Who are ITV's Six Nations Pundits?

Who will be providing comms and punditry on ITV's coverage of the 2026 Six Nations? Let's take a look

Scotland's John Barclay during the pre match warm up before the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group A game between Japan and Scotland (Getty Images)

ITV’s Six Nations pundits for the 2026 competition have been confirmed. They will be the voices talking UK fans through the competition where England and Ireland will be amongst the favourites.

Every single game from the Six Nations being televised free on either BBC or ITV.

You will be seeing a lot of ITV’s line-up of pundits and presenters as they cover the the 2026 championship. Below we take a look at who they are.

Who are ITV’s Six Nations Pundits?

Mark Pougatch and Jill Douglas will be presenting the television coverage of the Six Nations for ITV, with Nick Mullins and Miles Harrison providing commentary. Gabriel Clarke and Topsy Ojo will also be bringing the updates and breaking news from the sidelines.

ITV have a variety of co-commentators, including Rugby World Cup winners Ben Kay and Danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman as well as former Wales wing Shane Williams and Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy. Scott Hastings and David Flatman will also be in the commentary box.

Assisting with punditry, ITV have an array of names providing insight and knowledge. Jonny Wilkinson returns and another World Cup winner, former England and Saracens star Maggie Alphonsi, will also be in the studio to give her opinions and views of the action.

Read more: Six Nations fixtures

Also giving punditry are Brian O’Driscoll, fellow former Irish skippers Rory Best and Ronan O’Gara, former Wales fly-half Dan Biggar, countryman Jamie Roberts, Ugo Monye, ex-Scotland captain John Barclay, former Scotland star Greig Laidlaw, former French hooker Benjamin Kayser and Italy great Sergio Parisse.

ITV’s matches this Six Nations

(All times are in GMT/BST)

France v Ireland, 5 Feb, 8.10pm
England v Wales, 7 Feb, 4.40pm
Ireland v Italy, 14 Feb, 2.10pm
Scotland v England, 14 Feb, 4.40pm
England v Ireland, 21 Feb, 2.10pm
France v Italy, 22 Feb, 3.10pm
Ireland v Wales, 6 Mar, 8.10pm
Italy v England, 7 Mar, 4.40pm
Ireland v Scotland, 14 Mar, 2.10pm
France v England, 14 Mar, 8.10pm

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