The matches will take place in six venues across the six countries. The venues are Twickenham Stadium (London), Stade de France (Paris), Aviva Stadium (Dublin), Stadio Olimpico (Rome), Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh) and Millennium Stadium (Cardiff).

Ireland bolstered their hopes of a third successive Guinness Six Nations title as they made it 11 wins in a row over Scotland with a ruthless bonus-point 32-18 triumph at Murrayfield. The Scots endured a disastrous first half in which they allowed the dominant Irish to build a 17-0 lead through tries from Calvin Nash and captain Caelan Doris while also losing three of their most influential backs: Duhan van der Merwe to a yellow card,