Six Nations Rugby on Peacock Premium, NBCSN

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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England versus Italy and Scotland versus Wales Feb. 13, Ireland takes on France a day later

Six Nations on NBC Sports
(Image credit: Six Nations Rugby)

Round two of the Guinness Six Nations rugby championship is live on Peacock Premium and delayed on NBCSN. England and Italy face off at 9:15 a.m. ET Feb. 13 in London on Peacock Premium, and NBCSN has the match at 12:30 p.m. Scotland and Wales kick off 11:45 a.m. ET Feb. 13 in Edinburgh on Peacock Premium, and the match starts on NBCSN 2:30 p.m. 

On Feb. 14, Ireland and France kick off 10 a.m. in Dublin on Peacock Premium. The match airs on NBCSN 10:30 p.m. 

Ahmed Fareed and Alex Corbisiero are the studio hosts. 

The annual Six Nations competition started Feb. 6. France, Wales and Scotland have one win apiece and Ireland, England and Italy all have one loss. 

Peacock Premium costs $4.99 monthly. NBCUniversal is shutting down NBCSN by the end of the year. 

Each of the six national teams plays one another in a round robin. England won the competition last year but was stunned by Scotland Feb. 6. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.