 80' c
Con: Ramos (4/5) 13', 34', 47', 80+1'
Pen: Ramos (1/1) 27'		ReportTry: Timoney 58' c
Milne 61' c
Con: S. Prendergast (2/2) 58', 61'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000[3]
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[4]
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Nicolas Depoortère
IC 12 Yoram Moefana  49'
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  73'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros  62'
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard  49'
LL 4 Charles Ollivon  49'
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  49'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  49'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  49'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti  49'
PR 18 Régis Montagne  49'
LK 19 Emmanuel Meafou  49'
LK 20 Hugo Auradou  49'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi  62'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin  73'
CE 23 Kalvin Gourgues  49'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Jamie Osborne  73'
RW 14 Tommy O'Brien  49'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier  49'
BF 6 Cian Prendergast  49'
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 Joe McCarthy  49'
TP 3 Tom Clarkson  59'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  62'
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  62'
PR 17 Michael Milne  59'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  59'
LK 19 James Ryan  49'
N8 20 Jack Conan  49'
FL 21 Nick Timoney  49'
SH 22 Craig Casey  73'
FH 23 Jack Crowley  49'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Mickaël Guillard (France)[5]

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

7 February 2026
15:10 CET
Italy 18–15 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Lynagh 8' m
Menoncello 14' c
Con: P. Garbisi (1/2) 15'
Pen: P. Garbisi (2/2) 35', 49'		ReportTry: Dempsey 25' c
Horne 67' m
Con: Russell (1/2) 25'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 47'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,245[7]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Leonardo Marin  73'
RW 14 Louis Lynagh
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco  61'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani  54'  68'
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)  68'
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin  68'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  58'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  58'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  58'  80'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo  58'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo  58'  80'
PR 18 Muhamed Hasa  58'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  68'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto  54'
SH 21 Alessandro Garbisi  61'
FH 22 Giacomo Da Re
FB 23 Lorenzo Pani  73'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15 Tom Jordan
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Jamie Dobie  49'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White  64'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Rory Darge  60'  64'
BF 6 Matt Fagerson  64'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  49'
LL 4 Scott Cummings
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  64'
HK 2 Ewan Ashman  49'  60'  64'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  28'  36'  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner  54'  49'
PR 17 Nathan McBeth  28'  36'  49'
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills  64'
LK 19 Max Williamson  64'
FL 20 Gregor Brown  49'
SH 21 George Horne  64'
FH 22 Adam Hastings
WG 23 Darcy Graham  49'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Simone Ferrari (Italy)[8]

Assistant referees:
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

7 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) England 48–7 Wales
Try: Arundell (3) 7' c, 18' m, 35' c
Earl 23' c
Roebuck 44' c
Penalty try 66'
Freeman 79' m
Con: Ford (4/6) 8', 24', 36', 45'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 2'		ReportTry: Adams 51' c
Con: Edwards (1/1) 52'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,953[12]
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)[4]
FB 15 Freddie Steward  64'
RW 14 Tom Roebuck  64'
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell  66'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Sam Underhill  50'
BF 6 Guy Pepper
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Alex Coles  50'
TP 3 Joe Heyes  50'
HK 2 Jamie George (c)  50'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  50'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd  41'
PR 18 Trevor Davison  50'
LK 19 Maro Itoje  51'  50'
FL 20 Tom Curry  75'  50'
N8 21 Henry Pollock  64'
SH 22 Ben Spencer  66'
FH 23 Marcus Smith  64'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee  52'
OC 13 Eddie James  17'  27'
IC 12 Ben Thomas  64'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards
SH 9 Tomos Williams  78'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Josh Macleod  52'
BF 6 Alex Mann  17'  27'  50'
RL 5 Adam Beard  69'
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Archie Griffin  50'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c)  17'  66'
LP 1 Nicky Smith  16'  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Liam Belcher  17'  27'  66'
PR 17 Rhys Carré  17'  27'  50'
PR 18 Tomas Francis  50'
LK 19 Ben Carter  69'
FL 20 Taine Plumtree  66'  50'
FL 21 Harri Deaves  52'
SH 22 Kieran Hardy  78'
CE 23 Mason Grady  52'
Coach:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
George Ford (England)[13]

