Six Nations free live streams 2024
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Six Nations 2024 preview
The Six Nations immediately after a World Cup tends to defy most predictions, so while France and reigning champions Ireland – who get the tournament underway on Friday – are the front-runners for the Championship Trophy, try not to be too surprised if neither of them ends up taking the spoils.
For every single team is at the start of a new cycle, and the reboot has been exacerbated by retirements and withdrawals. Italy are the only team to have retained their captain from 12 months ago, though they're also the only team with a new head coach.
Antoine Dupont and Owen Farrell have switched their focus to other competitions, Louis Rees-Zammit has stepped away from the sport entirely, while Six Nations stalwarts Johnny Sexton, Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Biggar have all hung up their boots.
This is very much the dawn of a new era, meaning that every coach has a clean slate to work with. That should be liberating for Wales and England, who have fallen well below the required standard in recent years, though the draw has been kind to France and Scotland, who get to play the majority of their most daunting fixtures on home turf.
Here's where to watch Six Nations 2024 live streams wherever you are – starting with how to watch the Six Nations for FREE in the UK/Ireland.
How to watch a FREE Six Nations live stream in the UK
How to watch Six Nations rugby from outside your country
If you're abroad right now and struggling to tap into your usual coverage of the Six Nations, you'll want a VPN. This'll help you circumvent the geo-blocking that will try to stop you watching a Six Nations live stream in particular parts of the world.
They're a useful means of getting around this issue, are cheap, and easy to set-up as well. Here's how it's done.
Use a VPN to watch Six Nations 2024 from anywhere
How to use a VPN
Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...
1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location, eg: 'UK' for iPlayer and ITVX.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream - head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home - so that might be ITVX or BBC iPlayer for UK citizens abroad.
2024 Six Nations fixtures: schedule, times and dates
(All times GMT)
Six Nations 2024 Round 1
- Fri, Feb 2: France vs Ireland, 8pm – FREE on ITVX & Virgin Media Player
- Sat, Feb 3: Italy vs England, 2.15pm – FREE on ITVX & Virgin Media Player
- Sat, Feb 3: Wales vs Scotland, 4.45pm – FREE on iPlayer & RTÉ Player
Six Nations 2024 Round 2
- Sat, Feb 10: Scotland vs France, 2.15pm – FREE on iPlayer & Virgin Media Player
- Sat, Feb 10: England vs Wales, 4.45pm – FREE on ITVX & RTÉ Player
- Sun, Feb 11: Ireland vs Italy, 3pm – FREE on ITVX & Virgin Media Player
Six Nations 2024 Round 3
- Sat, Feb 24: Ireland vs Wales, 2.15pm – FREE on ITVX & RTÉ Player
- Sat, Feb 24: Scotland vs England, 4.45pm – FREE on iPlayer & Virgin Media Player
- Sun, Feb 25: France vs Italy, 3pm – FREE on ITVX & RTÉ Player
Six Nations 2024 Round 4
- Sat, Mar 9: Italy vs Scotland, 2.15pm – FREE on ITVX & Virgin Media Player
- Sat, Mar 9: England vs Ireland, 4.45pm – FREE on ITVX & RTÉ Player
- Sun, Mar 10: Wales vs France, 3pm – FREE on iPlayer & RTÉ Player
Six Nations 2024 Round 5
- Sat, Mar 16: Wales vs Italy, 2.15pm – FREE on iPlayer & RTÉ Player
- Sat, Mar 16: Ireland vs Scotland, 4.45pm – FREE on ITVX & Virgin Media Player
- Sat, Mar 16: France vs England, 8pm – FREE on ITVX & RTÉ Player
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2024 Six Nations venues & capacities
- Twickenham Stadium, London (82,000)
- Stade Velodrome, Marseille (67,394)
- Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon (59,186)
- Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq (50,186)
- Aviva Stadium, Dublin (51,700)
- Stadio Olimpico, Rome (73,261)
- Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,144)
- Principality Stadium, Cardiff (73,931)
2024 Six Nations odds and favourites
Ahead of the tournament France are the odds-on favourites for Six Nations glory, according to the sportsbooks, with Ireland the next-most fancied team, and everybody else (at least) a relative long shot:
- France – 11/10
- Ireland – 7/4
- England – 11/2
- Scotland – 11/1
- Wales – 22/1
- Italy – 250/1
2024 Six Nations full squads
ENGLAND
Forwards: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Ben Earl (Saracens), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Beno Obano (Bath Rugby), Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints), Ethan Roots (Exeter Chiefs), Will Stuart (Bath Rugby), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
Backs: Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
FRANCE
Forwards: Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Reda Wardi (La Rochelle), Sebastien Taofifenua (Toulon), Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Thomas Laclayat (Racing 92), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse), Gaetan Barlot (Castres), Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse), Romain Taofifenua (Lyon), Cameron Woki (Racing 92), Paul Gabrillagues (Stade Francais), Matthias Halagahu (Toulon), Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Francois Cros (Toulouse), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse), Charles Ollivon (Toulon), Esteban Abadie (Toulon), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle)
