100 days before the start of the Nations Championship: with Los Pumas, what it is and what the format will be like
He Nations Championship It will be the new tournament that will be played in 2026with 12 teams participating in six rounds of matches during the July and November windows. and a series of finals on November 27-29 at the Allianz Stadium to define the two titles.
On July 4, the first day of the contest will take place. The Six Nations teams will be the representatives of the Northern Hemisphere: England, Ireland, France, Wales, Scotland and Italy. In turn, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Fiji and Japan They will do it for the Southern Hemisphere.
Divided into two groups, six games will be played per team, three in July and three in November. Each point will dictate how the standings will be established: four for a win, two for a draw, zero for a loss. Meanwhile, a bonus point will be awarded for scoring four tries or losing by seven points or less.
Finally, the finals weekend in London Two trophies will be awarded: the first will be for the team that wins the grand final among the first two in each group, while the next one will be awarded for the Hemisphere that reaches four points in the crosses. What will this format be like?
In the final weekend, the first of one group will face the first of the other and so on: winning the match from the duel between the second and the sixth will award one point, while the one who wins in the match between the first will take two units. In this way, andThe hemisphere that achieves the four points first will keep the trophy.
The complete fixture of the Nations Championship 2026
July 4 – First date of the Nations Championship
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New Zealand – France
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Japan – Italy
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South Africa – England
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Australia – Ireland
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Fiji – Wales
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Argentina – Scotland
July 11 – second date of the Nations Championship
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New Zealand – Italy
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Japan – Ireland
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South Africa – Scotland
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Australia – France
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Fiji – England
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Argentina – Wales
July 18 – third date of the Nations Championship
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Japan – France
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Australia – Italy
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South Africa – Wales
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New Zealand – Ireland
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Fiji – Scotland
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Argentina – England
November 6/8 – fourth date of the Nations Championship
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Ireland – Argentina
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Scotland – New Zealand
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France – Fiji
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Italy – South Africa
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Wales – Japan
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England – Australia
November 13/15 – fifth date of the Nations Championship
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France – South Africa
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Wales – New Zealand
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Ireland – Fiji
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Italy – Argentina
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England – Japan
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Scotland – Australia