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Tual Trainini (France)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Round 2

14 February 2026
14:10 GMT
Ireland 20–13 Italy (1 BP)
Try: Osborne 16' m
Conan 42' m
Baloucoune 56' c
Con: Crowley (1/1) 57'
Pen: Crowley (1/1) 62'		ReportTry: Nicotera 32' c
Con: P. Garbisi (1/1) 33'
Pen: P. Garbisi (2/2) 20', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000[15]
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)[4]
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Craig Casey  31'  51'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Caelan Doris (c)
BF 6 Cormac Izuchukwu  58'
RL 5 James Ryan  69'
LL 4 Joe McCarthy  51'
TP 3 Tom Clarkson  40'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  51'
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  51'
PR 17 Tom O'Toole  66'
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong  40'
LK 19 Edwin Edogbo  69'
LK 20 Tadhg Beirne  51'
FL 21 Nick Timoney  58'
SH 22 Jamison Gibson-Park  51'
FH 23 Jack Crowley  55'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Lorenzo Pani
RW 14 Louis Lynagh  10'
OC 13 Leonardo Marin
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello  66'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco  62'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  66'
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin  60'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  66'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  58'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  58'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo  58'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo  58'
PR 18 Muhamed Hasa  58'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  60'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto  66'
FL 21 David Odiase  66'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi  62'
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu  66'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Robert Baloucoune (Ireland)[16]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Luc Ramos (France)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Notes:

14 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) Scotland 31–20 England
Try: Jones (2) 9' c, 52' c
Ritchie 13' c
White 26' c
Con: Russell (4/4) 10', 14', 27', 53'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 3'		ReportTry: Arundell 20' c
Earl 77' c
Con: Ford (2/2) 21', 77'
Pen: Ford (2/2) 25', 44'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144[19]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[4]
FB 15 Tom Jordan  68'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Jamie Dobie  74'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White  57'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey  56'
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie  40'
RL 5 Scott Cummings
LL 4 Gregor Brown
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  50'
HK 2 George Turner  50'
LP 1 Nathan McBeth  48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dave Cherry  50'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman  48'
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills  50'
LK 19 Max Williamson  56'
FL 20 Matt Fagerson  40'
SH 21 George Horne  57'
FH 22 Adam Hastings  74'
WG 23 Darcy Graham  68'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Tom Roebuck
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell  7'  37'
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell  68'
N8 8 Ben Earl
OF 7 Sam Underhill  40'
BF 6 Guy Pepper  56'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)  56'
TP 3 Joe Heyes  67'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie  56'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  56'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd  56'
PR 18 Trevor Davison  67'
LK 19 Alex Coles  56'
FL 20 Tom Curry  40'
N8 21 Henry Pollock  56'
SH 22 Ben Spencer  68'
FH 23 Fin Smith  57'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Kyle Steyn (Scotland)[20]

