Nations Championship Rugby
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Where Hemispheres Collide
The Nations Championship consists of two groups of teams competing in a Northern versus Southern Hemisphere tournament format across six rounds, with three fixtures in July and again in November, before culminating in the first of its kind Finals Weekend to decide the dominant nation and balance of power between the rugby hemispheres, every two years.
In the Nations Championship, every point, result and match matters, to every team. Bringing together the twelve biggest international rugby teams in the world, packed with the best players in the sport, competing to win rugby's newest title.
Nations Championship 2026 TV Schedule (EST)
Round 4
Date (EST) Match Time
Fri Nov 6 Ireland vs Argentina 3:10 PM
Sat Nov 7 Scotland vs New Zealand 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 7 Wales vs Japan 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 7 France vs Fiji 3:10 PM
Sun Nov 8 England vs Australia 10:10 AM
Round 5
Date (EST) Match Time
Fri Nov 13 France vs South Africa 3:10 PM
Sat Nov 14 Wales vs New Zealand 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 14 England vs Japan 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 14 Ireland vs Fiji 3:10 PM
Sun Nov 15 Scotland vs Australia 10:10 AM
Round 6
Date (EST) Match Time
Sat Nov 21 England vs New Zealand 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 21 Scotland vs Japan 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 21 Ireland vs South Africa 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 21 Italy vs Fiji 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 21 France vs Argentina 3:10 PM
The Nations Championship consists of two groups of teams competing in a Northern versus Southern Hemisphere tournament format across six rounds, with three fixtures in July and again in November, before culminating in the first of its kind Finals Weekend to decide the dominant nation and balance of power between the rugby hemispheres, every two years.
In the Nations Championship, every point, result and match matters, to every team. Bringing together the twelve biggest international rugby teams in the world, packed with the best players in the sport, competing to win rugby's newest title.
Nations Championship 2026 TV Schedule (EST)
Round 4
Date (EST) Match Time
Fri Nov 6 Ireland vs Argentina 3:10 PM
Sat Nov 7 Scotland vs New Zealand 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 7 Wales vs Japan 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 7 France vs Fiji 3:10 PM
Sun Nov 8 England vs Australia 10:10 AM
Round 5
Date (EST) Match Time
Fri Nov 13 France vs South Africa 3:10 PM
Sat Nov 14 Wales vs New Zealand 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 14 England vs Japan 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 14 Ireland vs Fiji 3:10 PM
Sun Nov 15 Scotland vs Australia 10:10 AM
Round 6
Date (EST) Match Time
Sat Nov 21 England vs New Zealand 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 21 Scotland vs Japan 9:10 AM
Sat Nov 21 Ireland vs South Africa 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 21 Italy vs Fiji 11:40 AM
Sat Nov 21 France vs Argentina 3:10 PM
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