The clock continues to tick towards the start of the hotly-anticipated Autumn Nations Cup, with the first of 16 blockbuster match-ups now little over a week away.
Having recently concluded their 2020 Six Nations exploits, Ireland, Wales, Italy, Scotland, England and France are preparing to be joined by Georgia and Fiji for the new and innovative tournament, that will be played over four weekends.
The eight sides have been split into two pools of four, with newly-crowned Six Nations champions England joining Georgia, Ireland and Wales in Group A, and Fiji, France, Italy and Scotland facing off in Group B.
Each team will play their fellow group members once before contesting a placing match based on their ranking, to determine their final position in the overall standings.
Andy Farrell’s Ireland host Wales in a mouth-watering Friday-night curtain-raiser on November 13, before Italy and Scotland go head-to-head in Rome and England host Georgia a day later, and Fiji travel to France in the weekend-concluding tie on the Sunday.
With the promise of a feast of thrills and spills, fans in the Republic of Ireland won’t have to miss a moment of the action thanks to a TV deal that will see RTÉ and Premier Sports share coverage of all the Autumn Nations Cup games.
All four Ireland matches will be available free-to-air exclusively on RTÉ, while Ryle Nugent and Rob Kearney will feature as part of Premier Sports’ broadcast of the 12 remaining ties.
Find the full schedule of fixtures and how to watch below.
Autumn Nations Cup fixtures and TV channel
ROUND 1
Ireland vs Wales, 7pm on 13 November – RTÉ
Italy vs Scotland, 12.45pm on 14 November – Premier Sports
England vs Georgia, 3pm on 14 November – Premier Sports
France vs Fiji, TBC on 15 November – Premier Sports
ROUND 2
Italy vs Fiji, 12.45pm on 21 November – Premier Sports
England vs Ireland, 3pm on 21 November – RTÉ
Wales vs Georgia, 5.15pm on 21 November – Premier Sports
Scotland vs France, 3pm on 22 November – Premier Sports
ROUND 3
Scotland vs Fiji, 1.45pm on 28 November – Premier Sports
Wales vs England, 4pm on 28 November – Premier Sports
France vs Italy, 8pm on 28 November – Premier Sports
Ireland vs Georgia, 2pm on 29 November – RTÉ
FINALS WEEKEND
Georgia vs TBD, 12pm on 5 December – Premier Sports
Ireland vs TBD, 2.15pm on 5 December – RTÉ
Wales vs TBD, 4.45pm on 5 December – Premier Sports
England vs TBD, 2pm on 6 December – Premier Sports
