Scotland will begin their Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign next year away to Wales.
They will then host England, travel to Italy, host France and then travel to Ireland.
The showpiece event returns in 2026 to put the best nations and players in the northern hemisphere back on the main stage, ready to inspire fans and fellow players through the biggest annual event in international women’s rugby.
The action gets underway on April 11 as five rounds of fixtures offer fans five days of back-to-back clashes in the form of four ‘Super Saturday’ formats, and the decisive round five set of fixtures moving to become a ‘Super Sunday’ on May 17.
The new approach to the schedule has been built to deliver the best possible fan experience for those attending fixtures, and through collaboration between unions and broadcasters to meet and optimise the audience of fans tuning in around the world.
Following the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England later this year – and with interest for the women’s game anticipated to be at an all-time high – the opportunity in front of women’s rugby is huge, and as the biggest annual event in the women’s rugby calendar, the Six Nations is in pole position to drive momentum.
Next year will see the introduction of the new global rugby calendar that has been shaped by the players, leagues, tournaments, unions and teams to align the international and domestic game. This means the players have certainty when it comes to playing opportunities, and fans have clarity on when and where they can enjoy seeing the best players in the game.
The Six Nations has had its own standalone window in the international rugby calendar since 2021 to give the championship a dedicated moment to shine. As part of the new calendar being introduced in 2026, the Women’s Six Nations will change from starting one week after the conclusion of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, to start three weeks later, further enhancing its ability to occupy its own space in the sporting landscape and engage the broadest possible audience.
The winner of each edition of the Six Nations often come down to a dramatic conclusion in round five, and in 2026, the action will move to become a ‘Super Sunday’ occasion as mentioned earlier. The Six Nations unions, federations and broadcasters identified the opportunity to engage the best possible audience in stadia and at home and worked together to offer three back-to-back fixtures on May 17 in what could be a blockbuster finale.
That is all for the future though and for now Scotland’s minds are on the Summer Tests in July and August an the World Cup itself in August and September.
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The main picture shows Scotland celebrating in Cardiff after beating Wales in 2024
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