30-01-2025
How to watch Six Nations Rugby in the U.S.: Full schedule, how to stream and more
The 2025 Six Nations Rugby Tournament kicks off this week with France hosting Wales in the opening match of the competition. The annual event is held between the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy, with each team playing each other once over the course of five weekends. Ireland is returning in hopes of winning the tournament for the third straight year, an unprecedented feat in the tournament's 142-year history. You can catch every match on Peacock this year, but that's not the only way to watch. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 Six Nations Rugby Tournament, including the complete tournament schedule, how to watch if you're in the U.S., and how you can stream it for free.
Dates: January 31 - March 15
TV channel/streaming: Peacock, or free with a VPN
England, Wales, Italy, Ireland, France and Scotland are the six countries competing in the Six Nations 2025 tournament.
The first match of Six Nations 2025 is between Wales and France on Jan. 31 starting at 3:15 p.m. ET. There will be three matches every week through March 15.
Six Nations 2025 runs for five weeks, the weekly schedules are as follows:
All times Eastern
Week 1
Wales vs. France, Friday, Jan. 31: 3:15 p.m.
Scotland vs. Italy, Saturday, Feb. 1, 9:15 a.m.
Ireland vs, England, Saturday, Feb. 1 , 11:45 a.m.
Week 2
Italy vs. Wales, Saturday, Feb. 8, 9:15 a.m.
England vs. France, Saturday, Feb 8, 11:45 a.m.
Scotland vs. Ireland, Sunday, Feb. 9, 10:00 a.m.
Week 3
Wales vs. Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 22, 9:15 a.m.
England vs. Scotland, Saturday, Feb. 22, 11:45 a.m.
Italy vs. France, Sunday, Feb 23, 10 a.m.
Week 4
Ireland vs. France, Saturday, March 8, 9:15 a.m.
Scotland vs. Wales, Saturday, March 8, 11:45 a.m.
England vs. Italy, Sunday, March 9, 11:00 a.m.
Week 5
Italy vs. Ireland, Saturday, March 15, 10:15 a.m.
Wales vs. England, Saturday, March 15, 12:45 p.m.
France vs. Scotland, Saturday, March 15, 4:00 p.m.
In the U.S., every match of the Six Nations tournament will stream on Peacock.
While you can tune in to the Six Nations Rugby Tournament on Peacock for a subscription fee, you can also watch every match for free with the help of a VPN. By using a VPN with a location set to a different country, such as England, on the BBC iPlayer, and France on FranceTV, which you can access by changing your location settings accordingly.
A VPN (virtual private network) helps protect your data, can mask your IP address and is perhaps most popular for being especially useful in the age of streaming. Whether you're looking to watch Friends on Netflix (which left the U.S. version of the streamer back in 2019) or tune in to rugby matches all over the world, a VPN can help you out. Looking to try a VPN for the first time? This guide breaks down the best VPN options for every kind of user.
