The Finals Weekend will ultimately determine the dominant rugby hemisphere in international rugby ending years of speculation through the awarding of the Nations Championship Hemisphere Trophy, while also recognising the top team in the world in 2026, who will lift the inaugural Nations Championship trophy.
With more than 100,000 tickets already sold, fans are encouraged to secure their seats as the countdown to the Finals Weekend continues. Ticket options and price points have been designed to make the three-day festival accessible to the broadest possible range of supporters. Full ticket information and available options can be found on the official Nations Championship website.
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The innovative Nations Championship features the 12 strongest teams in international rugby, divided into Northern and Southern Hemisphere groups. A Southern Series of matches followed by a Northern Series, all featuring cross-hemisphere matches, will determine the table standings for each hemisphere group and therefore seedings for the Finals weekend at Allianz Stadium in London.
In July the entertaining Southern Series cross-hemisphere matches gripped the attention of rugby fans worldwide with 109 tries scored, and saw honours even between the hemispheres with the match tally finishing at nine wins apiece. However, the only unbeaten teams in the Series were from the Southern Hemisphere group.
Presently, the Southern Hemisphere group is headed by the only two unbeaten teams, South Africa and New Zealand, after their three matches and have 15 points each. The Northern Hemisphere group is headed by France with two victories and 12 points, followed by Scotland on 11 points and England on 10 points who have also both won two matches. Bonus points could well determine the finals standings.
Therefore, it is all to play for in November when the Southern Hemisphere teams head north. The Northern teams will have home advantage against the teams from the south but, at the same time, they will all be indirectly competing against each other within their hemisphere group to secure as many wins as possible in order to secure a spot in the Final.
Ireland welcome Argentina, Fiji and South Africa to Aviva Stadium in November. Any remaining tickets available for Ireland's home games can be gotten here through Ticketmaster. A reminder to only buy tickets from official sources.
Ultimately every fixture and victory matters. The teams finishing in corresponding positions across the Northern and Southern Hemisphere groups will face each other, creating six head-to-head contests across the Finals weekend at Allianz Stadium. The points awarded from each Finals match victory determining the dominant rugby hemisphere.