Six Nations 2026 Rolls Into Round 2: Lineups and Predictions

Six Nations 2026 Rolls Into Round 2: Lineups and Predictions

The Six Nations begins Round 2 on Saturday, Feb. 14 and some teams are looking to rekindle their love of the win column.

Feb 12, 2026 by Joe Harrington
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The Six Nations begins Round 2 on Saturday, Feb. 14 with a pair of matches and ends with France visiting Wales on Sunday as the six teams look to either rebuild after devastating Round 1 losses or surge ahead from the momentum of the opening round. 

Philip Bendon of FloRugby broke down the Round 2 Six Nations lineups, with four teams naming matchday 23s so far.

Ireland host Italy in Dublin, where Andy Farrell has made several changes, including a dynamic back row of Caelan Doris at seven and Jack Conan at eight. Craig Casey starts at scrumhalf, while James Lowe and Robert Baloucoune return on the wings. 

England made just one change for the Calcutta Cup against Scotland, who reshuffled their pack after losing to Italy. 

France, meanwhile, introduced two young centers for their clash with Wales and remain heavy favorites heading into the weekend.

Watch Philip Bendon Breakdown the Round 2 slate.

Six Nations Round Two Line-Ups & Predictions: Ireland and France look to the future with selections

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Six Nations 2026 Fixtures

Round 1

  • Feb. 5 – France vs. Ireland – 3:10 p.m. ET
  • Feb. 7 – Italy vs. Scotland – 9:10 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 7 – England vs. Wales – 11:40 a.m. ET

Round 2

  • Feb. 14 – Ireland vs. Italy – 9:10 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 14 – Scotland vs. England – 11:40 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 15 – Wales vs. France – 10:10 a.m. ET

Round 3

  • Feb. 21 – England vs. Ireland – 9:10 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 21 – Wales vs. Scotland – 11:40 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 22 – France vs. Italy – 10:10 a.m. ET

Round 4

  • March 6 – Ireland vs. Wales – 3:10 p.m. ET
  • March 7 – Scotland vs. France – 9:10 a.m. ET
  • March 7 – Italy vs. England – 11:40 a.m. ET

Round 5

  • March 14 – Ireland vs. Scotland – 10:10 a.m. ET
  • March 14 – Wales vs. Italy – 12:40 p.m. ET
  • March 14 – France vs. England – 4:10 p.m. ET

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How To Watch Six Nations 2026

The 2026 Six Nations Championship will be broadcast on different networks all over the world. 

If you live in the USA, you can watch the games on Peacock.

  • UK: BBC / ITV
  • USA: Peacock
  • Ireland: RTÉ / Virgin Media
  • Wales (Welsh-language): S4C
  • France: France Télévisions
  • Italy: Sky Sport / NOW (all matches); TV8 (Italy matches free-to-air)
  • South Africa: SuperSport
  • Australia: Stan Sport
  • New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ

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Professional club rugby in Europe all streams on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to: 

FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays. 

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