2025 GUINNESS MEN'S SIX NATIONS RUGBY COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH THIRD ROUND MATCHES LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Defending Champion Ireland Visit Wales This Saturday Live at 9:15 a.m. ET Followed by England vs. Scotland at 11:15 a.m. ET, Both Exclusively on Peacock
Italy Host France This Sunday at 10 a.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock
All 2025 Six Nations Matches Stream Live on Peacock; Encore Coverage Presented across NBC and CNBC
Studio Hosts: Alex Corbisiero, Nate Ebner
Rugby Offerings Available to U.S. Commercial Establishments through Peacock Sports Pass
STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 19, 2025 – NBC Sports continues coverage of the 2025 Guinness Men's Six Nations this weekend with third round matches of one of the world's oldest rugby championships streaming live exclusively on Peacock this Saturday and Sunday.
All matches throughout the 2025 Guinness Men's Six Nations – which culminates with the final three Round 5 matches on Saturday, March 15 – will stream live exclusively on Peacock. Television coverage throughout the tournament includes same- or next-day encores across NBC and CNBC.
This weekend's matchups begin with a Peacock-exclusive Saturday doubleheader of defending champion Ireland, coming off a 32-18 victory over Scotland in Round 2, hosting Wales at 9:15 a.m. ET followed by England, who narrowly beat defending runners-up France 26-25 in their last match, hosting Scotland at 11:15 a.m. ET. On Sunday, Italy, which defeated Wales 22-15 in the previous round, host France at 10 a.m. ET.
Rugby offerings are available to U.S. commercial establishments through Peacock Sports Pass. Peacock Sports Pass offers commercial establishments in the U.S. access to select events from Peacock's exclusive live sports content library, including rugby, the Premier League, Big Ten football and basketball, and much more. To subscribe or to find out more information about Peacock Sports Pass, click here. Through the Six Nations Championship, all tournament matches will be available live, commercial-free and on-demand.
Alex Corbisiero, who played for England in the Six Nations Championship in 2011 and 2012 (England won the Six Nations title in 2011), and Nate Ebner, a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic rugby sevens team and three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, will host studio coverage this weekend.
HOW TO WATCH – THIRD ROUND: SATURDAY, FEB. 22-SUNDAY, FEB. 23
CURRENT 2025 SIX NATIONS TABLE
CHAMPIONSHIP FACTS
Ireland, looking to defend their 2024 Six Nations championship, aim to secure their 17th outright title and seventh of the Six Nations era (beginning in 2000).
Wales has 28 outright titles, the second-most all-time (England, 29).
France finished second in the past two tournaments tournament after winning the 2022 championship, its first title since 2010.
Scotland, who finished in fourth place last year, is in search of its first title since 1999, when the tournament was still the Five Nations Championship. Since 2000, Scotland has not finished higher than third place.
England, who finished in third place last year, won the 2020 Six Nations championship – their 29th outright title, the most all-time.
England's 2020 title was their first Six Nations championship since 2017.
England's 2020 title was their first Six Nations championship since 2017.
Italy will make its 26th Six Nations tournament appearance after finishing in fifth place last year, breaking a streak of eight consecutive sixth-place finishes.
NBC Sports' Six Nations coverage is part of an extensive collection of rugby programming across NBC Sports platforms which spans the calendar year, including the HSBC SVNS Series.
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