ITV UNVEILS SIX NATIONS PRESENTERS AND COMMENTARY LINE-UP AS SCHEDULE AND FIXTURES ARE REVEALED

Mark Pougatch and Jill Douglas lead ITV’s coverage of the Guinness Men’s 6 Nations Championship 2026 across ten live matches on ITV1 and ITVX, with ITV broadcasting all England matches for the tournament.

ITV will broadcast the first match of the tournament, live on ITV1, ITVX, STV, STV Player and UTV, between the reigning champions France and Ireland on Thursday 5th February at the Stade De France.

Produced by ITV Sport Production, ITV will kick off their live England matches for the tournament on Saturday 7th February with England v Wales at the Allianz Stadium, kick off at 16:40.

On Saturday 14th February, ITV will show a double header of live action starting with Ireland v Italy at 14:10 and the Calcutta Cup fixture between Scotland v England at 16:40. 

All of England’s matches on ITV are as follows:

Saturday 7th February - England v Wales

Saturday 14th February - Scotland v England - Calcutta Cup

Saturday 21st February - England v Ireland

Saturday 7th March - Italy v England 

Saturday 14th March - France v England

ITV’s live coverage of the tournament concludes on Saturday 14th March with two blockbuster contests between Ireland and Scotland, followed by France v England.

A top-tier punditry line-up will join Mark Pougatch and Jill Douglas providing expert analysis of every key clash. ITV’s pundits include: Jonny Wilkinson, Brian O'Driscoll, Dan Biggar, Ronan O'Gara, Jamie Roberts, John Barclay, Rory Best, Sergio Parisse, Benjamin Kayser, Ugo Monye, Maggie Alphonsi and Greig Laidlaw.

Joining them in the commentary box will be Nick Mullins and Miles Harrison with co-commentators David Flatman, Ben Kay, Shane Williams, Scott Hastings, Gordon D’Arcy and Nolli Waterman. Reporters will be Topsy Ojo and Gabriel Clarke. 

ITV’s matches will air across ITV1, ITVX, STV, STV Player and UTV. Each match will be simulcast live on ITVX along with short highlights of every match from the tournament, while ITV Rugby's social media accounts (on Instagram, X and Facebook) will bring the tournament to life with exclusive content and clips of all the action. 

ITV SIX NATIONS SCHEDULE

Thursday 5th February - France v Ireland

Saturday 7th February - England v Wales

Saturday 14th February - Ireland v Italy

Saturday 14th February - Scotland v England

Saturday 21st February - England v Ireland

Sunday 22nd February - France v Italy

Friday 6th March - Ireland v Wales

Saturday 7th March - Italy v England

Saturday 14th March - Ireland v Scotland

Saturday 14th March - France v England

This year’s tournament sees the continuation of ITV and the BBC’s deal to share coverage of the Six Nations tournament on television and online, with ITV broadcasting all England matches.