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Six Nations 2026 Outright Winner Odds & Predictions

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| BY Alex McMahon

An early look at the 2026 Six Nations tournament winner market, with rugby union fans casting one eye on the spring following the latest round of Autumn Internationals.

Who will win the Six Nations title in 2026? Only time will tell. There have been a few rugby union betting moves over the past few weeks, with the Autumn International series giving punters insight into which teams will be in the hunt to lift the trophy.

Here, I look at the current state of the betting on the Six Nations 2026 and assess the chances of each team. So without further ado, let’s take a quick glance at latest odds following the weekend’s action:

Six Nations 2026 Betting Odds:

Punters can bet on the 2026 Six Nations outright winner at William Hill and here is the current state of the market:

France – 8/11
England – 11/4
Ireland – 5/1
Scotland – 14/1
Wales – 100/1
Italy – 125/1

With Les Bleus heading up the market as clear favourites, one might think that the Six Nations trophy is France’s to lose but it might not be as straightforward as that. Here, I discuss the chances of all six nations ahead of next year’s competition.

France Favourites

You can see why William Hill have installed France as favourites to win the Six Nations, given Les Bleus are the defending champions and have won the competition twice in the past four years – including a Grand Slam in 2022.

With home matches against Ireland and England, you can see why France are expected to lift the trophy. You’d expect them to have too much firepower for the likes of Wales and Italy on the road, though Scotland at Murrayfield is always a potentially tricky matchup.

Having said that, France have won on their previous two visits to Edinburgh and that will give Les Bleus confidence ahead of the 2026 Six Nations. There’s plenty of water to go under the bridge but they are worthy sports betting favourites.

Momentum With England

England have won 10 matches on the spin since a narrow 27-22 defeat to Ireland in Dublin earlier this year and Steve Borthwick’s side are full of confidence off the back of a convincing success over New Zealand.

Chasing a first Six Nations crown since 2020, England have strung a run of results together and they are playing some fantastic rugby – with Borthwick’s regime finally clicking into place and they are reaping the rewards.

England are building momentum and it feels like they are on the verge of something special. It would be a real coming of age moment for English rugby if this squad can go to Paris on the final day of the 2026 Six Nations campaign and win to seal the trophy.

Ireland Hard To Weigh Up

It still feels like Ireland are struggling to play consistently well and that makes them unlikely contenders for me. One week they’re brilliant, the next they are making a calamity of errors and you simply cannot afford to do that in a major competition.

The opening fixture of the tournament will tell us a lot about Ireland and their chances of springing a shock title challenge as they face France in Paris. A win there would send out a real statement of intent ahead of what could be a thrilling Six Nations campaign.

With two Six Nations triumphs in the last three years, Ireland have been the dominant force in the northern hemisphere in recent times but there has been a changing of the guard and for me, they’re still very much in a period of transition.