Six Nations 2026: Weekly fixtures, title favourites, odds and predictions

Six Nations is set up nicely: France are the defending champions (2025 winners) and they open with a blockbuster against Ireland before finishing with France v England on Super Saturday — so the title picture could swing hard in both week one and week five. 

2026 Six Nations fixtures (week-by-week)

Round 1

• Thu 5 Feb 2026: France v Ireland (Paris) 
• Sat 7 Feb 2026: Italy v Scotland (Rome) 
• Sat 7 Feb 2026: England v Wales (London) 

Round 2

• Sat 14 Feb 2026: Ireland v Italy (Dublin) 
• Sat 14 Feb 2026: Scotland v England (Edinburgh) 
• Sun 15 Feb 2026: Wales v France (Cardiff) 

Round 3

• Sat 21 Feb 2026: England v Ireland (London) 
• Sat 21 Feb 2026: Wales v Scotland (Cardiff) 
• Sun 22 Feb 2026: France v Italy (Lille) 

Round 4

• Fri 6 Mar 2026: Ireland v Wales (Dublin) 
• Sat 7 Mar 2026: Scotland v France (Edinburgh) 
• Sat 7 Mar 2026: Italy v England (Rome) 

Round 5 (Super Saturday)

• Sat 14 Mar 2026: Ireland v Scotland (Dublin) 
• Sat 14 Mar 2026: Wales v Italy (Cardiff) 
• Sat 14 Mar 2026: France v England (Paris) 

Odds: who’s favourite to lift the trophy?

Across major books/aggregators, France are the favourites.

• France to win the 2026 Six Nations: 3/4 (Oddschecker) 
• Other notable outright prices shown: England 11/4, Ireland 7/1, Scotland 14/1 (Oddschecker) 

(As always: odds move with team news and money.)

Who’s expected to finish bottom (Wooden Spoon)?

The “to finish bottom” markets are pointing to a Wales vs Italy battle.

• bet365 lists Wales 10/11 and Italy 11/10 to finish bottom. 

That’s basically a coin-flip — and it underlines how much could hinge on that Wales v Italy meeting in Round 5.

Top points scorer: who’s most likely — and what are the odds?

Expectation: Thomas Ramos is the obvious shout again because he’s France’s primary goal-kicker and racks up points through penalties + conversions. (He was also top points scorer in 2025 with 71)