{{Short description|International rugby union tournament}} {{for|the concurrent second tier competition organised by World Rugby|2026 World Rugby Nations Cup}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox rugby union season | name = 2026 Nations Championship | image = File:2026 Nations Championship Text Logo.svg | countries = | date = 4 July – 29 November 2026 | champions = | count = | runnersup = | relegated = | matches = | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | attendance = | tries = | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | website = www.nationschampionshiprugby.com | prevseason = | nextseason = 2028 | teams = 12 }} The '''2026 Nations Championship''' will be the inaugural edition of the Nations Championship, an international rugby union competition featuring twelve men's teams. The teams are divided into two pools of six, and play a full round-robin of matches with the teams in the opposing pool across the mid year and end-of-year international windows, with the top teams in each pool advancing to a Nations Championship final in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nations Championship is here! |url=https://nationschampionshiprugby.com/ |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=Nations Championship Rugby}}</ref>
On 17 November 2025, World Rugby confirmed a second competition that would take place concurrently called the World Rugby Nations Cup.<ref name="WR-1">{{cite web |title=World Rugby Nations Cup to launch in July 2026 to transform international calendar |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/1018591/world-rugby-nations-cup-to-launch-in-july-2026-to-transform-international-calendar |website=World Rugby |access-date=17 November 2025 |date=17 November 2025}}</ref>
Although promotion and relegation are intended for a future date, there will be no promotion or relegation in the 2026 edition between the Nations Championship and the Nations Cup.
==Participants== The following 12 nations are competing in the 2026 Nations Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nations Championship 2026 |url=https://www.world.rugby/beta/en/tournaments/nations-championship/2026 |website=World Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nations Championship 2026 & Finals Weekend |url=https://allianzstadiumtwickenham.com/nations-championship |website=Allianz Stadium Twickenham |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="3"| Stadium !rowspan="2"| Head coach !rowspan="2"| Captain |- ! Home stadium ! Capacity ! Location |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|ARG}} | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes |align=center| 57,000 | Cordoba |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|ARG}} Felipe Contepomi<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Pumas legend Contepomi takes over as Argentina rugby coach |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/los-pumas-legend-contepomi-takes-over-as-argentina-rugby-coach-20231219 |website=News24 |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=19 December 2023}}</ref> |rowspan="3"| |- | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario |align=center| 25,286 | San Juan |- | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades |align=center| 30,000 | Santiago del Estero |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|AUS}} | Lang Park |align=center| 52,500 | Brisbane |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} Joe Schmidt{{refn|group=N|For the Australia home games (Southern Hemisphere Series).<ref name="Aus-Coach">{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Nathan |title=Joe Schmidt to stay as Wallabies coach until mid-2026, Les Kiss anointed successor |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/joe-schmidt-to-stay-as-wallabies-coach-until-2026-les-kiss-anointed-successor-2025429 |website=Rugby Australia |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=29 April 2025}}</ref>}}<br/>{{flagdeco|AUS}} Les Kiss{{refn|group=N|From the Australia away games (Northern Hemisphere Series).<ref name="Aus-Coach"/>}} |rowspan="3"| |- | Perth Rectangular Stadium |align=center| 20,500 | Perth |- | Sydney Football Stadium |align=center| 42,500 | Sydney |- | {{ru|ENG}} | Twickenham Stadium |align=center| 82,000 | London | {{flagdeco|ENG}} Steve Borthwick<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Borthwick appointed England men's head coach |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-and-media/steve-borthwick-appointed-england-mens-head-coach |website=England Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=19 December 2022}}</ref> | |- |rowspan="2"| {{ru|FRA}} | Stade de France |align=center| 81,338 | Saint-Denis |rowspan="2"| {{flagdeco|FRA}} Fabien Galthié<ref>{{cite web |title=France coach Galthie contract extended after Six Nations triumph |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220320-france-coach-galthie-contract-extended-after-six-nations-triumph |website=France 24 |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=20 March 2022}}</ref> |rowspan="2"| |- | Groupama Stadium |align=center| 59,186 | Décines-Charpieu{{refn|group=N|Billed as Lyon.