It’s an edge-of-your-seat experience just watching the Six Nations matches. So, it's no surprise many fans will be trying to get tickets during the 2026 Championship, which runs from February 5 to March 14.
Let GOAL take you through how you can secure tickets for the 2026 Six Nations Championship. Including where to buy them, what prices you can expect, what famous rugby venues host the games and more.
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When does the Six Nations 2026 take place?
The Six Nations 2026 runs from Thursday, February 5, until Saturday, March 14, with 15 games taking place across five rounds/weekends. There are three games per round, with all teams playing during every round.
The tournament is played in a league format, with each side playing every other side. At the end of the competition, the team at the top of the table wins the Six Nations. The Grand Slam is achieved if one side wins all five matches during the tournament, as Ireland did in 2023.
Upcoming Six Nations 2026 schedule
| Date | Match (local time) | Venue | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 14 | Round 2: Ireland vs Italy (2.10pm) | Aviva Stadium (Dublin) | Tickets |
| Round 2: Scotland vs England (4.40pm) | Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh) | Tickets | |
| Sun Feb 15 | Round 2: Wales vs France (3.10pm) | Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) | Tickets |
| Sat Feb 21 | Round 3: England vs Ireland (2.10pm) | Twickenham Stadium (London) | Tickets |
| Round 3: Wales vs Scotland (4.40pm) | Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) | Tickets | |
| Sun Feb 22 | Round 3: France vs Italy (4.10pm) | Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Lille) | Tickets |
| Fri Mar 6 | Round 4: Ireland vs Wales (8.10pm) | Aviva Stadium (Dublin) | Tickets |
| Sat Mar 7 | Round 4: Scotland vs France (2.10pm) | Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh) | Tickets |
| Round 4: Italy vs England (5.40pm) | Stadio Olimpico (Rome) | Tickets | |
| Sat Mar 14 | Round 5: Ireland vs Scotland (2.10pm) | Aviva Stadium (Dublin) | Tickets |
| Round 5: Wales vs Italy (4.40pm) | Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) | Tickets | |
| Round 5: France vs England (9.10pm) | Stade de France (Saint-Denis) | Tickets |
How to buy Six Nations 2026 tickets
There are several ways to purchase Six Nations tickets, with each participating nation selling seats through their respective ticket portals for home and away matches.
Be aware that capacity is limited, and demand often exceeds available allocation for the Championship encounters.
Sales generally occur over a series of priority windows for union members before any remaining seats are available for general sale.
How much do Six Nations 2026 tickets cost?
Prices for Six Nations match tickets vary depending on the venue, who’s playing, and where you are seated in the stadium.
On average, they range from £30 to £200. High-profile fixtures can reach £400, while VIP seats often exceed £1,500.
For the forthcoming 2026 campaign, official tickets for the various teams’ home fixtures are priced as follows:
- England: from £91 (Category 4) to £203 (Premium)
- France: from €30 (Category 7) to €200 (Category 1)
- Ireland: from €45 (Category 5 - Restricted View) to €185 (Premium)
- Italy: from €37 (Curve) to €182 (Tribuna Monte Mario Top)
- Scotland: from £90 (Category 4) to £165 (Category 1)
- Wales: from £43 (Category D) to £118 (Category A)
Keep tabs on the various team’s official national ticket portals for additional information about availability and prices. Tickets on secondary resale sites such as Ticombo are currently available from £30.
What to expect from Six Nations 2026?
Whether it’s Louis Bielle-Biarrey whizzing down the wing at the Stade de France, Sam Prendergast producing another stellar performance at the Aviva Stadium, or Henry Arundell powering his way over the try line at Twickenham, we are all set for another scintillating Six Nations campaign.
Each of the 15 match-ups is worth a watch, but several standout encounters are sure to get the pulse racing over the coming weeks of Six Nations action. Despite clinching the Championship title last year, France failed to make it a clean sweep of wins, as they suffered a 1-point loss to England at Twickenham. So, Les Bleus will be keen to avenge that defeat when the sides meet in Paris during the final weekend (March 14).
