The 2026 Six Nations rugby championship is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Feburary 5, with a match between the 2024 and 2025 winners, Ireland and France. Coverage is split between the BBC and ITV though, so if you’re hoping to live stream the Six Nations tournament, you’ll have to know where each fixture is being broadcast ahead of time. Below, we’ll explain how to watch Six Nations free through Kodi from anywhere in the US, UK, or including abroad.
This article will only recommend official Kodi addons for Six Nations live streams. Many Kodi users turn to unlicensed streaming addons for sports, including soccer events like Six Nations. However, unlicensed streams from any source, including Kodi, tend to be laggy, time-delayed, and are often in a low resolution. Thankfully, Six Nations fixtures can be streamed live for free from legitimate sources, meaning there’s no need to look anywhere else.
Six Nations matches are only available through region-locked streaming services and networks. If you’re currently abroad, a VPN will be required to access your usual Kodi addons for live streaming the fixtures.
How to watch the Six Nations 2026 free on Kodi with a VPN
Just like streaming platforms, some Kodi addons are geo-restricted and can’t normally be accessed from abroad. With a VPN, however, it’s easy to bypass regional limitations. Just follow these steps to watch the Six Nations through Kodi, from anywhere in the world.
Here’s how to watch the Six Nations 2026 free on Kodi:
- Begin by signing up for a suitable VPN service. We recommend NordVPN but Surfshark and ExpressVPN are two high-quality alternatives.
- Download your VPN’s app, making sure to get the right version for your device.
- Decide which service you’d like to use and connect to a VPN server in the appropriate country. For instance, you’d need a British server to unblock the BBC iPlayer or an Italian server for Sky Sport Italia.
- Try visiting your chosen website. It should load almost immediately but you might have to clear your browser’s cookies and cache, then refresh the page.
As this event will be broadcast live, we strongly suggest running through the steps above well in advance of the first match starting. This way, if anything doesn’t work as expected, you’ll still have time to get help from your VPN’s customer support staff and might not have to miss any of the game.
How to watch Six Nations free on Kodi
The Six Nations tournament will be covered by several free-to-air networks in different countries. There are several Kodi addons available that offer access to these services as well.
Warning: Kodi should only be used for content to which you have the legal right to access. Neither the Kodi Foundation nor Comparitech advocates the use of Kodi for piracy.
Watch Six Nations on iPlayer WWW (BBC iPlayer)
The iPlayer WWW addon is very straightforward, allowing you to stream live or on-demand content from BBC iPlayer via Kodi. Note that you will have to create a free account on the iPlayer website beforehand, and that any usage of iPlayer, even if it’s only to watch on-demand videos, requires a valid UK TV license.
This year, ITV will be showing 10 games including every fixture where England are playing. BBC iPlayer, meanwhile, will show the remaining five matches (including all Scottish and Welsh home games) for free, starting with the Italy vs Scotland fixture on February 7.
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How to watch Six Nations on France.tv
Those living in France will be able to watch every Six Nations game live on France 2. But if you’re not in France and still want free French coverage on Kodi, there’s the France.tv Kodi addon.
You can download and install the France.tv Kodi addon from the Official Kodi Addon Repository. From there, you’ll just need to go to the Live section and open up the France 2 stream.
Note that you will need a VPN connection to a server in France to get the stream to work, as France.tv blocks connections from outside of France.
How to watch Six Nations Zattoo Box
Zattoo Box is a Kodi addon that lets you watch any channels available on the Zattoo streaming service. More importantly, it’ll allow you to stream ITV and BBC channels live. You can also watch other Six Nations broadcasters like France.tv and Rai TV.
This Kodi addon is included in the official Kodi addon repository. To install, open Kodi and select addons. Then select the “package installer” icon in the upper left (the one that looks like a box). Click install from repository → Kodi addon repository → video addons → Zattoo Box → install. When the addon is finished installing, open the configuration menu and put in the email and password you used to sign up for Zattoo. Now click OK and open to get to the main menu.
How to watch Six Nations DAZN
This year, DAZN will only be showing the Six Nations tournament in one country: Canada. Plans begin at $24.99 CAD per month and unfortunately, there’s no free trial period anymore.
You can find the DAZN Kodi addon in the Official Kodi Addon Repository.
How to watch Six Nations 2026 in your browser
If you are on vacation outside of the UK, France, Italy – or anywhere else that is showing the Six Nations championship on TV – you will need to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access your home country’s streaming platform. If you don’t have a Kodi system with you, you can stream in your browser instead.
A VPN will allow you to bypass the geo-restrictions on those platforms to stream your regular TV service from abroad. Below, we have included a list of TV platforms that you can access from abroad with a VPN if you go on vacation.
- BBC iPlayer (UK)
- ITVX (UK)
- TV8 (Italy)
- Sky Sports (Italy)
- DAZN (Canada)
- France Télévisions (France)
Six Nations 2026 full schedule
| Date | Fixture | Start time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|
| February 5 | France vs Italy | 20:10 |
| February 7 | Italy vs Scotland | 14:10 |
| February 7 | England vs Wales | 16:40 |
| February 14 | Ireland vs Italy | 14:10 |
| February 14 | Scotland vs England | 16:40 |
| February 15 | Wales vs France | 15:10 |
| February 21 | England vs Ireland | 14:10 |
| February 21 | Wales vs Scotland | 16:40 |
| February 22 | France vs Italy | 15:10 |
| March 6 | Ireland vs Wales | 20:10 |
| March 7 | Scotland vs France | 14:10 |
| March 7 | Italy vs England | 16:40 |
| March 14 | Ireland vs Scotland | 14:10 |
| March 14 | Wales vs Italy | 16:40 |
| March 14 | France vs England | 20:10 |
Conclusion
If you’re a rugby fan who wants to watch the Six Nations Championship without cable, there are many options, including the Zattoo Box Kodi addon and the iPlayer WWW Kodi addon.
If you’ve enjoyed this article and would like to learn more about how to watch TV and movies online or through Kodi, check out some of our other articles on the subject. This includes how to watch Tubi TV on Kodi and outside the U.S., how to install DAZN Kodi addon, and how to watch PopcornFlix on Kodi.
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