Where to watch Six Nations 2025 rugby matches in Rome.

Italy will play three home games in the 2025 edition of the Six Nations rugby union championship, which kicks off on 31 January and ends on 15 March.

The Azzurri will face Wales on Saturday 8 February at 15.15, France on Sunday 23 February at 16.00, and defending champions Ireland on Saturday 15 March at 15.15.

All three Italy matches will be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Italy will also play two away games: against Scotland in Murrayfield on 1 February and against England in Twickenham on 9 March.

2025 is a milestone year for the rugby tournament as it marks 25 years since Italy was added to the Five Nations rugby union championship in 2000.

Last year the Azzurri achieved their best ever result in the tournament, beating Scotland and Wales, and drawing with France, significantly changing the way the team is seen internationally.

As rugby increases its audience among Italians there is greater demand to watch the games in bars in Rome, with a growing number of Italians joining foreigners to watch the annual rugby union championship contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Here are some of the best pubs in Rome to watch the Six Nations matches.

For the biggest screens, party atmosphere and commentary in English, it would be hard to beat Scholars Lounge just off the central Piazza Venezia - Rome's largest Irish pub and past winner of the world's Irish Pub of the Year.

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Italian rugby fans cram into the rugby-mad The Shamrock or Camden Town - two Irish pubs on opposite sides of the Colosseum - with a lively atmosphere guaranteed in both places.The Fiddler’s Elbow and the Druid’s Den - Rome's oldest and third-oldest Irish pub respectively - screen the games to their customers who are generally a mix of Italian and foreign.

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Finnegans, in the heart of the Monti quarter, also screens the Six Nations and attracts a large English-speaking crowd, mainly from the UK and Ireland.Other popular pubs showing the rugby games include the Abbey Theatre near Piazza Navona, The Highlander in the historic centre, and The Nag's Head near Piazza Venezia.

For full details about the Six Nations matches in Rome see the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) website.

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