Six Nations, Allianz Hurling and Football league action: your sport on TV this week

This weekend sees the return of the Guinness Six Nations as current champions Ireland head to France for the opening game of the new tournament. The football league continues this weekend and will also see that start of the hurling league in what will be an action packed week of sport on TV.

TV GUIDE: This weekend sees the return of the Guinness Six Nations as current champions Ireland head to France for the opening game of the new tournament. The football league continues this weekend and will also see that start of the hurling league in what will be an action packed week of sport on TV. Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Don’t Miss: The Six Nations is back this weekend and it all kicks off in France when the current Grand Slam Champions Ireland take on France in the Orange Velodrome in Marseille. Both sides were disappointed with their early exits from the Rugby World Cup and should be a cracking opening game in the Velodrome. England make the trip to Italy on Saturday with Wales hosting Scotland in the last game of the first round of the Championship. All games will be live on RTÈ 2 and Virgin Media.

Set the Sky Box: The Allianz Hurling league starts this week. Division One is made up of two groups of six with the top two in each group qualifying for the league semi-finals. Games will be live on TG4.