Assistant referees:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

15 February 2026
15:10 GMT
Wales 12–54 France (1 BP)
Try: Carré 18' c
Grady 77' m
Con: Edwards (1/1) 19'		ReportTry: Gailleton 1' c
Bielle-Biarrey 10' m
Brau-Boirie 14' c
Jalibert 38' c
Marchand 43' c
Attissogbe (2) 48' c, 57' c
Ollivon 61' c
Con: Ramos (7/8) 2', 15', 39', 44', 49', 58', 62'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 57,744[22]
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee  54'
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards  54'
SH 9 Tomos Williams  70'
N8 8 Olly Cracknell  49'
OF 7 Alex Mann
BF 6 Aaron Wainwright
RL 5 Adam Beard  61'
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Tomas Francis  49'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c)  49'
LP 1 Rhys Carré  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias  49'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  49'
PR 18 Archie Griffin  49'
LK 19 Ben Carter  61'
N8 20 Taine Plumtree  49'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy  70'
FH 22 Jarrod Evans  54'
CE 23 Mason Grady  54'
Coach:
Steve Tandy
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Émilien Gailleton  67'
IC 12 Fabien Brau-Boirie
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  58'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch  51'
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros  51'
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard  51'  64'
LL 4 Charles Ollivon
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  49'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  49'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Maxime Lamothe  49'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti  49'
PR 18 Régis Montagne  49'
LK 19 Thibaud Flament  51'
LK 20 Emmanuel Meafou  51'  64'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi  51'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin  58'
CE 23 Noah Nene  67'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Matthieu Jalibert (France)[23]

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

  • Fabien Brau-Boirie and Noah Nene (both France) made their international debuts.[24]
  • Julien Marchand and Charles Ollivon (both France) earned their 50th test caps.
  • This was the most points scored by France over Wales, surpassing the 51 points scored in 1998.
  • The 57,744 attendance was the lowest ever for a Six Nations match in Cardiff.[22]

Round 3

21 February 2026
14:10 GMT
England 21–42 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Dingwall 40' c
Lawrence 53' c
Underhill 75' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 41', 53', 76'		ReportTry: Gibson-Park 19' c
Baloucoune 26' m
O'Brien 29' c
Sheehan 42' c
Osborne 69' c
Con: Crowley (4/5) 20', 30', 43', 70'
Pen: Crowley (3/4) 8', 58', 65'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,953[25]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[4][c]
FB 15 Freddie Steward  27'  39'
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Fraser Dingwall
LW 11 Henry Arundell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Alex Mitchell  23'
N8 8 Henry Pollock  41'
OF 7 Ben Earl  70'
BF 6 Tom Curry  51'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)  54'
TP 3 Joe Heyes  72'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie  29'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  29'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd  51'
PR 18 Trevor Davison  72'
LK 19 Alex Coles  54'
FL 20 Guy Pepper  51'
FL 21 Sam Underhill  70'
SH 22 Jack van Poortvliet  23'
FH 23 Marcus Smith  39'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Jamie Osborne  53'
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose  54'
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 James Lowe  18'
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  71'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier  49'
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Joe McCarthy  62'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  46'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  55'
LP 1 Jeremy Loughman  46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  55'
PR 17 Tom O'Toole  46'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  46'
FL 19 Nick Timoney  49'
FL 20 Cian Prendergast  62'
SH 21 Craig Casey  71'
CE 22 Ciarán Frawley  54'
CE 23 Tommy O'Brien  18'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)[27]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)[c]
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

  • Jack Conan (Ireland) was originally named among the replacements but was ruled out due to illness; he was replaced on the bench by Cian Prendergast.[28]
  • Maro Itoje became the ninth player to earn 100 test caps for England.[29]
  • Ireland's 42 points was the most they had scored in an away match against England;[30] the 21-point winning margin was also Ireland's biggest in an away match against England.[30]
  • Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy.
21 February 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) Wales 23–26 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Carré 9' c
Adams 18' c
Con: Costelow (2/2) 9', 19'
Pen: Costelow (2/2) 30', 48'
Evans (1/1) 57'		ReportTry: Steyn 13' m
Russell 54' c
Graham 57' c
Turner 74' c
Con: Russell (3/4) 54', 58', 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,649[31]
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[4]
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb  2'  9'  61'
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins  4'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Sam Costelow  54'
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Alex Mann
BF 6 Taine Plumtree  9'
RL 5 Ben Carter
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins  75'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  51'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c)  54'
LP 1 Rhys Carré  43'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias  54'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  43'
PR 18 Archie Griffin  51'
LK 19 Freddie Thomas  75'
FL 20 James Botham  9'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy
FH 22 Jarrod Evans  54'
FB 23 Blair Murray  2'  9'  61'
Coach:
Steve Tandy
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones  66'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe  54'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White  54'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Gregor Brown
RL 5 Scott Cummings  66'
LL 4 Max Williamson  34'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  54'
HK 2 Dave Cherry  54'
LP 1 Nathan McBeth  34'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner  54'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman  34'
PR 18 Elliot Millar Mills  54'
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist  66'
N8 20 Josh Bayliss  34'
SH 21 George Horne  54'
FH 22 Tom Jordan  66'
WG 23 Darcy Graham  54'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Rory Darge (Scotland)[32]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Adam Leal (England)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