Backs: Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux-Begles), Antoine Gibert (Racing 92), Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Begles), Jonathan Danty (La Rochelle), Nicolas Depoortere (Bordeaux-Begles), Gael Fickou (Racing 92), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Begles), Emilien Gailleton (Pau), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux-Begles), Damian Penaud (Bordeaux-Belges), Matthis Lebel (Toulouse), Melvyn Jaminet (Toulon), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse)
IRELAND
Forwards: Thomas Ahern (Munster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Caelan Doris (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Oli Jager (Munster)*, Ronan Kelleher (Leinster), Jeremy Loughman (Munster), Joe McCarthy (Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Munster), Tom O’Toole (Ulster), Andrew Porter (Leinster), James Ryan (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Tom Stewart (Ulster), Nick Timoney (Ulster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster)
Backs: Bundee Aki (Connacht), Harry Byrne (Leinster), Craig Casey (Munster), Jack Crowley (Munster), Ciaran Frawley (Leinster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster), Hugo Keenan (Leinster), Jordan Larmour (Leinster), James Lowe (Leinster), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster), Conor Murray (Munster), Calvin Nash (Munster), Sam Prendergast (Leinster), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
ITALY
Forwards: Pietro Ceccarelli (Perpignan), Danilo Fischetti (Zebre Parma), Matteo Nocera (Zebre Parma), Luca Rizzoli (Zebre Parma), Mirco Spagnolo (Benetton Rugby), Giosuè Zilocchi (Benetton Rugby), Gianmarco Lucchesi (Benetton Rugby), Marco Manfredi (Zebre Parma), Giacomo Nicotera (Benetton Rugby), Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby), Edoardo Iachizzi (Benetton Rugby), Federico Ruzza (Benetton Rugby), Andrea Zambonin (Zebre Parma), Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton Rugby), Riccardo Favretto (Benetton Rugby), Alessandro Izekor (Benetton Rugby), Michele Lamaro (Benetton Rugby), Sebastian Negri (Benetton Rugby), Ross Vintcent (Exeter), Manuel Zuliani (Benetton Rugby)
Backs: Alessandro Garbisi (Benetton Rugby), Martin Page-Relo (Lyon), Stephen Varney (Gloucester), Tommaso Allan (Perpignan), Paolo Garbisi (Montpellier), Juan Ignacio Brex (Benetton Rugby), Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton Rugby), Federico Mori (Bayonne), Marco Zanon (Benetton Rugby), Pierre Bruno (Zebre Parma), Ange Capuozzo (Toulouse), Monty Ioane (Lyon), Simone Gesi (Zebre Parma), Lorenzo Pani (Zebre Parma)
SCOTLAND
Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby) Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors), Andy Christie (Saracens), Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers), Johnny Matthews (Glasgow Warriors), WP Nel (Edinburgh Rugby), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby), Sam Skinner (Edinburgh Rugby), George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), Glen Young (Edinburgh Rugby)
Backs: Adam Hastings (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Healy (Edinburgh Rugby), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby), Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors), Harry Paterson (Edinburgh Rugby), Ali Price (Edinburgh Rugby), Cameron Redpath (Bath Rugby), Arron Reed (Sale Sharks), Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors), Finn Russell (Bath Rugby), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby), Ben White (Toulon)
WALES
Forwards: Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Rugby), Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets), Gareth Thomas (Ospreys), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Evan Lloyd (Cardiff Rugby), Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby), Leon Brown (Dragons), Archie Griffin (Bath Rugby), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs), Will Rowlands (Racing 92), Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby), Taine Basham (Dragons), James Botham (Cardiff Rugby), Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby), Mackenzie Martin (Cardiff Rugby), Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons)
Backs: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Kieran Hardy (Scarlets), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby), Sam Costelow (Scarlets), Cai Evans (Dragons), Ioan Lloyd (Scarlets), Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby), George North (Ospreys), Joe Roberts (Scarlets), Nick Tompkins (Saracens), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby), Rio Dyer (Dragons), Tom Rogers (Scarlets), Cameron Winnett (Cardiff Rugby)
Brian O'Driscoll on the 2024 Six Nations...
