Six Nations to come to Europe's top cities

Rugby fans will be given plenty of opportunity to visit some of the top city break destinations in Europe next year as the Six Nations kicks off.

This much-anticipated contest sees the leading rugby-playing nations in the northern hemisphere go head-to-head over the course of six weeks.

Paris will be among the cities involved in the tournament, playing host to France's matches against Scotland on February 14th and Wales on February 27th.

Rome will be the centre of the action on February 15th when Italy play Ireland, before Wales and France visit the Stadio Flaminio on March 14th and 21st respectively.

British fans will be able to see plenty of intriguing matches without having to travel too far, including a clash between Ireland and France in Dublin on February 7th.

England will travel to Cardiff to play Wales on February 14th before facing France in London on March 15th.

More information and the full fixture list can be found on the Six Nations website.

Posted by Penny, 15 December 2008 16:15

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