}} |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|FIJ}} | Cardiff City Stadium |align=center| 33,280 | Cardiff |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|FIJ}} Senirusi Seruvakula<ref>{{cite web |title=Acting coach Seruvakula to lead Fiji in inaugural Nations Championship matches |url=https://supersport.com/rugby/news/7d83b9ad-bdce-40e6-b94d-0b8284a03e03/acting-coach-seruvakula-to-lead-fiji-in-inaugural-nations-championship-matches |website=SuperSport |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=2 April 2026}}</ref> |rowspan="3"| |- | Hill Dickinson Stadium |align=center| 52,769 | Liverpool |- | Murrayfield Stadium |align=center| 67,144 | Edinburgh |- | {{ru|IRE}} | Aviva Stadium |align=center| 51,700 | Dublin | {{flagdeco|ENG}} Andy Farrell<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Farrell Signs Long-Term Contract Extension With IRFU |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/12/14/andy-farrell-extends-irfu-contract-to-2027/ |website=Irish Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=14 December 2023}}</ref> | |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|ITA}} | Juventus Stadium |align=center| 41,689 | Turin |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|ARG}} Gonzalo Quesada<ref>{{cite web |title=Quesada named as Italy coach for 2024 Guinness Six Nations |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/news/quesada-named-as-italy-coach-for-2024-guinness-six-nations |website=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=16 June 2023}}</ref> |rowspan="3"| |- | Stadio Luigi Ferraris |align=center| 33,205 | Genoa |- | Stadio Friuli |align=center| 25,144 | Udine |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|JAP}} | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |align=center| 27,188 | Tokyo |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|AUS}} Eddie Jones<ref>{{cite web |title=JRFU Announces Brave Blossom's New Head Coach |url=https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2023/12/13/jrfu-announces-brave-blossoms-new-head-coach/ |website=Japan Rugby Football Union |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=13 December 2023}}</ref> |rowspan="3"| |- | Newcastle International Sports Centre |align=center| 33,000 | Newcastle |- | Japan National Stadium |align=center| 67,750 | Tokyo |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|NZL}} | Eden Park |align=center| 50,000 | Auckland |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} Dave Rennie<ref>{{cite web |title=New Zealand Rugby appoints Dave Rennie as All Blacks Head Coach |url=https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/news-and-events/latest-news/new-zealand-rugby-appoints-dave-rennie-as-all-blacks-head-coach |website=NZ Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=4 March 2026}}</ref> |rowspan="3"| |- | Te Kaha |align=center| 30,000 | Christchurch |- | Wellington Regional Stadium |align=center| 34,000 | Wellington |- | {{ru|SCO}} | Murrayfield Stadium |align=center| 67,144 | Edinburgh | {{flagdeco|SCO}} Gregor Townsend<ref>{{cite web |title=Gregor Townsend's contract extended as Scotland head coach |url=https://scottishrugby.org/gregor-townsends-contract-extended-as-scotland-head-coach/ |website=Scottish Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=3 September 2025}}</ref> | |- |rowspan="3"| {{ru|RSA}} | Ellis Park Stadium |align=center| 62,567 | Johannesburg |rowspan="3"| {{flagdeco|RSA}} Rassie Erasmus<ref>{{cite web |title=SA Rugby extends Erasmus' contract until 2031 |url=https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features/articles/2025/12/05/sa-rugby-extends-erasmus-contract-until-2031/ |website=SA Rugby |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=5 December 2025}}</ref> |rowspan="3"| |- | Kings Park Stadium |align=center| 46,000 | Durban |- | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |align=center| 51,762 | Pretoria |- | {{ru|WAL}} | Millennium Stadium |align=center| 73,931 | Cardiff | {{flagdeco|WAL}} Steve Tandy<ref name="WAL-Coach">{{cite web |title=Wales hire Steve Tandy as head coach, to start in September |url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/45786075/wales-hire-steve-tandy-head-coach-start-september |website=ESPN |access-date=15 April 2026 |date=21 July 2025}}</ref> | |}
