England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales Battle For Supremacy of Northern Hemisphere

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The 2018 Six Nations Championship will run this year from February 3rd until March 17th, 2018.





The defending champions from England will look to defend their crown against France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Here is the complete Six Nations schedule (home teams on the left):

Week 1

Wales v Scotland
France v Ireland
Italy v England

Week 2

Ireland v Italy
England v Wales
Scotland v France

Week 3

France v Italy
Ireland v Wales
Scotland v England

Week 4

Ireland v Scotland
France v England
Wales v Italy

Week 5

Italy v Scotland
England v Ireland
Wales v France

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Here are the current outright winner odds, courtesy of Bet365:

Source: Bet365
Time Stamp: January 29th, 2018 12:17 am GMT
Odds Subject to Change

England 1/1
Ireland 6/4
Scotland 8/1
Wales 16/1
France 20/1
Italy 1000/1

As you can see, England and Ireland are practically the co-favourites to win the tournament, while Scotland is seen as the leading dark horse candidate.





Here are some of the leading Player of the Tournament odds:

Johnny Sexton, 10/1
Owen Farrell, 10/1
Stuart Hogg, 16/1
Conor Murray, 16/1
CJ Stander, 18/1

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The Six Nations tournament got its start in 1883, first as the Home Nations Championship, then as the Five Nations Championship, and finally as the Six Nations Championship with the most recent addition of Italy.

England has won the title 38 times (28 outright, 10 shared), while France has won 25 times (17 outright, 8 shared).