Why is Six Nations starting on Thursday? France vs Ireland decision explained - Antoine Dupont is back as title challengers collide in blockbuster opener in Paris

With all eyes on NBC for the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LX, the peacock network also broadcasts the 132nd season of the Six Nations Championship rugby tournament. Game play lasts for five rounds spread over five weeks,

Our Ask Me Anything team explore which countries have the best and worst track records across the tournament's history.

Steve Borthwick’s men arrive in fine form, having pieced together 11 straight wins last year, and will fancy their chances of breaking the recent stranglehold held on this tournament by Ireland and current holders France, who meet in Paris for a star-studded opener on Thursday.

PARIS (AP) — Flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert has a chance to relaunch his international career when France faces Ireland in the Six Nations opener on Thursday. With first-choice flyhalf Romain Ntamack recovering from a kidney injury,

ESPN ranks all the Six Nations teams ahead of the tournament, which kicks off with France vs. Ireland this Thursday.

Ireland open 2026 Six Nations campaign by travelling to face defending champions France in Paris on Thursday February 5 (8.10pm GMT); Andy Farrell selects Sam Prendergast over Jack Crowley, Harry Byrne;

International Rugby’s Greatest Annual Championship Begins this Thursday with Defending Champions France Hosting Ireland with First of Three Round 1 Matches Live at 3 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock