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One of the biggest days in Welsh Rugby kicks off this Wednesday, the 22nd of April, as the Welsh Varsity at Cardiff Arms Park is back and bigger than ever. Six teams, 3 blockbuster Fixtures, all live! All three games, starting with the Freshers, then the Women’s match and finishing with the men’s contest, will be broadcast on the NextGenLive YouTube channel as Cardiff and Swansea wrestle for rugby superiority and serious bragging rights.

The 2026 Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival saw two sides go unbeaten, the wonderful France and an Italian side that showed that the rise of Italian rugby is showing no signs of stopping. Among their brilliance were a number of superb individual performances across the three matchdays and, unsurprisingly, they are the two dominant nations in the NextGenLive Team of the Tournament.

The 2026 Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival certainly provided plenty of entertainment. Throughout the three matchdays at Wellington College there was so much to admire. Among that quality, some of the very best female U18 rugby players we have seen. Ahead of the tournament we set the challenge of picking a Team of the Tournament afterwards, little did we know that the options would be so many.

The Men’s and Women’s U18 Six Nations Festivals have concluded after three fantastic rounds of competition in each of the two Festivals. The Stade Municipal Louis Darragon in Vichy, France, hosted the Men’s Festival, where France and Italy went unbeaten, while Wellington College in Berkshire, England, hosted the Women’s Festival, where France also went unbeaten. Below, we take a look at what happened at the Festivals and the stories within – plus our unofficial final tables.

The Final of the U18 Girls Quins Cup takes place this Tuesday, 7pm KO, with Wimbledon RFC and Old Reigatians meeting at The Stoop, home of Harlequins. It is the first of a series of Quins Cup Finals at The Stoop across age-groups, both this U18 Girls Quins Cup Final on Tuesday and the U18 Boys Quins Cup Colts Final on Tuesday 28th April, both broadcast LIVE here on NextGenLive.

The Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival kicks off this Thursday at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. The six sides, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will compete across three matchdays. Games will take place on Thursday 2nd April, Monday 6th April, and Friday 10th April, with each side playing one 70 minute fixture on Thursday 2nd and one 70 minute on Friday 10th, while Monday 6th will see each side play two 35 minute games.

The final day of the NMI Toyota Noord-Suid 2026 tournament saved some of its best moments for last. Stellenberg beat Grey College for the first time in their history, Paarl Gimnasium ran in ten tries against Menlopark to finish the week as the tournament’s most dominant side, and Affies signed off with a home win against Durbanville in a fitting end to four days of compelling schools rugby in Pretoria.

The Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival kicks off this Friday at the Stade Louis Darragon in Vichy, France. As has happened in the last few years, the U18 Six Nations Festival will in fact be an eight-team festival, with Georgia and Spain once again invited to join the traditional Six Nations countries of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales in Vichy.

England have named their side for their opening game of the Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival, they play Ireland in a 3.15pm kick off at the Stade Louis Darragon in Vichy, France, this Friday. Bath co-captain Declan Treacey will captain the side, it is the Beechen Cliff star’s fourth time captaining England at U18 level. Alongside him in the centres is Exeter College’s Charlie Bosanko, the Exeter Chief starts at outside centre.

England have named their side for their opening game of the 2026 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival this Thursday, 4.30pm BST. James Cooper’s side kick off their tournament, which is held this year at Wellington College in Berkshire, with a contest against Wales.