'''Notes''' {{reflist|group=N}}
==Format== The Nations Championship consists of two geographic pools or conferences; the first, the European conference, consisting of the Six Nations; the second, the 'Rest of the World' conference, consisting of the Rugby Championship teams, plus Fiji and Japan. Over two international windows each team plays all the teams in the opposite pool once, three times at home, three away.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Alan |last1=Dymock |date=24 October 2023 |title=World Rugby confirm Nations Championship details after vote |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/world-rugby-confirm-nations-championship-details-after-vote-162016 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=Rugby World}}</ref> A cumulative north v south trophy will also be contested in this edition.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Mike |date=17 November 2025 |title=Nations Championship to feature north v south hemisphere contest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c0rpl9v1ly5o |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
The standard World Rugby points system applies; teams earn: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 0 points for a loss * 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries * 1 bonus point for losing by fewer than 8 points.
==Championship division: Tables == ===Southern Hemisphere === {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Rugby |source= |update=future |start_date=4 July 2026
|team1=ARG |name_ARG={{ru|ARG}} |team2=AUS |name_AUS={{ru|AUS}} |team3=FIJ |name_FIJ={{ru|FIJ}} |team4=JPN |name_JPN={{ru|JPN}} |team5=NZL |name_NZL={{ru|NZL}} |team6=RSA |name_RSA={{ru|RSA}}
| win_ARG = 0| draw_ARG = 0| loss_ARG = 0| pf_ARG = 0| pa_ARG = 0| tf_ARG = 0| ta_ARG = 0| tb_ARG = 0| lb_ARG = 0 | win_AUS = 0| draw_AUS = 0| loss_AUS = 0| pf_AUS = 0| pa_AUS = 0| tf_AUS = 0| ta_AUS = 0| tb_AUS = 0| lb_AUS = 0 | win_FIJ = 0| draw_FIJ = 0| loss_FIJ = 0| pf_FIJ = 0| pa_FIJ = 0| tf_FIJ = 0| ta_FIJ = 0| tb_FIJ = 0| lb_FIJ = 0 | win_JPN = 0| draw_JPN = 0| loss_JPN = 0| pf_JPN = 0| pa_JPN = 0| tf_JPN = 0| ta_JPN = 0| tb_JPN = 0| lb_JPN = 0 | win_NZL = 0| draw_NZL = 0| loss_NZL = 0| pf_NZL = 0| pa_NZL = 0| tf_NZL = 0| ta_NZL = 0| tb_NZL = 0| lb_NZL = 0 | win_RSA = 0| draw_RSA = 0| loss_RSA = 0| pf_RSA = 0| pa_RSA = 0| tf_RSA = 0| ta_RSA = 0| tb_RSA = 0| lb_RSA = 0
<!--Qualification column definitions--> |res_col_header=Q |result1 = Q1 | col_Q1 = green1 | text_Q1 = Final }}
===Northern Hemisphere=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Rugby |source= |update=future |start_date=4 July 2026
|team1=SCO |name_SCO={{ru|SCO}} |team2=FRA |name_FRA={{ru|FRA}} |team3=IRE |name_IRE={{ru|IRE}} |team4=ITA |name_ITA={{ru|ITA}} |team5=ENG |name_ENG={{ru|ENG}} |team6=WAL |name_WAL={{ru|WAL}}
| win_ENG = 0| draw_ENG = 0| loss_ENG = 0| pf_ENG = 0| pa_ENG = 0| tf_ENG = 0| ta_ENG = 0| tb_ENG = 0| lb_ENG = 0 | win_FRA = 0| draw_FRA = 0| loss_FRA = 0| pf_FRA = 0| pa_FRA = 0| tf_FRA = 0| ta_FRA = 0| tb_FRA = 0| lb_FRA = 0 | win_IRE = 0| draw_IRE = 0| loss_IRE = 0| pf_IRE = 0| pa_IRE = 0| tf_IRE = 0| ta_IRE = 0| tb_IRE = 0| lb_IRE = 0 | win_ITA = 0| draw_ITA = 0| loss_ITA = 0| pf_ITA = 0| pa_ITA = 0| tf_ITA = 0| ta_ITA = 0| tb_ITA = 0| lb_ITA = 0 | win_SCO = 0| draw_SCO = 0| loss_SCO = 0| pf_SCO = 0| pa_SCO = 0| tf_SCO = 0| ta_SCO = 0| tb_SCO = 0| lb_SCO = 0 | win_WAL = 0| draw_WAL = 0| loss_WAL = 0| pf_WAL = 0| pa_WAL = 0| tf_WAL = 0| ta_WAL = 0| tb_WAL = 0| lb_WAL = 0
<!--Qualification column definitions--> |res_col_header=Q |result1 = Q1 | col_Q1 = green1 | text_Q1 = Final }}
==Fixtures== ===Southern Hemisphere Series=== {{Main|2026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series}}
Southern Hemisphere teams, apart from Fiji will host all the matches.<ref name="SixNations"/><ref name="BBC"/> All three of Fiji's "home" matches are played in Great Britain.<ref name="BBC"/>
====Round 1==== {| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" |- !width=15%| !width=25%| !width=10%| !width=25%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|4 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|NZL}}||align=center|v||{{ru|FRA}}||Te Kaha, Christchurch |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|4 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|JPN}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ITA}}||Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|4 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|AUS}}||align=center|v||{{ru|IRE}}||Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|4 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|FIJ}}||align=center|v||{{ru|WAL}}||Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|4 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|RSA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ENG}}||Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|4 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ARG}}||align=center|v||{{ru|SCO}}||Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba |}
