It is therefore official: after Tissot, it is the turn of another great Swiss watchmaker, Breitling, to become the official timekeeper of Six Nations rugby, for a period of three years.
The brand thus becomes the official timekeeper of the tournament.
A brand new partnership which, for the very first time, also concerns the women's championship, as well as the Autumn Nation series and the preparatory matches for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will take place in France.
©INPHO/James Crombie, ©INPHO/James Crombie/©INPHO/James Crombie
Coincidentally, Breitling was founded in 1884, while the roots of the Five then Six Nations go back to a year earlier, in 1883. The largest rugby championship in the world, ahead of that of the southern hemisphere, it sees oppose England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Italy and Wales, the current champions.
The kick-off of the season will take place on February 5, France starting by facing Italy then Ireland, and England in the last match of the tournament.
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