Nations Championship Fixtures - All fixtures for 6, 7 & 8 October 2026

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South Africa and New Zealand are unbeaten after three rounds.
France lead the Northern Hemisphere table with two wins from three games.
Finals weekend will be held at Twickenham, with group winners meeting in the final.

Weekend filled with Nations Championship rugby (Getty Images)

The 2026 Nations Champions resumes action this coming weekend with fixtures taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After three completed rounds in July, it returns for the Northern Hemisphere leg, which will include finals weekend in a months time.

South Africa lead the Southern Hemisphere table, ahead of New Zealand on points difference with both teams winning all three games in July. Things should hot up as those two chase top spot for finals weekend.

France leads the Northern Hemisphere table with two wins from their three games. They lost their opener to New Zealand narrowly but bounced back with two solid victories. Scotland, England and Ireland have also won two of their three matches.

All of the last three rounds will be played in Europe with finals weekend taking place at Twickenham. How the finals fixtures are decided is straightforward with the winners of each group playing each other in the final, second place plays second place, third plays third and so forth.

The Springboks have Italy in round four, followed by two huge matches against France and Ireland. New Zealand kick off against Scotland before facing Wales and England.

Nations Championship Round 4 Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Venue
6 Nov 2026	22:10	Ireland vs Argentina	Aviva Stadium
7 Nov 2026	13:40	Italy vs South Africa	Allianz Stadium
7 Nov 2026	16:10	Scotland vs New Zealand	Murrayfield
7 Nov 2026	18:40	Wales vs Japan	Principality Stadium
7 Nov 2026	22:10	France vs Fiji	Groupama Stadium
8 Nov 2026	17:10	England vs Australia	Twickenham

Ralph Staniforth is a South African sports journalist, editor and betting writer who has worked in sports media since 2012.

With a background in Sports Science, he has covered a wide range of sports and interviewed leading players and coaches across South African rugby, cricket and football.

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