After losing all their matches during their previous two Six Nations campaigns, Wales have been written off as no-hopers in the build-up to this tournament. Steve Tandy and the Welsh fans know how vital their encounter with Italy is in Cardiff during round 5.
Since joining Europe’s elite band of rugby-playing nations and expanding the Championship to six teams in 2000, Italy have only recorded two wins in a season on three occasions. Can the Azzurri bag two wins again over the coming weeks or even secure an unprecedented third victory? Back-to-back trips to Dublin and Paris will make the task a tough one.
Six Nations 2026 venues
Twickenham - England
Twickenham Stadium (now officially known as Allianz Stadium, Twickenham), located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is owned by the England Rugby Football Union (RFU), which has its headquarters there.
Often called "the Home of Rugby", it's the world's largest rugby union stadium, with a current capacity of 82,000.
The first rugby union game played at Twickenham was Harlequins vs Richmond in October 1909, with the first international, England vs Wales, being held there in January 1910.
Twickenham has also staged NFL and rugby league games and hosted rugby union matches and competitions (England internationals, Premiership matches, the Varsity match and more). Many world-famous music artists have performed there, too, such as Bon Jovi, U2, the Rolling Stones, Eminem and Metallica.
Stade de France - France
Stade de France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis, has a capacity of 81,338, which makes it the largest stadium in France.
Initially built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the venue is now used by both the French national football and rugby union teams. Rugby World Cups were hosted by the Stade de France in 1999, 2007 and 2023, making it one of only two stadiums in the world to have staged both the FIFA World Cup and rugby union World Cup finals.
The stadium proved to be a key factor in the success of Paris' bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. It also regularly holds athletics events and is the largest athletics venue in Europe. On the domestic rugby union front, Stade de France is a secondary home facility of Parisian rugby union clubs Stade Français and Racing 92. It hosts a few of their regular-season fixtures.
Aviva Stadium - Ireland
Aviva Stadium (also known as Lansdowne Road or Dublin Arena) is a sports stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007 and replaced it as the home for both the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team. The Aviva Stadium was officially opened in May 2010 and now has a seated capacity 51,711.
As well as Ireland's rugby union internationals, Leinster have also played some of their bigger United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup games at the stadium. On the football front, it has also been recognised as a significant venue by UEFA, with the 2011 and 2024 Europa League Finals being held there.
Stadio Olimpico - Italy
The Stadio Olimpico is an Italian multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome.
Seating over 70,000 spectators, it is the second-largest sports stadium in Italy after Milan's San Siro. It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people but houses 73,261 in its modern guise. Since opening in 1953, the stadium has been home to the city's rival football clubs, S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma.
However, it has hosted many high-profile sporting events, including the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and the 1968, 1980 & 2020 UEFA European Championships. The Olimpico has been Italy's regular home in the Six Nations Championship for over a decade.
Murrayfield Stadium - Scotland
Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union venue located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), which, like the RFU with Twickenham, has its headquarters at the stadium. It was officially opened in 1925 with a game between Scotland and England. In addition to hosting Scotland's rugby union internationals, it has also staged Edinburgh's URC and European Rugby Champions Cup matches.
Murrayfield's record attendance of 104,000 was set in March 1975 during a Five Nations Championship clash between Scotland and Wales. That stood as a rugby union attendance world record until 1999 when it was beaten by an Australia vs. New Zealand encounter at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, which was watched by 107,042 fans. Murrayfield has a seated capacity of 67,144, making it the fifth-largest stadium in the UK.
Millennium Stadium - Wales
The Millennium Stadium (known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium) is the national stadium of Wales, which is located in Cardiff and has a capacity of 73,191.
As well as being the home of the Welsh national rugby union team, it also holds national football team internationals.
Initially built for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, the stadium staged its first international rugby union match in June 1999, when Wales beat South Africa in a summer test match. The Cardiff venue would also take over football responsibilities whilst Wembley was redeveloped at the turn of the millennium, hosting FA Cup, League Cup and Football League play-off finals.