22 February 2026
16:10 CET
(1 BP) France 33–8 Italy
Try: Bielle-Biarrey 4' c
Meafou 15' m
Ramos 29' c
Dréan 71' c
Gailleton 77' c
Con: Ramos (4/5) 5', 30', 72', 78'		ReportTry: Capuozzo 32' m
Pen: P. Garbisi (1/1) 40'
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 48,544[34]
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[4]
FB 15 Théo Attissogbe
RW 14 Gaël Dréan
OC 13 Émilien Gailleton  59'  66'
IC 12 Fabien Brau-Boirie  66'
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Thomas Ramos
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  76'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch  75'
OF 7 Oscar Jégou  55'
BF 6 François Cros  55'
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  54'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  59'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros  38'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  59'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti  38'
PR 18 Georges-Henri Colombe  54'
LK 19 Charles Ollivon  55'
LK 20 Mickaël Guillard  75'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi  55'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin  76'
CE 23 Pierre-Louis Barassi  59'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo  73'
RW 14 Louis Lynagh  71'
OC 13 Leonardo Marin
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane  68'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco  60'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin  54'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  54'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  54'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  54'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pablo Dimcheff  54'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo  54'
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi  54'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  54'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto  54'
FL 21 David Odiase  73'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi  60'
WG 23 Paolo Odogwu  68'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Emmanuel Meafou (France)[35]

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Round 4

6 March 2026
20:10 GMT
(1 BP) Ireland 27–17 Wales
Try: Stockdale 6' c
Crowley 37' m
Conan 44' c
Osborne 68' m
Con: Crowley (2/4) 7', 45'
Pen: Crowley (1/1) 77'		ReportTry: Carré 42' c
Botham 63' c
Con: Edwards (2/2) 43', 63'
Pen: Edwards (1/1) 17'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[4]
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune
OC 13 Garry Ringrose  70'
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale  70'
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  24'  32'  76'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Nick Timoney  60'
BF 6 Jack Conan
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 James Ryan  60'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  60'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  64'
LP 1 Tom O'Toole  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Stewart  64'
PR 17 Michael Milne  64'
PR 18 Tom Clarkson  60'
LK 19 Joe McCarthy  60'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier  60'
SH 21 Nathan Doak  24'  32'  76'
CE 22 Tom Farrell  60'
CE 23 Ciarán Frawley  70'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee  70'
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards
SH 9 Tomos Williams  69'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright  45'
OF 7 James Botham
BF 6 Alex Mann
RL 5 Ben Carter  57'
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Tomas Francis  57'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c)  57'
LP 1 Rhys Carré  45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias  57'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  45'
PR 18 Archie Griffin  57'
LK 19 Adam Beard  57'
FL 20 Olly Cracknell  45'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy
FH 22 Jarrod Evans
CE 23 Louie Hennessey  70'
Coach:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
Jack Conan (Ireland)[37]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Notes:

