The Women's Six Nations 2026 reaches its endgame on Sunday, with England on pursuit of a eighth successive championship.
The Women’s Six Nations 2026 is over for another year, with world champions England lifting their 22nd championship overall and eighth in a row.
France were runners-up once again, having lost a Grand Slam decider in Bordeaux, and have to go back to 2018 for their last title. Ireland were the best of the rest, closely followed by Italy.
But Scotland and Wales shared just one victory between them, with the winless women in red left to prop up the table for the third year in a row.
Below you’ll find a recap of the recently ended Women’s Six Nations 2026, along with next season’s fixtures, TV broadcaster details and previous winners of the tournament.
Women’s Six Nations: overview
- The backstory: The competition began in 1996 at the Home Nations Championship, with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing. In 1999 France were added to create the Five Nations and in 2000 Ireland were replaced by Spain. Ireland were reintroduced in 2002 when the competition became the Six Nations. Italy later replaced Spain in 2007, bringing the tournament in-line with the men’s championship.
- Defending champions: England
- First title: France (England won the first ever Home Nations and Five Nations titles)
- Most titles: England have won 22 titles to date and have won the past eight editions of the competition too – including the 2026 edition. France are the next most successful team in the competition having won the Women’s Six Nations on six occasions since 2002. Ireland have won the tournament twice and Scotland were 1998 winners of the Home Nations.
Women’s Six Nations 2026 results and recap
Meg Jones captained England to an eighth successive Women’s Six Nations title in 2026. (Dan Mullan – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)
Final standings:
- England (28 points) (Grand Slam)
- France (21 points)
- Ireland (15 points)
- Italy (12 points)
- Scotland (5 points)
- Wales (3 points)
The Six Nations 2026 table ended up in exactly the same sequence as last year – which, by coincidence, is also alphabetical order.
England claimed the title for the eighth year in succession, winning their fifth clean sweep in a row. Head coach John Mitchell will have been particularly pleased with how the they did it, however, with numerous first-choice players unavailable due to injury or pregnancy. The Red Roses’ strength in depth suggests the world champions will be dominant for years to come.
France again ran England close, taking the championship to a Grand Slam decider on the final day. But Ireland and Italy will be just as happy with their performance, particularly Ireland who claimed three bonus point wins on their way to third place.
At the other end of the table, Scotland only managed victory against winless Wales, who picked up an unwanted third consecutive Wooden Spoon
Round 1
Saturday 11 April
- France 40 v 7 Italy
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
- England 33 v 12 Ireland
Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
- Wales 19 v 24 Scotland
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Round 2
Saturday 18 April
- Scotland 7 v 84 England
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh - Wales 7 v 38 France
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff - Ireland 57 v 20 Italy
Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Round 3
Saturday 25 April
- England 62 v 24 Wales
Ashton Gate, Bristol - Italy 41 v 14 Scotland
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma - France 26 v 7 Ireland
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Round 4
Saturday 9 May
- Italy 33 v 61 England
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma - Scotland 28 v 69 France
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh - Ireland 33 v 12 Wales
Affidea Stadium, Belfast
Round 5
Sunday 17 May
- Wales 24 v 43 Italy
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff - Ireland 54 v 5 Scotland
Aviva Stadium, Dublin - France 28 v 43 England
Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Women’s Six Nations 2027 fixtures
Can Ireland or France challenge England in the 2027 Women’s Six Nations? (Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Round 1
Saturday 10 April 2027
- Italy v France, 12.30 BST
- Wales v England, 2.45pm BST
- Scotland v Ireland, 5.00pm BST
Round 2
Saturday 17 April 2027
- Italy v Wales, 12.15pm BST
- Ireland v France, 2.30pm BST
- England v Scotland, 4.45pm BST
Round 3
Saturday 24 April 2027
- Wales v Ireland, 12.30pm BST
- France v Scotland, 2.45pm BST
- England v Italy, 5.00pm BST
Round 4
Saturday 8 May 2027
- France v Wales, 12.30pm BST
- Ireland v England, 2.45pm BST
- Scotland v Italy, 5.00pm BST
Round 5
Saturday 15 May 2027
- Italy v Ireland, 12.15pm BST
- Scotland v Wales, 2.30pm BST
- England v France, 4.45pm BST
Women’s Six Nations TV coverage
The BBC has sole rights to the Guinness Women’s Six Nations across the United Kingdom until 2029. It generally live streams every fixture (for free) on the iPlayer service, with selected matches also available on terrestrial broadcast channels BBC One and BBC Two.
There is also free coverage of the tournament available in Ireland (shared between RTÉ and Virgin Media), and in France (France TV).
Previous Women’s Six Nations winners
Here is every winner of the Women’s Six Nations since 2002:
2002 – France (Grand Slam)
2003 – England (Grand Slam)
2004 – France (Grand Slam)
2005 – France (Grand Slam)
2006 – England (Grand Slam)
2007 – England (Grand Slam)
2008 – England (Grand Slam)
2009 – England
2010 – England (Grand Slam)
2011 – England (Grand Slam)
2012 – England (Grand Slam)
2013 – Ireland (Grand Slam)
2014 – France (Grand Slam)
2015 – Ireland
2016 – France
2017 – England (Grand Slam)
2018 – France (Grand Slam)
2019 – England (Grand Slam)
2020 – England (Grand Slam)
2021 – England
2022 – England (Grand Slam)
2023 – England (Grand Slam)
2024 – England (Grand Slam)
2025 – England (Grand Slam)
2025 – England (Grand Slam)
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