It has been labelled a "tectonic shift", set to shake up the world of rugby union, but what is the Nations Championship, what have been the results so far, and what is the schedule this November?
World Rugby's inaugural 12-team Nations Championship is preparing for its November fixtures ahead of the Finals Weekend at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium from November 27 to 29, 2026. The new competition brings together the Six Nations teams against the four Rugby Championship nations, alongside Fiji and Japan, aligning northern and southern hemisphere calendars outside World Cup years.
Each team plays six matches, split across southern hemisphere fixtures in July and northern hemisphere matches in November. The opening stage rankings determine the final matchups at Twickenham, where northern hemisphere sides will face their correspondingly ranked southern hemisphere counterparts to crown the champion.
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