Sport
February 2014RBS Six Nations
A mesmerising display of raw muscle power, the RBS Six Nations Championship is fought over five winter weekends. The championship brings together the brutal drama of the pitch, enthusiastic and convivial spectators and six highly civilised European host cities.
The six competing nations are England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy. Each team plays the other five once, giving a total of 15 matches per Championship. The much coveted RBS Six Nations Championship Trophy is presented to the winning team on the final weekend; the wooden spoon for the losing team is purely figurative. The Championship is not only a chance to follow some great rugby, but an opportunity to meet fellow sporting enthusiasts and explore some uncharted regions.
With England in a strong position to win their first Grand Slam in a decade, they were submitted to a harrowing defeat by Wales at the Millennium Stadium in 2013, allowing their Welsh rivals to take the title at the last minute.
Rugby Union: The RBS Six Nations 2014
All match start times are GMT
Saturday 2 February 13:30
Wales vs Ireland
Millennium Stadium
Saturday 2 February 16:00
England vs Scotland
Twickenham
Sunday 3 February 15:00 Italy vs France
Atadio Flaminio
Saturday 9 February
14:30
Scotland vs Italy
Murrayfield
Saturday 9 February 17:00 France vs Wales
Stade de France
Sunday 10 February 15.00 Ireland vs England
Aviva Stadium
Saturday 23 February 14:30
Italy vs Wales
Atadio Flaminio
Saturday 23 February 17:00
England vs France
Twickenham
Sunday 24 February 14:00
Scotland vs Ireland
Murrayfield
Saturday 9 March 14:30 Scotland vs Wales
Murrayfield
Saturday 9 March 17:00
Ireland vs France
Aviva Stadium
Sunday 10 March 15:00
England vs Italy
Twickenham
Saturday 16 March 14:30 Italy vs Ireland
Stadio Flaminio
Saturday 16 March 17:00 Wales vs England
Millennium Stadium
Saturday 16 March 20:00 France vs Scotland
Stade de France
