Tournament will span seven weekends.
Fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced, with the competition set to span seven weekends, finishing on the penultimate weekend in March.
The 2018 championship will begin on 3 February and finish on 17 March, whilst the 2019 campaign will start on 1 February and draw to a conclusion on 16 March.
“We are delighted to confirm the fixture dates for the 2018 Championship, coming shortly after a record breaking 2017 edition,” said Six Nations Rugby chairman, Pat Whelan.
“We enjoyed record figures across TV and digital and look forward to continuing that trend over the next two seasons.”
England will begin their tilt at a third straight title on Sunday, 4 February against Italy before hosting Wales at Twickenham Stadium in round two.
Eddie Jones’ men will then travel to Edinburgh in search of their ninth consecutive Calcutta Cup - when they face Scotland - and a trip to France for ‘Le Crunch’ follows in round four.
As has been the case so often before, the Championship title could well be on the line on ‘Super Saturday’, 17 March, as England host Ireland at Twickenham Stadium, in a repeat of the final game from the 2017 Championship.
Both the 2018 and 2019 Championships will continue to see rest weeks after rounds two and three as in previous years.
2018 Six Nations fixtures
All Times GMT
3/4 February 2018
Wales v Scotland - Sat 2.15
France v Ireland - Sat 4.45
Italy v England - Sun 3.00
10/11 February 2018
Ireland v Italy - Sat 2.15
England v Wales - Sat 4.45
Scotland v France - Sun 3.00
23/24 February 2018
France v Italy - Fri 8.00*
Ireland v Wales - Sat 2.15
Scotland v England - Sat 4.45
10/11 March 2018
Ireland v Scotland - Sat 2.15
France v England - Sat 4.45
Wales v Italy - Sun 3.00
17 March 2018
Italy v Scotland - Sat 12.30
England v Ireland - Sat 2.45
Wales v France - Sat 5.00
2019 Six Nations fixtures
All Times GMT
1/2 February 2019
France v Wales - Fri 8.00
Scotland v Italy - Sat 2.15
Ireland v England - Sat 4.45
9/10 February 2019
Scotland v Ireland - Sat 2.15
Italy v Wales - Sat 4.45
England v France - Sun 3.00
23/24 February 2019
France v Scotland - Sat 2.15
Wales v England - Sat 4.45
Italy v Ireland - Sun 3.00
9/10 March 2019
Scotland v Wales - Sat 2.15
England v Italy - Sat 4.45
Ireland v France - Sun 3.00
16 March 2019
Italy v France - Sat 12.30
Wales v Ireland - Sat 2.45
England v Scotland - Sat 5.00
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