Women's Six Nations 2023: live stream the Rugby Union championship free online from anywhere, Round 5

By Aatif Sulleyman
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Can The Red Roses beat France and win the Six Nations title?

Danielle Waterman of England scores a try during the Women's Six Nations rugby tournament.
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Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream

The Women's Six Nations 2023 is free to watch on the BBC in the UK. Rugby fans can also watch for free via RTÉ and Virgin Media in Ireland. FloRugby is the live broadcaster in the USA, DAZN is the network for Canadian rugby fans and Stan Sport has the Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream in Australia. Use a VPN to watch your local stream from anywhere, if you are away from home. 

Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream: Preview

It's the final round of the 2023 Women's Six Nations this weekend, and England are sitting pretty at the top of the standings with 20 points. France are one point behind, ahead of Wales on 10. 

Round 5 kicks off with England vs France at Twickenham on Saturday at 1pm BST. The huge title-decider will see Marlie Packer's Red Roses take on Audrey Forlani's Les Bleues in what's set to be the match of the tournament.

Four-time consecutive reigning champions England remain the team to beat but, with skipper Emily Scarratt injured, coach Simon Middleton faces a tough task maintaining the levels that have taken England to the top of the world rankings.

France are certainly best-positioned to take advantage of on any potential slump on England's part. They were the last team to win the competition before the Red Roses' four-year spell of dominance, and although last year's Player of the Championship Laure Sansus has hung up her boots, coaches Gaelle Mignot and David Ortiz have a strong group of players.

Later in the day, Italy play Wales (3.30pm BST) and Scotland lock horns with Ireland (7.30pm BST). 

All games are free to view in the UK and Ireland. Here's how to watch a Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream from anywhere. 

Watch Women's Six Nations free live stream 2023

Viewers in the UK can stream the entire 2023 Women's Six Nations for free via BBC iPlayer and S4C. That's also the case in Ireland, with RTÉ and Virgin Media sharing live broadcast duties

Outside of the UK or Ireland? Use a VPN to access any local stream from abroad. We recommend ExpressVPN as it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. 

Not used a VPN before? It's easy. Here's our step-by-step guide...

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 from abroad with a VPN

You won't be able to watch your regular Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream while traveling abroad. The streaming service will spot that you're in a foreign country and block you. You can use a VPN (virtual private network) to get around this, though.

It's a straightforward piece of software which sets your device to appear as if it's in the right country, allowing you to watch any Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream from anywhere in the world.

We rate ExpressVPN as the best VPN for the Women's Six Nations. It offers a 30-day guarantee for all your money back if you're not happy with the service.

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How to use a VPN for Women's Six Nations 2023

Using a VPN to watch Women's Six Nations 2023 is incredibly easy:

1. Install the VPN of your choice. ExpressVPN is the one we recommend.

2. Open up the VPN app and choose the location of the service you wish to access. For the Women's Six Nations, you may wish to choose 'UK' for BBC iPlayer.

3. Then head over to BBC iPlayer on your browser or device and enjoy the free Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in the UK

Coverage of the tournament is held by the BBC, while S4C will also offer Welsh-language coverage of every Wales fixture.

This means it's a piece of cake to watch Women's Six Nations 2023 matches free on the BBC iPlayer website or mobile app (live and on catch up). 

Remember: use a VPN to access the service when travelling outside of the UK.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in Ireland

You'll also be able to watch every match of 2023 Women's Six Nations for free in Ireland, as RTÉ and Virgin Media are sharing live broadcast duties.

That means you'll be able to stream every game live via either RTÉ Player, or Virgin Media Player, with both services available across a wide range of devices. 

Don't forget: Irish nationals can live stream every match free of charge while abroad with a VPN.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in Australia

Streaming service Stan Sport has the rights to show every match of the 2023 Women's Six Nations live in Australia, and will be broadcasting every game ad-free.

A Stan Sport subscription currently costs $10 per month in addition to a base $10 Stan membership. However, you can take advantage of a 7-day free trial.

As well as the Six Nations, Stan Sport also has the rights to a long list of top-tier sports, including Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League football, and Formula E.

