International rugby is back with the Northern Hemisphere leg of the Nations Championship starting this weekend.

The November internationals kick off in Dublin on Friday evening with Andy Farrell’s Ireland hosting Argentina at the Aviva Stadium with Los Pumas looking to end an 11-year losing streak against the Irish.

Saturday’s opener sees Italy and South Africa lock horns at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, the home of Italian football juggernaut Juventus, before Scotland host the All Blacks at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

Eddie Jones’ Japan then face off against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, with the day’s action concluding in Lyon, where France host Fiji. The final match of the weekend sees England host Australia at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Sunday.

How things stand

The Nations Championship sees the 12 biggest teams in international rugby collide every two years with the north facing the south across six rounds with the action culminating in a blockbuster Finals Weekend at the home of English Rugby, Twickenham.

The Springboks and All Blacks are the only two unbeaten teams heading into round four after Rassie Erasmus’ men defeated England, Scotland and Wales in July while Dave Rennie’s charges beat France, Italy and Ireland.

Both teams claimed the maximum five points from their respective victories with South Africa leading the way on the Southern Hemisphere table courtesy of a superior points difference. Australia are in third after winning just once in July and are closely followed by Argentina who are just one point adrift. Japan claimed one win earlier this year whilst Fiji remain winless.

Meanwhile, France lead the way on the Northern Hemisphere table after two wins in July and hold a one-point advantage of Scotland in second place. England and Ireland are level on points, the former sitting third thanks to their points difference while Wales and Italy hold up the table.

Find all the kick-off times, where to watch the weekend’s action and the referee appointments below.

Ireland v Argentina

Date: Friday, 6 November 2026
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 20:10 (local), 20:10 (UK), 21:10 (France), 22:10 (South Africa), 07:10 (7 November, AEDT), 09:10 (7 November, New Zealand), 17:10 (Argentina), 05:10 (7 November, JST), 15:10 (EST)
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Hollie Davidson (SRU) and Morné Ferreira (SARU)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Broadcasters: Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), TF1 (France), Sky Italia (Italy), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

Italy v South Africa

Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin
Kick-off: 12:40 (local), 11:40 (UK), 12:40 (France), 13:40 (South Africa), 22:40 (AEDT), 00:40 (8 November, New Zealand), 08:40 (Argentina), 20:40 (JST), 06:40 (EST)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: James Doleman (NZR) and Sam Grove-White (SRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Broadcasters: Sky Italia (Italy), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), TF1 (France), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

Scotland v New Zealand

Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 14:10 (local), 14:10 (UK), 15:10 (France), 16:10 (South Africa), 01:10 (8 November, AEDT), 03:10 (8 November, New Zealand), 11:10 (Argentina), 23:10 (JST), 09:10 (EST)
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Andrea Piardi (FIR) and Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Broadcasters: ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), TF1 (France), Sky Italia (Italy), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

Wales v Japan

Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 16:40 (local), 16:40 (UK), 17:40 (France), 18:40 (South Africa), 03:40 (8 November, AEDT), 05:40 (8 November, New Zealand), 13:40 (Argentina), 01:40 (8 November, JST), 11:40 (EST)
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley (RFU) and Angus Mabey (NZR)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Broadcasters: ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), S4C (Wales), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), TF1 (France), Sky Italia (Italy), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

France v Fiji

Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Venue: Groupama Stadium, Lyon
Kick-off: 21:10 (local), 20:10 (UK), 21:10 (France), 22:10 (South Africa), 07:10 (8 November, AEDT), 09:10 (8 November, New Zealand), 17:10 (Argentina), 05:10 (8 November, JST), 15:10 (EST)
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Damián Schneider (UAR) and Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
FPRO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Broadcasters: TF1 (France), ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), Sky Italia (Italy), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

England v Australia

Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 15:10 (local), 15:10 (UK), 16:10 (France), 17:10 (South Africa), 02:10 (9 November, AEDT), 04:10 (9 November, New Zealand), 12:10 (Argentina), 00:10 (9 November, JST), 10:10 (EST)
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) and Jérémy Rozier (FFR)
TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Broadcasters: ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), TF1 (France), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), Sky Italia (Italy), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)