7 March 2026
14:10 GMT
(1 BP) Scotland 50–40 France (1 BP)
Try: Graham (2) 5' c, 59' c
Steyn (2) 26' m, 51' c
Schoeman 32' c
White 44' c
Jordan 63' c
Con: Russell (6/7) 6', 34', 45', 52', 60', 64'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 78'		ReportTry: Bielle-Biarrey 18' c
Attissogbe 22' c
Dupont 66' c
Ramos (2) 74' m, 80+1' c
Jegou 78' c
Con: Ramos (5/6) 9', 23', 67', 79', 80+2'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Huw Jones  56'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Kyle Steyn  67'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White  64'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Matt Fagerson
RL 5 Scott Cummings  52'
LL 4 Gregor Brown  34'
TP 3 D'Arcy Rae  40'
HK 2 George Turner  52'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman  52'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland  64'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson  40'
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist  34'
FL 20 Freddy Douglas  67'
FL 21 Josh Bayliss  78'  52'
SH 22 George Horne  64'
FH 23 Tom Jordan  56'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Nicolas Depoortère  45'
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert  32'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  70'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch  43'
OF 7 Oscar Jégou
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard  45'
LL 4 Charles Ollivon  45'
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  52'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  45'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  45'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti  52'
PR 18 Demba Bamba  52'
LK 19 Thibaud Flament  45'
LK 20 Emmanuel Meafou  45'
FL 21 Lenni Nouchi  58'  43'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin  70'
CE 23 Pierre-Louis Barassi  45'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Kyle Steyn (Scotland)[40]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Scotland reclaimed the Auld Alliance Trophy, having lost the previous four editions.
  • Scotland's total of 50 points was their highest recorded against France.[41][42]
  • The combined score of 90 was the highest combined between the two teams.
  • Baptiste Serin (France) earned his 50th test cap.
  • France scored the most points in a loss in the Six Nations, breaking their own record from 2015, scoring 35 points in a 55–35 loss to England.
7 March 2026
17:40 CET
Italy 23–18 England (1 BP)
Try: Menocello 34' c
Marin 72' c
Con: P. Garbisi (2/2) 35', 73'
Pen: P. Garbisi (3/3) 21', 57', 61'		ReportTry: Freeman 26' m
Roebuck 42' c
Con: F. Smith (1/2) 43'
Pen: F. Smith (2/2) 45', 54'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,985
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)[4]
FB 15 Lorenzo Pani  74'
RW 14 Louis Lynagh
OC 13 Ignacio Brex  51'
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Garbisi  51'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani  74'
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Andrea Zambonin  50'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  51'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  52'  63'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  58'  80'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo  63'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo  58'  80'
PR 18 Muhamed Hasa  51'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  50'
LK 20 Riccardo Favretto  74'
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco  51'
FH 22 Leonardo Marin  51'
FH 23 Tommaso Allan  74'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15 Elliot Daly  74'
RW 14 Tom Roebuck
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Seb Atkinson
LW 11 Cadan Murley
FH 10 Fin Smith
SH 9 Ben Spencer  58'
N8 8 Ben Earl  74'
OF 7 Sam Underhill  55'  67'
BF 6 Guy Pepper  76'
RL 5 Alex Coles
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)  64'
TP 3 Joe Heyes  68'
HK 2 Jamie George  76'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  76'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd  58'
PR 18 Trevor Davison  68'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum  67'
FL 20 Chandler Cunningham-South  76'
N8 21 Henry Pollock  74'
SH 22 Jack van Poortvliet  58'
FH 23 Marcus Smith  74'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Tommaso Menoncello (Italy)[43]

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)[d]
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

  • Tom Curry (England) was injured in the warm-up and replaced in the starting line-up by Sam Underhill, whose place on the bench was taken by Chandler Cunningham-South.[46]
  • Ben Earl (England) earned his 50th test cap.[47]
  • This was Italy's first-ever win over England after 32 consecutive defeats.[48]

