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Guinness Six Nations title defence begins in Cardiff in 2020

Jake Ball celebrates the 2019 Grand Slam with his Scarlets team mates Ken Owens, Rob Evans and Jake Ball.

Guinness Six Nations title defence begins in Cardiff in 2020

Following a dramatic final weekend of the 2019 Championship that saw Wales claim the Grand Slam, the fixtures for the 2020 and 2021 Guinness Six Nations Championships have been revealed.

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The first weekend of 2020 will see Wales begin their defence of the title against Italy at Principality Stadium in Cardiff – in what is the first of five Saturday fixtures – before travelling to Dublin the following weekend. The action returns to Cardiff a fortnight later when they welcome France to the capital city.

The penultimate fixture will be a thrilling encounter with England in Twickenham, with Super Saturday promising to be just that as Scotland come to Cardiff.

Click here to see how Wales claimed the 2019 Guinness Six Nations title. 

Super Saturday 2020 will take place on 14 March starting with Wales v Scotland and for the first time the final match of Super Saturday will be on prime time with France v Ireland at 8pm (GMT).

Wales’ 2020 Guinness Six Nations fixtures (all times GMT):

Sat 1st Feb: Wales v Italy, 14:15, Principality Stadium
Sat 8th Feb: Ireland v Wales, 14:15, Aviva Stadium
Sat 22nd Feb: Wales v France, 16:45, Principality Stadium
Sat 7th Mar: England v Wales, 16:45, Twickenham Stadium
Sat 14th Mar: Wales v Scotland, 14:15, Principality Stadium

The 2021 Championship will start on 6th February with Italy v France and finish on 20th March 2021 with France v Wales, again at 8pm (GMT).

Wales’ 2021 Guinness Six Nations fixtures (all times GMT):

Sun 7th Feb: Wales v Ireland, 15:00, Principality Stadium
Sat 13th Feb: Scotland v Wales, 16:45, BT Murrayfield Stadium
Sat 27th Feb: Wales v England, 16:45, Principality Stadium
Sat 13th Mar: Italy v Wales, 14:15
Sat 20th Mar: France v Wales, 20:00

Commenting on the announcement, Six Nations CEO, Ben Morel said: “We’ve got exciting plans for the future of the Guinness Six Nations, and this announcement is a key building block.

“As Super Saturday 2019 proved, the drama and spectacle a Guinness Six Nations creates is unique in the sporting world. Other unforgettable occasions this Championship season such as the clash of Ireland and England in Round One and Wales v England in Round Three will also live long in the memory.

“The 2019 Championship gave us a stunning finale with three teams competing for the title on the final weekend, a brilliant Grand Slam winner, and a unique Calcutta Cup match to finish the Championship off.

“We look forward to developing the Championship in partnership with our Unions, sponsors and most importantly of all our fans over the coming years, and to the next two years of the Guinness Six Nations Championship generating even more excitement than the 2019 edition.”

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