You may have heard that there is no Autumn Series for England this year as this has been replaced by the new Nations Championship, beginning November 2026 and will take place every two years, outside of Rugby World Cup and British & Irish Lions Tour years. The tournament will see twelve of the strongest international rugby nations in the world form two groups of six teams.

The Six Nations teams form a European group to represent the Northern Hemisphere, and will face the powerhouse SANZAAR nations, plus invitational teams Japan and Fiji, who complete the line up representing the Southern Hemisphere.

Next July, the Northern Hemisphere group of teams will travel to play three rounds of away fixtures with every team playing a different rival from the opposing Hemisphere group. In November 2026, the Southern Hemisphere group will then travel north of the equator for the remaining three rounds.

The Finals Weekend will deliver three days of double headers taking centre stage at Allianz Stadium hosting the first iteration of these Finals. The RFU has ensured that affiliated clubs will have early access to purchase tickets for the three November 2026 home pool games and the three days that make up the finals weekend.

POOL Games
England v Australia: Sunday 8 November, KO 15:10
England v Japan: Saturday 14 November, KO 16:40
England v New Zealand: Saturday 21 November, KO 14:10
Application forms for England’s Pool games are attached.
Please note that all applications must be received by Wednesday 21st January at 6pm

FINALS Weekend
Friday 27 November, 6 v 6 final - KO 16:40 followed by the 3 v 3 final - KO 20:10
Saturday 28 November, 5 v 5 final - KO 13:10 followed by the 2 v 2 final - KO 16:40
Sunday 29 November, 4 v 4 final KO 13:10 followed by the 1 v 1 final - KO 16:40

A ticket price list is also attached for the Finals Weekend matches.
Note that a ticket bought for any one of the three finals days gives access to both finals being played on that day. To be considered for tickets for the Finals Weekend please email Mel Cook on mc@hhrfc.co.uk stating how many tickets, at which category price and on which finals day, you would like to apply for.

Please note that all email requests for Finals Weekend tickets must also be received by Wednesday 21st January at 6pm

Note an application is not necessarily a guaranteed ticket, depending on the number of applications received by the Club and tickets allocated.