{"id":45005,"date":"2024-02-01T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1983816"},"modified":"2024-02-01T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T12:41:30","slug":"six-nations-2024-matches-this-weekend-fixtures-and-tv-coverage-saturday-2nd-sunday-3rd-february","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/six-nations-2024-matches-this-weekend-fixtures-and-tv-coverage-saturday-2nd-sunday-3rd-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations 2024 matches this weekend: Fixtures and TV coverage \u2013 Saturday 2nd\/Sunday 3rd February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Your complete guide to Six Nations 2024 matches on today, including kick-off times and TV coverage details. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Michael Potts\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 01 February 2024 at 11:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The opening weekend of Six Nations 2024 action has arrived, with some firecracker match-ups to savour in the first round of matches.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t win a title on day one, but you can lose it. France host Ireland in Marseille to kick-start the Irish title defence in the most difficult way imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>2022 champions France and 2023 champions Ireland are the clear favourites to go the distance in 2024, and their hopes will be solidified or smashed in the very first outing of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, England begin with a trip to Rome and Wales take on Scotland to raise the curtain on another unpredictable edition of the Six Nations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you all the Six Nations 2024 matches coming up on TV this weekend<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Six Nations 2024 matches this weekend<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This weekend\u2019s matches will set the tone for the competition to come. France v Ireland is probably the biggest game of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The victors in that one will take a massive advantage into the remainder of their games.<\/p>\n<p>England will hope to stave off a buoyant Italian side, while Wales and Scotland battle for a return to competitiveness in 2024.<\/p> <h3><strong>Round One<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>All UK time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 2nd February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>France v Ireland (8pm) ITV1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 3rd February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italy v England (2:15pm) ITV1<\/p>\n<p>Wales v Scotland (4:45pm) BBC One<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Six Nations 2024 matches next weekend<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>All UK time.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Round Two<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Saturday 10th February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scotland v France (2:15pm) BBC One<\/p>\n<p>England v Wales (4:45pm) ITV1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 11th February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ireland v Italy (3pm) ITV1<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"1a6b0e0db50a4b603ee80add086ccc174fb227f8\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"1a6b0e0db50a4b603ee80add086ccc174fb227f8\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sport<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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