BBC America
BBC AMERICA Airs 6N
RBS Six Nations Championship, one of Europe’s biggest annual sporting events, will broadcast live on BBC AMERICA starting Saturday, February 6.
The cable channel will broadcast five live matches over the course of the legendary rugby tournament featuring England, Ireland, France, Scotland, Wales and Italy vying for the championship.
Last year’s winner, Ireland, clinched the championship after a thrilling victory that came down to a missed penalty by Wales, giving the Irish the 17-15 win.
BBC AMERICA’s first match will be from London, where England faces off against Wales, on Saturday, February 6, 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT.
The RBS Six Nations Championship will hold this year’s matches in London, Paris, Dublin, Rome, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The home field advantage for the match alternates from year to year between each country’s teams.
The tournament has every team playing each other once - with two points being awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The Six Nations has a total of fifteen matches and the team with the most points wins.
Victory in every game results in the team being given the title “Grand Slam” winner. There is also the title of “Triple Crown” competed for each year, which is awarded if a team from the four Home Nations (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) beats each of the other three Home Nations.
Last year, Ireland ended a 61-year wait for a “Grand Slam” with its championship that also was a “Triple Crown.” This year, can England return to its glory days? Will Wales climb back to the top after a disappointing fourth place finish last year?
With the most victories in the past decade (five), can France once again dominate? Or is it in the cards for Scotland and Italy to win their first Six Nations championships?
This acclaimed tournament began in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship but was renamed the Five Nations when France joined in 1910. Italy joined the tournament ten years ago, making it the Six Nations.
SCHEDULE
Wales versus England (in London)
Saturday, February 6, 12:00pm ET/9:00am PT
2009’s Champion Ireland versus France (in Paris)
Saturday, February 13, 11:30am ET/8:30am PT
Ireland versus England (in London)
Saturday, February 27, 11:00am ET/8:00am PT
Wales versus Ireland (in Dublin)
Saturday, March13, 9:30am ET/6:30am PT
England versus France (in Paris)
Saturday, March 20, 9:00am ET/6:00am PT