Looking for rugby union fixtures? This in-depth guide lists upcoming matches around the world and, if available, where you’ll be able to watch them.
It includes rugby fixtures such as the Rugby Championship, the Gallagher PREM, the Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship. You’ll also find details of the men’s and women’s Six Nations and other rugby fixtures.
S4C’s historic partnership with the URC has been extended until 2027, ensuring the league remains available on free-to-air television in the UK.
The Welsh language broadcaster will broadcast 20 live games featuring the Welsh regions, while also providing deferred coverage of a further 18 fixtures on its linear channel.
Champ Rugby has a multi-year streaming partnership with Clubber TV to broadcast all games for the 2025-26 season. All 182 league matches across the season, plus the play-offs, will be streamed, giving fans access to live match-day coverage and an on-demand game archive.
Premier Sports has launched a dedicated over-the-top (OTT) streaming service in Canada, giving Canadian rugby fans nationwide access to some of the world’s most prestigious international and club rugby competitions for the first time in one place.
The new service will stream every match of the Men’s Six Nations, U20 Six Nations, the Nations Championship live and on-demand, alongside extensive coverage of southern hemisphere rugby, including SANZAAR international tour matches and Super Rugby Pacific.
Virgin Media Television has become the free-to-air home for the Nations Championship in Ireland. It will offer all 42 fixtures from each edition of the new tournament in 2026 and 2028. It joins ITV (UK), TF1 (France) and Sky Italia (Italy) as an exclusive broadcast partner.
BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) is the official broadcast partner for the 2026 Inter-Services Rugby Championship, delivering comprehensive coverage of both the men’s and women’s competitions this spring.
FR-UK, a French Rugby YouTube channel set up by Joe Worsley, Tim Cocker, Dougie Andrews and James Lewis, have the rights to the Pro D2 in the UK and Ireland – they are streaming each week’s Thursday evening game live.
Rugby union fixtures
All kick-off times/dates UK and Ireland
FRIDAY 19 JUNE
United Rugby Championship Final
- Leinster v Bulls (7.30pm, Croke Park) Live on Premier Sports
French Top 14 Semi-final
- Toulouse v Racing 92 (8.05pm) Live on Premier Sports
Uncapped International
- France XV v England XV (5.15pm, Vannes)
SATURDAY 20 JUNE
Gallagher PREM Final
- Northampton v Exeter Chiefs (3pm, Allianz Stadium) Live on ITV & TNT Sports
Super Rugby Pacific Final
- Hurricanes v Chiefs (8.05am) Live on Sky Sports
French Top 14 Semi-final
- Montpellier v Stade Français (8.05pm) Live on Premier Sports
Men’s Internationals
- South Africa A v Zimbabwe (1pm)
- South Africa v Barbarians (4pm) Live on Premier Sports
- Both at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
SAT 20-SUN 21 JUNE
Sevens Tournament
- Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens (Mauritius)
FRI 26-SUN 28 JUNE
Rugby Europe Trophy Series
- Second leg: Chisinau, Moldova
SATURDAY 27 JUNE
U20 World Championship
- Argentina v USA (10am, Tbilisi)
- Italy v Scotland (10am, Kutaisi)
- England v Ireland (12.30pm, Tbilisi)
- New Zealand v Japan (12.30pm, Kutaisi)
- Wales v Georgia (3pm, Tbilisi)
- France v Fiji (3pm, Kutaisi)
- South Africa v Uruguay (5.30pm, Tbilisi)
- Australia v Spain (5.30pm, Kutaisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
French Top 14
- Final (Stade de France) Live on Premier Sports
Major League Rugby
- Final (1am, Chicago) Live on Premier Sports
International Double Header
- Men: Barbarians v Wales (2pm) Live on S4C
- Women: Barbarians v Wales (5pm) Live on S4C
- Both games at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Men’s International
- Japan v Maori All Blacks (11.05am, Nagoya)
SAT 27-SUN 28 JUNE
Beach Rugby
- Chinese National Beach Rugby Tournament (Wan Zhuhai)
SUNDAY 28 JUNE
Premiership Women’s Rugby
- Final (3pm, Twickenham Stoop) Live on TNT Sports
THURSDAY 2 JULY
U20 World Championship
- Argentina v USA (10am, Tbilisi)