Q&A with Brian O'Driscoll
Who do you think will win the Six Nations and why?
"I think France will win this year’s Six Nations. Their club teams have been largely impressive across European competition and they have unfinished business in righting the wrongs of an early exit from the Rugby World Cup."
Which players are you looking forward to watching?
"Tommy Freeman has been in scintillating form for Northampton Saints so can he convert that into the white of England? And where will that be, on the wing or in the centre?"
Who are the dark horses?
"Scotland have the most to prove after a RWC group stage exit with arguably their most talented group of players for many years. Having France and England at home after an opening away win to Wales would put them in a strong position. The first game up is always so vital towards building momentum."
Which matches are you particularly looking forward to, and why?
"France vs Ireland on the opening weekend in Marseille is a tasty fixture. Both sides losing key men to retirement (Sexton) and France 7’s (Dupont) makes it extra interesting as to who can fill their void. Win that and there’s a title up for grabs, lose and you’re up against the ropes immediately."
2024 Six Nations tickets - where to buy
How to buy official Six Nations tickets
Each union has its own official ticketing procedures. Follow the links below for where to buy 2024 Six Nations tickets online:
Of course, the easiest way it watch the Six Nations live from anywhere is with a good rugby VPN.
Six Nations key insights
Who won the last Six Nations in 2023?
Ireland enter Six Nations 2024 as defending champions. Their victory a year ago was the team's first in four years.
It was their 15th overall title, and came with a 13th Triple Crown and 4th Grand Slam, though it was extra special because for the first time ever, they got to lift the Championship Trophy in Dublin.
France, who'd entered the tournament as reigning champions, finished second, courtesy of a solitary defeat to Ireland in Round 2.
What is the format of the Six Nations?
Taking place each year from the first weekend of February and usually concluding around mid-March, the Six Nations is contested by the international sides of France, England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Every team plays each of the other five once, with home advantage alternating each year, giving a total of 15 games per championship. A win earns four points, while a draw earns both teams two points.
The losing team receives no points, however a bonus point can be picked up by a team regardless of whether win, lose or draw, as long as they score four or more tries in a game. Losing sides can also pick up two bonus points if they score four tries or more and lose by a margin of seven points or fewer.
The team with the most points wins the Championship Trophy, and five victories earns the ultra-prestigious Grand Slam accolade.
Who has won the most Six Nations championships in history?
England have the most Six Nations titles in the tournament's current format. They've won the Championship Trophy seven times, with Wales and France close behind on six apiece, followed by Ireland on five.
However, the tournament has worn several guises over the years. It started out as the Home Nations in 1883, before becoming the Five Nations in 1910, returning to its previous state again in 1932, expanding to Five Nations again in 1940, and eventually growing to Six Nations in 2000.
England have won 29 overall titles, one more than Wales. France have won 18, Ireland 15 and Scotland 14.
Watch Under-20s Six Nations 2024
Where can I watch the U20 Six Nations?
You can watch coverage of the Under-20s Six Nations rugby tournament, which begins on February 2, on BBC iPlayer in the UK. It can be streamed on FloRugby in the United States. Use a VPN to unblock your local stream when abroad.
Watch Women's Six Nations 2024
When is the Women's Six Nations?
The Women's Six Nations Championship between the women's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales run from March 23 – April 23, 2024. The action kicks off with France vs Ireland.
