How to follow 2025 Six Nations across the BBC

The six captains gathered at the the Colosseum in Rome to launch this year's Six Nations

BBC Sport will bring you live coverage, highlights and analysis of every match in the 2025 Men's Six Nations, which gets under way in Paris on Friday.

France take on Wales in the opening game at the Stade de France, as the championship celebrates 25 years since Italy joined the competition.

Scotland host Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday in a match you can watch live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

In the opening round's final game later that day, defending champions Ireland launch their bid for a third title in a row against England in Dublin.

The championship will come to a conclusion with three back-to-back games on 'Super Saturday' on 15 March.

"The Six Nations always brings unforgettable drama, passion, and incredible skill, and I'm so excited to see which players and teams will rise to the occasion this year," said TV presenter Gabby Logan.

"It's a competition like no other, and we're ready to bring it all to life for our audience."

The Six Nations on TV, iPlayer, radio, podcasts & online

BBC TV broadcasts live coverage of every Scotland and Wales home game, while there is live radio commentary of every England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland match on BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app.

Match highlights and key moments from every game will be available on the BBC Sport website and app as well as iPlayer and the BBC's social media channels shortly after full-time.

The online coverage will also feature live streams, text commentaries and the latest news from all the teams.

You can watch highlights and in-depth analysis of every match on Six Nations Rugby Special on BBC Two and iPlayer on Sunday evenings.

BBC Radio 5 Live or BBC 5 Sports Extra will bring you live match commentary every weekend, while the Rugby Union Weekly podcast will provide insight and interviews as it becomes a daily offering.

Meanwhile, all Scotland games will be on BBC Radio Scotland Extra, all Ireland games will be live on BBC Radio Ulster, and all Wales games will be on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.

BBC Sport also has live coverage on its digital platforms of every match of the Under-20 Six Nations, commencing on Thursday, 30 January, as well as the Women's Six Nations, which begins on Saturday, 22 March.

Six Nations TV schedule on the BBC

The games the BBC has rights to show will be available to watch on BBC One, iPlayer, Red Button, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport mobile app (for UK audiences only).

All other games will be shown live on ITV.

Live on BBC Sport:

Saturday, 1 February: Scotland v Italy (14:15 GMT)

Sunday, 9 February: Scotland v Ireland (15:00 GMT)

Saturday, 22 February: Wales v Ireland (14:15 GMT)

Saturday, 8 March: Scotland v Wales (16:45 GMT)

Saturday, 15 March: Wales v England (16:45 GMT)

Who are the BBC's Six Nations experts?

Gabby Logan presents live coverage on BBC One and iPlayer with Andrew Cotter providing the match commentary.

Expert analysis will come from a team of rugby union greats including Martin Johnson, Sam Warburton, John Barclay, Chris Paterson, Jonathan Davies, Danny Care, Tommy Bowe, Sergio Parisse and former referee Nigel Owens.

Live radio coverage is led by rugby union correspondent Chris Jones, while the likes of Matt Dawson, Paul Grayson, Chris Ashton, Johnnie Beattie, Fraser Brown, Philippa Tuttiett, Ken Owens and Donncha O'Callaghan will be on hand to offer their analysis.

Six Nations fixtures and kick-off times

Matches are subject to late changes, so details may differ from this page. All times are GMT. Kick-off times in brackets.

Friday, 31 January

France v Wales (20:15) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Live

Saturday, 1 February

Scotland v Italy (14:15) - BBC One from 13:15-16:30 & BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Ireland v England (16:45) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Live

Sunday, 2 February

Highlights - Six Nations Rugby Special - BBC Two from 18:00-19:00

Saturday, 8 February

Italy v Wales (14:15) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

England v France (16:45) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Live

Sunday, 9 February

Scotland v Ireland (15:00) - BBC One from 14:20-17:10 & BBC Radio 5 Live

Highlights - Six Nations Rugby Special - BBC Two from 18:00-19:00

Saturday, 22 February

Wales v Ireland (14:15) - BBC One from 13:15-16:30 & listen on BBC Sounds & BBC Sport website and app

England v Scotland (16:45) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Live

Sunday, 23 February

Italy v France (15:00) - ITV & updates on BBC Radio 5 Live

Highlights - Six Nations Rugby Special - BBC Two from 18:00-19:00

Saturday, 8 March

Ireland v France (14:15) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Scotland v Wales (16:45) - BBC One from 16:00-19:00 & BBC Radio 5 Live or Sports Extra TBC

Sunday, 9 March

England v Italy - ITV & listen on BBC Sounds & BBC Sport website and app

Highlights - Six Nations Rugby Special - BBC Two from 18:30-19:30

Saturday, 15 March

Italy v Ireland (14:15) - ITV & BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Wales v England (16:45) - BBC One from 16:00-19:00 - BBC Radio 5 Live

France v Scotland (20:00) - BBC Radio 5 Live

Sunday, 16 March

Highlights - Six Nations Rugby Special - BBC Two from 18:00-19:00