Out of Australia? Use a VPN to access your local stream when away from home.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in the USA

Every match of this year's Women's Six Nations will be available to watch in the US via the streaming service FloRugby.

Rugger fans can sign up to FloRugby for $29.99 a month or $150 a year. You'll find FloRugby apps available on most smart devices including iOS, Android, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV.

Don't forget: UK fans visiting the USA can stream every match free of charge while abroad with a VPN.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in New Zealand

Kiwi's can watch Women's Six Nations 2023 action courtesy of Sky Sport, which is available as part of a range of pay TV packages. 

If you're a subscriber you'll also be able to watch online using the country's Sky Go service

If you're looking to cut the cords, you can try the Sky Sport Now streaming-only platform - where a pass costs $19.99 per week or $39.99 per month. The monthly package comes with a 7-day free trial.

Don't forget: UK nationals can live stream every match for free while abroad with a VPN.

Women's Six Nations 2023 live stream in South Africa

Super Sport has rugby fans covered for live Women's Six Nations matches in South Africa.

And if you're not going to be able to watch on your TV, you can also tune in via the network's streaming service for PC and Mac, as well as via SuperSport's dedicated app.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in Canada

Streaming service DAZN is showing every game of the 2023 Women's Six Nations live in Canada.

A DAZN subscription will currently set you back CA$24.99 a month or $199.99 a year. 

As well as giving you every Women's Six Nations 2023 match, DAZN also has exclusive rights in Canada to Champions League, Europa League and EFL Championship soccer, while the serve has dedicated apps for a wide variety of mobile devices, set top boxes and smart TVs.

Don't forget: Canadian nationals can live stream every match while abroad with a VPN.

Watch Women's Six Nations 2023 in Singapore and Asia

This year's Women's Six Nations will covered live across large parts of Asia by Premier Sports.

The network is set to show every game live in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

A weekly pass for Premier Sports Asia will currently set you back $25.99, but there's savings to be had if you opt for a rolling six-month contract at $89.99 or $129.99 for a full year.

Premier Sports Asia is largely focused on rugby, with a subscription giving you access to Heineken Champions Cup, Gallagher Premiership, Super Rugby Pacific and Rugby Championship action.

Don't forget: Asian nationals can live stream every match free of charge while abroad with a VPN.

Women's Six Nations 2023 fixtures, times and dates

All times in GMT:

Saturday, 22 April

2.15pm BST: Ireland v England, Cork - BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

4.45pm BST: Scotland v Italy, Edinburgh - BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

Sunday, 23 April

3.15pm BST: France v Wales, Grenoble - BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

Saturday, 29 April

1pm BST: England v France, Twickenham - BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

Women's Six Nations 2023 tickets

Tickets for the Women's Six Nations are just as difficult to get a hold of as those for the men's tournament, if not more so. That's largely because the vast majority of fixtures are being played in second- or third-tier stadiums.

Just five of the total number of 15 games will be played at a venue that has capacity for 10,000 spectators or more, which doesn't reflect well on sport's decision-makers. 

Each Union has its own ticketing procedure, so the first step to purchasing a ticket is to sign up to the mailing list of the Union you support. If you're looking to travel to away matches, make sure to check out each Union’s information resource or official travel partner for packages.

Check out your options from the relevant Union below:

Which team has won the most Women's Six Nations?

England currently stand as the most successful team in Women's Six Nations history, having won 18 editions of the tournament in its various guises.

France are second on that list with 6 triumphs, while Ireland have won it twice and Scotland have one championship to their names. 

Despite being one of three teams to have competed in all 27 editions of the competition, along with England and Scotland, Wales are yet to taste Women's Six Nations victory.

Aatif Sulleyman
Aatif Sulleyman

Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. An avid armchair sports fan, he devours everything from football and Formula 1 to tennis, rugby and cricket. If you need to know where to watch the big game this weekend, Aatif can tell you what TV channel it's on and the exact start time (in eight different time zones). Elsewhere, Aatif has written about technology, science and politics for publications such as the The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but he focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.