England, Ireland set for Six Nations St. Patrick's showdown

Ireland beat England 13-9 on the final day of this year's tournament to ruin their rival's hopes of a second successive grand slam and a world record 19th victory in a row, and will be hoping for a similar result on St Patrick's Day next year.





The Six Nations starts on Feb. 3 with Wales and Scotland facing off in Cardiff, and Ireland travelling to Paris to play France. England travel to Italy a day later.

England and Wales renew hostilities in the highlight of round two at Twickenham on Feb. 10, while France take on Italy in round three the Friday after, in a match to be played at a yet-to-be announced venue outside Paris for the first time.

"We are delighted to confirm the fixture dates for the 2018 Championship, coming shortly after a record breaking 2017 edition," Six Nations Rugby chairman Pat Whelan said in a statement.

"We enjoyed record figures across TV and digital and look forward to continuing that trend over the next two seasons."

The 2019 edition of the Six Nations will begin on Feb. 1 and runs until March 16.





2018 Six Nations championship fixtures (times GMT):

Feb. 3

Wales v Scotland 1415

France v Ireland 1645

Feb. 4

Italy v England 1500

Feb. 10

Ireland v Italy 1415

England v Wales 1645

Feb. 11

Scotland v France 1500

Feb. 23

France v Italy 2000

Feb. 24

Ireland v Wales 1415

Scotland v England 1645

March 10

Ireland v Scotland 1415

France v England 1645

March 11

Wales v Italy 1500

March 17

Italy v Scotland 1230

England v Ireland 1445

Wales v France 1700





(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)


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