The Six Nations rugby championships begin in February as a collection of some of the best national rugby teams in Europe face off in a five week round-robin style tournament. 

But there are two Six Nation tournaments to watch next month.  

While the national teams for England, France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Italy play 15 matches over February and March, their Under-20 squads do the same. 

The U20 Six Nations tournament begins the same weekend. While the senior squads play on Saturdays over the five weeks, the U20 squads will play on Fridays, except for the final round, which is played on Sunday, March 19.  

Here’s what to know about the U20 Six Nations Tournament. 

When Is The U20 Six Nations Rugby Tournament?

The tournament begins on Feb. 3 and ends on March 19. Like the regular tournament, there are 15 matches. 

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Where Is The U20 Six Nations Rugby Tournament?

The tournament is not held at a centralized location as the teams will play in their home countries at various stadiums. Hosts teams alternate on odd and even years. 

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How To Watch The U20 Six Nations Tournament?

The U20 Six Nations tournament can be streamed on FloSports. 

FloSports also will stream the Women’s Six Nations Tournament in March. 

Round 1 U20 Six Nations Schedule - Feb. 3 (All Times EST)

• France at Italy, 1:30 p.m. ET
• Ireland at Wales, 2 p.m.
• Scotland at England, 2 p.m.

Round 2 U20 Six Nations Schedule - Feb. 10

• Italy at England, 2 p.m.
• Wales at Scotland, 2:15p.m.
• France at Ireland, 3 p.m.

Round 3 U20 Six Nations Schedule - Feb. 24

• Ireland at Italy, 2:15 p.m.
• England at Wales, 2:15 p.m.
• Scotland at France, 3 p.m.

Round 4 U20 Six Nations Schedule - March 10

• Ireland at Scotland, 2:15 p.m.
• Wales at Italy, 2:15 p.m.
• France at England, 3 p.m.

Round 5 U20 Six Nations Schedule - March 19

• Italy at Scotland, 10 a.m.
• England at Ireland, 1 p.m.
• Wales at France, 4 p.m.

How Do Teams Win The U20 Six Nations Rugby Championship?

The U20 Six Nations rugby championship is a round-robin style tournament where teams play one another once and accumulate points for wins that determine the championship. 

How Does The U20 Six Nations Scoring Work?

Here’s how the scoring system works:

• The team that wins a match gets four points or (if the team scores four tries or more) five points.
• The team that loses gets no points or (if the team scores four tries or more by a margin of seven points or fewer) one point or (if the team scores four tries or more and loses by a margin of seven points or fewer) two points.
• Teams that draw will each get two points and any team that scores four tries or more gets one more point.
• A team that wins all five of its matches (a “Grand Slam”) will get three more points.

Who Wins The Six Nations Rugby Championship If Teams Tie?

If the teams have the same number of match points, the tiebreaker is point differential during the matches. The second tiebreaker is the number of points. There is no third tiebreaker. If it gets to that point, the teams will split the championship.