Ireland’s fixture dates and times for Nations Championship revealed

Ireland's Caelan Doris during the Quilter Nations Series match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Fri May 15 2026 - 09:00 • 3 MIN READIreland will open their Nations Championship campaign against Australia in the Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday, July 4th (11.10am, Irish time) in a new global biennial tournament featuring the top 12 sides in world rugby.It will be split into two fixture windows, three rounds of matches for each country in July with the same number in November.

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Ireland’s fixture dates and times for Nations Championship revealed

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