Round 5

14 March 2026
14:10 GMT
(1 BP) Ireland 43–21 Scotland
Try: Osborne 3' c
Sheehan 11' c
Baloucoune 19' m
Murray 57' c
O'Brien (2) 68' c, 80' c
Con: Crowley (5/6) 4', 11', 57', 69', 80+1'
Pen: Crowley (1/1) 73'		ReportTry: Graham 7' c
Russell 52' c
Darge 61' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 8', 53', 62'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[4]
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Robert Baloucoune  66'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose  66'
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey
LW 11 Tommy O'Brien
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  78'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier  54'
BF 6 Jack Conan
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne  51'  62'
LL 4 Joe McCarthy  66'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  66'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  65'
LP 1 Tom O'Toole  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  65'
PR 17 Michael Milne  65'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  66'
LK 19 Darragh Murray  51'  62'  66'
FL 20 Nick Timoney  54'
SH 21 Craig Casey  78'
CE 22 Ciarán Frawley  66'
CE 23 Bundee Aki  66'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Darcy Graham  62'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW 11 Kyle Steyn
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White  62'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey  62'
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Matt Fagerson
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Max Williamson  62'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  69'
HK 2 George Turner  18'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman  18'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland  69'
PR 18 D'Arcy Rae  69'
LK 19 Alex Craig  62'
FL 20 Magnus Bradbury  62'
SH 21 George Horne  62'
WG 22 Kyle Rowe  62'  69'
FH 23 Tom Jordan  69'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Caelan Doris (Ireland)[49]

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

14 March 2026
16:40 GMT
(1 BP) Wales 31–17 Italy
Try: Wainwright (2) 15' c, 25' c
Lake 29' c
Edwards 44' c
Con: Edwards (4/4) 16', 26', 30', 45'
Drop: Edwards (1/1) 48'		ReportTry: Di Bartolomeo 52' c
Allan 69' m
P. Garbisi 81' m
Con: P. Garbisi (1/3) 53'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 69,775
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)[4]
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
RW 14 Ellis Mee  79'
OC 13 Eddie James
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Edwards  68'
SH 9 Tomos Williams  78'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 James Botham
BF 6 Alex Mann  71'
RL 5 Ben Carter  64'
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins
TP 3 Tomas Francis  38'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c)  45'
LP 1 Rhys Carré  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias  45'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  51'
PR 18 Archie Griffin  38'
LK 19 Adam Beard  64'
FL 20 Olly Cracknell  71'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy  78'
FH 22 Jarrod Evans  68'
FB 23 Blair Murray  79'
Coach:
Steve Tandy
FB 15 Lorenzo Pani  63'
RW 14 Louis Lynagh
OC 13 Ignacio Brex  70'
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco  54'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  63'
OF 7 Manuel Zuliani
BF 6 Michele Lamaro (c)
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  70'
TP 3 Muhamed Hasa  45'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  45'  61'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo  45'  61'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo  45'
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi  45'
LK 19 Riccardo Favretto  70'
FL 20 David Odiase  63'
SH 21 Stephen Varney  54'
FH 22 Leonardo Marin  70'
FH 23 Tommaso Allan  63'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada
Player of the Match:
Aaron Wainwright (Wales)[51]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

