BBC unveils Six Nations coverage

The BBC has revealed its broadcast plans for the 2023 Six Nations.

The competition is shared by the broadcaster with ITV, with it to air at least one game every round on TV and BBC iPlayer, while BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live or 5 Sports Extra will provide live commentary of every tie. This begins with the opening game between Wales and Ireland on BBC1 and iPlayer on Saturday 4 February. Other live games on BBC television include Scotland v Wales (11 February) and the clash between Wales and England (25 February). 

Highlights of every match, as well as in-play video clips of BBC matches, will also be available via the BBC Sport website and app - as well as its social media channels. 

Gabby Logan, who won the Broadcast Sport Presenter of the Year award in November, will front the BBC’s coverage, and she’ll be joined by former rugby union stars such as Martin Johnson, Sam Warburton, John Barclay and Tommy Bowe. Meanwhile, on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra, pundits include World Cup winners Matt Dawson, Katy Daley-McLean and Paul Grayson, Lions captain Warburton, Lions stars Tom Shanklin and Denis Hickie, and former Scotland captain John Barclay.

Andrew Cotter will lead on TV commentary throughout the tournament and will be joined by co-commentators Jonathan Davies and Chris Paterson. For radio, commentary will be led by BBC’s Rugby Union Correspondent Chris Jones and Sara Orchard.

In addition, Nigel Owens will provide an official’s perspective at key points during games and Sonja McLaughlan and Lee McKenzie will be pitch side for every game. There will also be the returning Rugby Special, hosted by Ugo Monye, with Sara Orchard and Alastair Eykyn’s commentary featuring in the programme and BBC highlights generally.

The Rugby Union Daily podcast will return from Monday 30 January, with daily editions running every match-week and Ugo Monye, Danny Care, Sonja McLaughlin and more at the helm.

BBC Sport also has live coverage on its digital platforms of every single game of the Under-20 Six Nations and will broadcast every game of the Women’s Six Nations alongside BBC TV when it begins on 25 March.

BBC Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland will also have their own coverage.

For Wales, this includes on BBC Sounds, The Scrum V podcast - hosted by Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins with Nicky Robinson, on BBC1 Wales, Gabby Logan and Gareth Thomas return with the fifth series of Six Nations Sin Bin, and throughout the tournament, Scrum V will present their Six Nations specials on BBC2 Wales after each game on Sunday evenings. Presented by Catrin Heledd, guests will include Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts and the programmes will feature highlights and analysis of all the weekend’s action.

Northern Ireland and Scotland will have their own radio coverage.