- Wales v Uruguay (10am, Tbilisi)
- France v Spain (10am, Kutaisi)
- Argentina v Ireland (12.30pm, Tbilisi)
- Australia v Fiji (12.30pm, Kutaisi)
- England v USA (3pm, Tbilisi)
- New Zealand v Scotland (3pm, Kutaisi)
- South Africa v Georgia (5.30pm, Tbilisi)
- Italy v Japan (5.30pm, Kutaisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
THU 2-SUN 5 JULY
Sevens Tournament
- Heart of Wales Sevens (Llanidloes, Powys)
FRI 3-SUN 5 JULY
Rugby Europe Sevens Championships
- First leg: Hamburg, Germany
SATURDAY 4 JULY
Nations Championship
- New Zealand v France (8.10am, Christchurch)
- Japan v Italy (9.40am, Tokyo)
- Australia v Ireland (11.10am, Sydney)
- Fiji v Wales (2.10pm, Cardiff City Stadium)
- South Africa v England (4.40pm, Johannesburg)
- Argentina v Scotland (8.10pm, Cordoba)
- All live on ITV & STV
Nations Cup
- Uruguay v Georgia (6pm, Montevideo)
- Samoa v Hong Kong (8pm, Santiago)
- Chile v Romania (11pm, Santiago)
- Tonga v Zimbabwe (11.45pm, Colorado)
Women’s International
- South Africa v USA (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)
Sevens Tournaments
- Chiswick RFC Sevens
- Ilkley Summer Sevens
Tens Tournament
- ALF 10s (Westcliff RFC, Rochford)
SAT 4-SUN 5 JULY
Sevens Tournaments
- Geneva International Sevens
- Asia Rugby Clubs Cup (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
SUNDAY 5 JULY
Nations Cup
- USA v Portugal (2am, Colorado)
- Canada v Spain (2am, Edmonton)
TUESDAY 7 JULY
U20 World Championship
- Ireland v USA (10am, Tbilisi)
- New Zealand v Italy (10am, Kutaisi)
- Argentina v England (12.30pm, Tbilisi)
- Scotland v Japan (12.30pm, Kutaisi)
- South Africa v Wales (3pm, Tbilisi)
- France v Australia (3pm, Kutaisi)
- Georgia v Uruguay (5.30pm, Tbilisi)
- Spain v Fiji (5.30pm, Kutaisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
FRI 10-SUN 12 JULY
Sevens Tournament
- Edinburgh City Sevens
SATURDAY 11 JULY
Nations Championship
- New Zealand v Italy (6.10am, Wellington)
- Australia v France (8.30am, Brisbane)
- Japan v Ireland (11.10am, Newcastle, NSW)
- Fiji v England (2.10pm, Everton FC)
- South Africa v Scotland (4.40pm, Pretoria)
- Argentina v Wales (8.10pm, San Juan)
- All live on ITV & STV
Nations Cup
- Uruguay v Romania (6pm, Montevideo)
- Samoa v Georgia (8pm, Viña Del Mar)
- Tonga v Spain (10.45pm, Edmonton)
- Chile v Hong Kong (11pm, Viña Del Mar)
Women’s International
- South Africa v USA (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
SUNDAY 12 JULY
Nations Cup
- USA v Zimbabwe (12.30am, North Carolina)
- Canada v Portugal (2am, Edmonton)
U20 World Championship
- Placing semi-finals (3pm & 5.30pm, Kutaisi and Tbilisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
MONDAY 13 JULY
U20 World Championship
- Semi-finals (3pm & 5.30pm, Tbilisi)
- 9th-place semi-finals (3pm & 5.30pm, Kutaisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
FRIDAY 17 JULY
U20 World Championship
- Placing finals (3pm & 5.30pm, Kutaisi and Tbilisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
FRI 13-SUN 19 JULY
Rugby Europe U18 Trophy
- Budapest, Hungary
Sevens Tournament
- Fat Blokes Sevens (Abbey RFC)
SATURDAY 18 JULY
Nations Championship
- New Zealand v Ireland (8.10am, Auckland)
- Japan v France (9.40am, Tokyo)
- Australia v Italy (11.10am, Perth)
- Fiji v Scotland (2.10pm, Edinburgh)
- South Africa v Wales (4.40pm, Durban)
- Argentina v England (8.10pm, Santiago del Estero)
- All live on ITV & STV
Nations Cup
- Samoa v Romania (3.30pm, Montevideo)
- Uruguay v Hong Kong (6pm, Montevideo)
- Chile v Georgia (8pm, Santiago)
- Tonga v Portugal (9.45pm, Winnipeg)
U20 World Championship
- Final (5.30pm, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi)
- 3rd-place final (3pm, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi)
- Placing finals (3pm & 5.30pm, Kutaisi)
- Extensive coverage on Premier Sports
Sevens Tournament
- LIT 7s (Wasps RFC, West London)
Tens Tournament
- Trowbridge RFC Women’s 10s
SAT 18-SUN 19 JULY
11s Vets Rugby
- Grim Reapers Cup (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
SUNDAY 19 JULY
Nations Cup
- USA v Spain (12.30am, Raleigh)
- Canada v Zimbabwe (1am, Winnipeg)
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