Six Nations 2022: How to watch, listen and follow the rugby action

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(Pocket-lint) - The Six Nations volition spot England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales contention the Championship Trophy during February and March.

The Home Nations volition contention the Triple Crown trophy arsenic well, positive determination are besides assorted trophies specified arsenic the Calcutta Cup for cardinal idiosyncratic contests. 

Fans who miss the unrecorded sum of the Six Nations games, oregon conscionable privation to re-live the excitement, volition beryllium capable to ticker them successful the UK connected BBC iPlayer oregon ITV Hub aft the event. 

When is the Six Nations? 

The 2022 Guinness Six Nations begins connected Saturday 5 February and takes spot implicit 5 weekends, finishing with Super Saturday connected 19 March erstwhile each 3 games autumn connected the aforesaid day.

Watching the Six Nations connected TV

In the UK, the BBC and ITV stock Six Nations coverage. The games are divided betwixt ITV and BBC, with ITV showing the location games of France, Ireland, Italy and England; the BBC volition amusement the location games of Scotland and Wales. We've elaborate the docket for UK viewers below.

While the broadcasts volition beryllium disposable successful HD connected BBC One HD and ITV HD, determination are nary 4K oregon HDR broadcasts. 

In Ireland, sum is disposable connected RTE and Virgin Media; RTE besides person the vigor rights successful Ireland. All the Wales games volition besides beryllium disposable successful Wales with Welsh commentary connected S4C. 

If you request to employment a VPN to unreal you're successful the UK and ticker the games, cheque retired our usher to the champion VPN for streaming, oregon you tin find a full database of the planetary broadcasters here.  

Guinness Six Nations

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Six Nations games connected ITV and the BBC

All times are successful GMT.

5 February

Ireland v Wales, ITV, KO 14:15
Scotland v England, BBC, KO 16:45

6 February

France v Italy, ITV, KO 15:00

12 February

Wales v Scotland, BBC, KO 14:15
France v Ireland, ITV, KO 16:45

13 February

Italy v England, ITV, KO 15:00

26 February

Scotland v France, BBC, KO 14:15
England v Wales, ITV, KO 16:45

27 February

Ireland v Italy, ITV, KO 15:00

11 March

Wales v France, BBC, KO 20:00

12 March

Italy v Scotland, ITV, KO 14:15

England  v Ireland, ITV, KO 16:45

19 March

Wales v Italy, BBC, KO 14.15
Ireland v Scotland, ITV, KO 16:45
France v England, BBC, KO 20:00

Listening to the Six Nations connected the radio

The BBC has the vigor rights to the Six Nations. Every location federation mens crippled volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected BBC Radio 5 Live oregon 5 Live Sports Extra. Live commentary of each England women’s crippled volition beryllium broadcast connected 5 Live Sports Extra oregon online, with highlights connected the BBC Sport website.

There volition besides beryllium commentary connected BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru. 

Guinness Six Nations

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The Women's Six Nations

The Women's Six Nations Championships person been postponed and volition beryllium played successful March and April. The tourney volition commencement connected the play 26 March, concluding with Super Saturday connected 30 April. The alteration successful docket proved bully for viewing figures successful 2021, truthful sits successful the aforesaid presumption successful 2022. 

The full contention volition beryllium broadcast crossed BBC successful the UK, RTE and Virgin Media successful Ireland and Sky Italia successful Italy.

Watching highlights and pursuing online

There volition beryllium highlights connected the BBC Sport website and, arsenic we mentioned, connected BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub. Each broadcaster volition person highlights of each match, arsenic good arsenic in-play video clips of the games they broadcast. 

ITV says that connected its Rugby's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels you'll beryllium capable to spot highlights and an exclusive video aft each circular called The Breakdown.

You tin besides travel @SixNationsRugby connected Twitter, Facebook and Instagram - the hashtags to usage are #SixNations and #GuinnessSixNations.

Writing by Chris Hall.

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