# Rugby: A Six Nations match will be played on a Thursday for the first time ever next year, when defending champion France will host Ireland on the fifth of February. The encounter was moved not to clash with the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, the following day. The competition will feature only one rest weekend compared to the normal two. France must still confirm its home venues after it hadn’t received a satisfactory proposal to stay at the Stade de France in Paris.
Rugby: A Six Nations match will be played on a Thursday for the first time ever next year