Nations Championship Hospitality
The Nations Championship is international rugby's new global competition, created by Six Nations Rugby and SANZAAR. Twelve teams play in two groups of six, with Tests in July and November and a Finals Weekend in London that decides the first champion. This page explains the format, how the table works and when the 2026 rounds are played, plus private suites for the 2026 Final.
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How the Nations Championship works
Each team plays the six sides in the other group once, three at home and three away, so northern teams never meet each other and nor do southern teams. Results go into a table for each group, scored like this:
- Four points for a win
- Two points for a draw
- One bonus point for scoring four or more tries
- One bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer
After six rounds, the two tables set up the Finals Weekend. Rather than a knockout, every team plays once more against the side that finished in the same position in the other group. The two group winners meet for the title, and every other match settles a final ranking, from third place down to twelfth.
There is no promotion or relegation for now. World Rugby has said it could be considered from the 2030 edition onwards.
Nations Championship 2026 fixtures and schedule
The 2026 competition is played across the two international windows, followed by the Finals Weekend:
- Rounds one to three: 4th to 18th July 2026
- Rounds four to six: 6th to 21st November 2026
- Finals Weekend: Friday 27th to Sunday 29th November 2026, in London
The Finals Weekend pairings are confirmed once round six ends on Saturday 21st November. The deciding match is on Sunday 29th November at 4.40pm. Our Nations Championship Final 2026 hospitality page has the full Finals Weekend schedule and the Sunday private suites.
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For the 2026 Final, Prestige Corporate Events offers Silver, Gold and Platinum Skyview Suites on Sunday 29th November, covering both Sunday matches. Every suite includes a Nyetimber reception, a four-course meal, drinks, a match-day programme and post-match tea, and Platinum adds a visit from a rugby legend.
The Nations Championship is played every other year, in the years without a Rugby World Cup or a British and Irish Lions tour, so the next edition after 2026 is due in 2028. Our guide to what Six Nations hospitality includes explains how a day of rugby hospitality usually runs.
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Test rugby returns with the Six Nations from Friday 5th February 2027. See our Six Nations page and Six Nations 2027 guide, Six Nations matches at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and Murrayfield in Edinburgh, or every fixture on our rugby page. If you are new to the sport, our Rugby 101 guide covers the basics.
About Nations Championship Hospitality
The Nations Championship is a twelve-team international rugby union competition created by Six Nations Rugby and SANZAAR. It gives the July and November Test windows something they never had before: a league table, a final and a champion. The first edition began in July 2026 and finishes in London in November 2026.
The teams play in two groups of six. The northern group is the Six Nations: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The southern group brings together Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa from The Rugby Championship, plus Fiji and Japan.
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The Nations Championship is a twelve-team international rugby union competition created by Six Nations Rugby and SANZAAR. The first edition started in July 2026, with Tests in July and November and a Finals Weekend in London from 27th to 29th November 2026.
Teams are split into a northern and a southern group of six, and each team plays the six sides in the other group once across July and November. At the Finals Weekend, every team plays the side that finished in the same position in the other group, and the two group winners play for the title.
The northern group is England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The southern group is Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.
Each group has its own table. Teams earn four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for scoring four or more tries and one for losing by seven points or fewer. The positions after round six decide every Finals Weekend match.
Rounds one to three were played from 4th to 18th July 2026, and rounds four to six run from 6th to 21st November 2026. The Finals Weekend follows from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th November 2026.
Every two years, in the years without a Rugby World Cup or a British and Irish Lions tour. After 2026, the next edition is due in 2028.
Yes. For the 2026 Final on Sunday 29th November, Prestige Corporate Events offers Silver, Gold and Platinum Skyview Suites, each covering both Sunday matches. Enquire for more information.