====Round 2==== {| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" |- !width=15%| !width=25%| !width=10%| !width=25%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|11 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|NZL}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ITA}}||Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|11 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|AUS}}||align=center|v||{{ru|FRA}}||Lang Park, Brisbane |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|11 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|JPN}}||align=center|v||{{ru|IRE}}||Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle, Australia |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|11 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|FIJ}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ENG}}||Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|11 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|RSA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|SCO}}||Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|11 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ARG}}||align=center|v||{{ru|WAL}}||Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan |}
====Round 3==== {| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" |- !width=15%| !width=25%| !width=10%| !width=25%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|18 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|NZL}}||align=center|v||{{ru|IRE}}||Eden Park, Auckland |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|18 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|JPN}}||align=center|v||{{ru|FRA}}||Japan National Stadium, Tokyo |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|18 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|AUS}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ITA}}||Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|18 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|FIJ}}||align=center|v||{{ru|SCO}}||Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|18 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|RSA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|WAL}}||Kings Park Stadium, Durban |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|18 July 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ARG}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ENG}}||Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero |}
===Northern Hemisphere Series=== {{Main|2026 Nations Championship Northern Hemisphere Series}}
Northern Hemisphere teams will host all the matches.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="SixNations"/>
====Round 4==== {| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" |- !width=15%| !width=25%| !width=10%| !width=25%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|6 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|IRE}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ARG}}||Aviva Stadium, Dublin |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|7 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ITA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|RSA}}||Juventus Stadium, Turin |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|7 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|SCO}}||align=center|v||{{ru|NZL}}||Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|7 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|WAL}}||align=center|v||{{ru|JPN}}||Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|7 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|FRA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|FIJ}}||Groupama Stadium, Lyon |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|8 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ENG}}||align=center|v||{{ru|AUS}}||Twickenham Stadium, London |}
