Nation's Championship Rugby | Preview (ITV)

ITV and STV is the exclusive free-to-air home of the Nations Championship for fans in the UK, for its first two editions, in 2026 and 2028.

In what is set to be ITV’s biggest year in sport, ITV Sport will broadcast the new Nations Championship in 2026, Men’s Summer Nations Series, as teams prepare for Rugby World Cup Warm Up 2027, the Nations Championships in 2028, and Men’s July Internationals and Men’s Autumn Nations Series 2029.

All home games for England, Scotland and Wales will be produced by ITV Sport Production as part of ITV Studios. The Nations Championship; international rugby’s new competitive cross hemisphere tournament features the 12 strongest nations in the sport and stars the best players in the world, all competing to win rugby’s newest silverware and titles.

The tournament debuts in July 2026, having been created by Six Nations Rugby and SANZAAR through a landmark joint venture, to transform the July and November international rugby windows into a single competitive tournament, every two years.

Nation's Championship Rugby begins Saturday 4th July on ITV1.