Women's Six Nations guide: Fixtures and BBC coverage

Women's Six Nations guide: Fixtures and BBC coverageTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, England lift Women's Six Nations trophyPublished6 April 2026Updated 9 April 2026The Women's Six Nations gets under way on Saturday, 11 April with world champions England bidding for an eighth successive title and a fifth consecutive Grand Slam.The Red Roses will return to Allianz Stadium for the first time since beating Canada in September's World Cup final, when they start the defence of their Six Nations title against Ireland.With captain Zoe Stratford pregnant with her first child, centre Meg Jones will captain a side that have won a world record 33 matches in a row and are unbeaten in the Six Nations since 2018.England will travel to Bordeaux to face France - their biggest rivals for the title - on the final weekend of the championship on Sunday, 17 May for what is expected to be a Grand Slam decider.Ireland, led by 22-year-old captain Erin King, have made significant progress in recent years and in back row star Aoife Wafer have last year's Women's Six Nations player of the tournament.Italy have a mixture of experienced and new players as they aim to consolidate on last year's fourth-place finish under the captaincy of veteran number eight Elisa Giordano.Scotland, with head coach Sione Fukofuka in charge of his first Six Nations campaign, will seek to continue the promise they showed during their run to the World Cup quarter-finals.Wales will aim to end their losing run in the championship and avoid the Wooden Spoon under the leadership of Kate Williams, who takes on the sole captaincy after Alex Callender was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm, Ireland captain Erin King, France captain Manae Feleu, England captain Meg Jones, Kate Williams, captain of Wales, and Silvia Turani of Italy...