====Round 5==== {| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" |- !width=15%| !width=25%| !width=10%| !width=25%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|13 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|FRA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|RSA}}||Stade de France, Paris |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|14 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ITA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ARG}}||Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|14 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|WAL}}||align=center|v||{{ru|NZL}}||Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|14 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ENG}}||align=center|v||{{ru|JPN}}||Twickenham Stadium, London |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|14 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|IRE}}||align=center|v||{{ru|FIJ}}||Aviva Stadium, Dublin |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|15 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|SCO}}||align=center|v||{{ru|AUS}}||Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |}
====Round 6==== {| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" |- !width=15%| !width=25%| !width=10%| !width=25%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|21 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ENG}}||align=center|v||{{ru|NZL}}||Twickenham Stadium, London |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|21 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|SCO}}||align=center|v||{{ru|JPN}}||Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|21 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|IRE}}||align=center|v||{{ru|RSA}}||Aviva Stadium, Dublin |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|21 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|ITA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|FIJ}}||Stadio Friuli, Udine |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|21 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|WAL}}||align=center|v||{{ru|AUS}}||Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|21 November 2026||align=right|{{ru-rt|FRA}}||align=center|v||{{ru|ARG}}||Stade de France, Paris |}
===Finals=== {{main|2026 Nations Championship Finals}}
After the six rounds, a finals series will be contested over three days with each team matched against its equivalently ranked team in the other pool to decide placements.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Matt |date=17 October 2024 |title=First Nations Championship rugby finals to be hosted in London then Qatar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/17/first-nations-championship-rugby-finals-to-be-hosted-in-london-then-qatar |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="SixNations">{{cite web |title=Hemispheres collide and rugby's future redefined with 2026 Nations Championship |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/autumn-nations-series/news/nations-champions-launch-2026 |website=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref> All finals in 2026 are to be held at Twickenham Stadium in London from, 27 to 29 November.<ref name="SixNations"/>
====Eleventh place final==== {{rugbybox |id= |date=27 November 2026 |time=16:40 GMT (UTC-0) |team1=Northern 6 |score= |report= |team2=Southern 6 |try1= |con1= |pen1= |drop1= |try2= |con2= |pen2= |drop2= |stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London |attendance= |referee= }}
====Ninth place final==== {{rugbybox |id= |date=28 November 2026 |time=13:10 GMT (UTC-0) |team1=Northern 5 |score= |report= |team2=Southern 5 |try1= |con1= |pen1= |drop1= |try2= |con2= |pen2= |drop2= |stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London |attendance= |referee= }}
====Seventh place final==== {{rugbybox |id= |date=29 November 2026 |time=13:10 GMT (UTC-0) |team1=Northern 4 |score= |report= |team2=Southern 4 |try1= |con1= |pen1= |drop1= |try2= |con2= |pen2= |drop2= |stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London |attendance= |referee= }}
====Fifth place final==== {{rugbybox |id= |date=27 November 2026 |time=20:10 GMT (UTC-0) |team1=Northern 3 |score= |report= |team2=Southern 3 |try1= |con1= |pen1= |drop1= |try2= |con2= |pen2= |drop2= |stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London |attendance= |referee= }}
====Third place final==== {{rugbybox |id= |date=28 November 2026 |time=16:40 GMT (UTC-0) |team1=Northern 2 |score= |report= |team2=Southern 2 |try1= |con1= |pen1= |drop1= |try2= |con2= |pen2= |drop2= |stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London |attendance= |referee= }}
====Nations Championship Final==== {{rugbybox |id= |date=29 November 2026 |time=16:40 GMT (UTC-0) |team1=Northern 1 |score= |report= |team2=Southern 1 |try1= |con1= |pen1= |drop1= |try2= |con2= |pen2= |drop2= |stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London |attendance= |referee= }}
==See also== * 2026 men's rugby union internationals * 2026 Six Nations Championship * 2026 Nations Cup
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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