14 March 2026
21:10 CET
(1 BP) France 48–46 England (2 BP)
Try: Bielle-Biarrey (4) 7' c, 13' c, 42' c, 66' c
Penalty try 40'
Attissogbe 49' c
Con: Ramos (5/5) 8', 14', 43', 50', 66'
Pen: Ramos (2/2) 23', 83'		ReportTry: Roebuck 10' m
Murley 19' m
Chessum (2) 26' c, 51' m
Coles 34' c
M. Smith 57' c
Freeman 77' c
Con: F. Smith (2/5) 27', 35'
M. Smith (2/2) 58', 78'
Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 38'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,728
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[e][4]
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Théo Attissogbe
OC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Charles Ollivon
OF 7 Temo Matiu  40'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou  66'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  46'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  46'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros  62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  46'
PR 17 Rodrigue Neti  62'
PR 18 Demba Bamba  72'  46'
LK 19 Hugo Auradou
LK 20 Mickaël Guillard  40'
LK 21 Joshua Brennan  66'
SH 22 Baptiste Serin
CE 23 Émilien Gailleton
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Elliot Daly  54'
RW 14 Tom Roebuck
OC 13 Tommy Freeman
IC 12 Seb Atkinson
LW 11 Cadan Murley
FH 10 Fin Smith
SH 9 Ben Spencer  51'
N8 8 Ben Earl  37'  40'  43'  51'  75'
OF 7 Guy Pepper  62'
BF 6 Ollie Chessum
RL 5 Alex Coles  54'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Joe Heyes  75'
HK 2 Jamie George  51'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  41'  75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  51'
PR 17 Bevan Rodd  43'  51'  75'
PR 18 Trevor Davison  75'
FL 19 Chandler Cunningham-South  75'
FL 20 Sam Underhill  62'
N8 21 Henry Pollock  37'  40'  54'
SH 22 Jack van Poortvliet  51'
FH 23 Marcus Smith  54'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France)[54]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)[e]
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Player statistics

Discipline

Summary

As of 13 March 2026
Team Total
 England 8 1 9
 Wales 7 0 7
 Italy 3 0 3
 France 3 0 3
 Ireland 2 0 2
 Scotland 2 0 2

Red cards

Yellow cards

2 yellow cards

1 yellow card

Citings/bans

Player Match Law breached Result Ref
Henry Arundell Scotland  vs.  England
(Round 2 – 14 February 2026) 		9.27 – 2 yellow cards
(red card) 		Sending-off sufficient [58]
Oscar Jégou Scotland  vs.  France
(Round 4 – 7 March 2026) 		9.12 – Physical/verbal abuse Four-match ban [59]

Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.[60]

Awards

Player of the championship

The official shortlist for player of the championship was announced on 20 March 2026[61].

Position Nominee Nation
Winger Kyle Steyn Scotland
Centre Tommaso Menoncello Italy
Centre Stuart McCloskey Ireland
Winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey France


Team of the championship

The official team of the championship was announced on 19 March 2026[62][63]. The selection included four Irishmen, four Frenchman, three Italians, three Scots and a Welshman. The England team were unrepresented.

Player of the Match awards

Awards Player Team Opponent
2 Kyle Steyn  Scotland England (R2)
France (R4)
1 Mickaël Guillard  France Ireland (R1)
Simone Ferrari  Italy Scotland (R1)
George Ford  England Wales (R1)
Robert Baloucoune  Ireland Italy (R2)
Matthieu Jalibert  France Wales (R2)
Jamison Gibson-Park  Ireland England (R3)
Rory Darge  Scotland Wales (R3)
Emmanuel Meafou  France Italy (R3)
Jack Conan  Ireland Wales (R4)
Tommaso Menoncello  Italy England (R4)
Caelan Doris  Ireland Scotland (R5)
Aaron Wainwright  Wales Italy (R5)
Louis Bielle-Biarrey  France England (R5)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As of 2 February 2026
  2. ^ As of 16 March 2026
  3. ^ a b Referee Andrea Piardi sustained a knee injury during the first half of the match between England and Ireland. He was replaced by assistant referee Pierre Brousset, while Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) replaced Brousset as AR1.[26]
  4. ^ Nic Berry (Australia) was originally named as AR1 for the match between Italy and England. However, due to travel disruption in the Middle East caused by the 2026 Iran conflict, Berry was unable to travel to Europe from Australia. As a result, Pierre Brousset stepped up to AR1, and Sam Grove-White took his place as AR2.[44][45]
  5. ^ a b Nic Berry (Australia) was originally named as the referee for the match between France and England. However, due to travel disruption in the Middle East caused by the 2026 Iran conflict, Berry was unable to travel to Europe from Australia. As a result, Nika Amashukeli stepped up to referee, and Andrew Brace took his place as AR1.[52][53]

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