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How to Watch the Six Nations in Canada (2026)

August 9, 2026

Rugby
Six Nations
Canada

The Six Nations is the annual championship between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, played across February and March. For Canadian viewers, the important thing to know about 2026 is that the rights moved: Premier Sports became the lead Canadian broadcaster, taking over from DAZN, which had carried it in previous years. If you are looking for it where you found it last year, that is why it is not there.

Key takeaways

Premier Sports holds Canadian Six Nations rights for 2026, taking over from DAZN.
The 2026 Men's Six Nations ran February 5 to March 14.
Matches are played on UK and European afternoons, which is Canadian morning.
The U20 Six Nations runs concurrently with the senior tournament.
Rights in this sport change frequently, so check before each championship.

Kickoff Times in Canada

Six Nations matches are scheduled for UK and European afternoon and evening slots. From Canada that means weekend mornings:

Typical Six Nations kickoff times converted to Canadian time zones
UK kickoff	Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific
2:10 p.m.	9:10 a.m.	8:10 a.m.	7:10 a.m.	6:10 a.m.
4:45 p.m.	11:45 a.m.	10:45 a.m.	9:45 a.m.	8:45 a.m.
8:00 p.m. (France)	2:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	Noon	11:00 a.m.

The Friday-night French fixtures are the most convenient for Canadian viewers by a wide margin — 2:00 p.m. Eastern on a Friday is genuinely watchable. Saturday morning matches require more commitment on the west coast.

Why Rugby Rights Keep Moving in Canada

Rugby has a small but committed Canadian audience, concentrated among British, Irish, French and South African expatriate communities and in the university game. That makes it a niche rights package that changes hands often — DAZN held it, Premier Sports holds it now, and it may well move again.

The practical consequence: check where the tournament is airing before each championship rather than assuming last year’s subscription still covers it. This is the single most common way Canadian rugby fans get caught out.

The Tournament Format

Six teams, five rounds. Each nation plays the other five once, home and away alternating year to year.
Grand Slam: winning all five matches.
Triple Crown: contested between the four home nations — England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Wooden Spoon: awarded, unofficially, to the team finishing last.
Super Saturday: the final round, with all three matches played the same day in sequence.

Super Saturday is the one to plan around. Three matches back to back with the championship frequently undecided going in makes it the best single day of rugby on the calendar.

Watching Rugby More Broadly from Canada

Beyond the Six Nations, rugby coverage in Canada is spread thin. TiviLeaf includes international sports feeds carrying rugby alongside the domestic Canadian networks from $9 CAD per month, which is a more practical base than a single-tournament subscription for anyone following the sport year-round rather than only in February. Plans and pricing are listed at tivileaf.com/#pricing.

Best Devices for Watching

Amazon Firestick / Fire TV: the most common streaming stick in Canadian homes. See the Fire TV setup guide.
Samsung and LG smart TVs: app support built in, no extra box needed. See the Samsung guide or the LG guide.
Apple TV: the smoothest option for 4K streams. See the Apple TV guide.
Android TV, Google TV and NVIDIA Shield: including budget boxes like the Walmart onn. See the Google TV guide.
iPhone, iPad and Android phones: for watching on the move or on a second screen.

Weekend mornings are low-congestion hours on Canadian networks, so if you buffer during a Saturday morning match the cause is almost certainly your own Wi-Fi rather than the connection. Our buffering guide covers the diagnostics.

Included with TiviLeaf

Watch Six Nations rugby with TiviLeaf

Every channel below comes in a single plan from $9 CAD/month.

What you get

International sports feeds for events without a Canadian broadcaster
TSN, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5
International feeds carrying northern hemisphere rugby

Why it is the better deal: A single-tournament subscription covers six weeks of the year. TiviLeaf bundles all of the above from $9 CAD/month.

One plan, not three. No juggling separate apps, logins and bills.
Instant activation. Set up in under ten minutes on any device you already own.
No contract. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no early-termination fee.
7-day replay. Miss it live and it is still there for a week — nothing to record.
Every screen. One subscription across your TV, phone and tablet.

View plans See the full channel list

FAQ

Who broadcasts the Six Nations in Canada?

Premier Sports became the lead Canadian broadcaster for the 2026 Six Nations, taking over from DAZN, which held the rights in previous years. Rugby rights in Canada change hands frequently, so check before each championship.

What time is the Six Nations in Canada?

Matches kick off on UK and European afternoons, which is Canadian morning. A 2:10 p.m. UK kickoff is 9:10 a.m. Eastern and 6:10 a.m. Pacific. Friday-evening French fixtures land at a more convenient 2:00 p.m. Eastern.

When is the Six Nations played?

The tournament runs across February and March. The 2026 Men's Six Nations ran from February 5 to March 14, with the U20 tournament running concurrently.

What is Super Saturday?

The final round of the Six Nations, when all three remaining matches are played on the same day in sequence. The championship is often still undecided going into it, which makes it the best single day of the tournament.