Six Nations Starts on Thursday: All the Kick Off Times

Six Nations starts on Thursday: All the kick off times

The 2026 Six Nations will have an usual start time this year, with the epic opening game between France and Ireland having been moved to Thursday night. This is primarily to avoid a television clash with the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, which takes place on Friday. Funnily enough, the last time a Five or Six Nations match was played on a Thursday dates back to the opening fixture of the 1948 Championship. And on that oc…

Farrell backs Cian Prendergast to impress after Connacht landmark 'matured him'

ANDY FARRELL hopes a brothers and others mix can help Ireland to a shock victory in France. Siblings Sam and Cian Prendergast will start a Six...

Prendergast brothers to start together when Ireland open Six Nations in France

Ulster’s Stuart McCloskey is named at inside centre

Cian Prendergast starts for Ireland alongside brother Sam in Six Nations opener against France

Andy Farrell has also handed starts to Osborne, Stockdale, Loughman, and Clarkson.

Ex-Ireland captain backs Stockdale's deserved return

Ireland head coach Andy Far­rell has sprung a few selec­tion sur­prises after he con­firmed his start­ing line-up to face France this morn­ing, with Jamie Osborne, Jacob Stock­dale and Cian Pren­der­gast all starting. Far­rell’s side begin their Six Nations cam­paign against Les Bleus – the defend­ing cham­pi­ons – at Stade de France on Thursday night and he is set to shake things up in Paris. In the injury-enforced absences of Mack Hansen, who …

Prendergast brothers start for Ireland

Ireland coach Andy Farrell has picked Sam and Cian Prendergast to start together for the first time, against France in Paris on Thursday. Flyhalf Sam, 22, retains his place in the side from the last two autumn internationals, while flanker Cian, 25, is rewarded for fine club form with his first Six Nations appearance. It could not be a more daunting debut in the tournament, coming in the cauldron of the Stade France against the defending champio…