With the RBS Six Nations gripping rugby fans across the UK, Thomas Cook Sport is offering supporters a range of packages – accommodation only or including match tickets – to help cheer on your country to victory. If you’re a rugby fan and want to experience the excitement on the other side of the post, check out their guide to the rival nations.
ITALY: There’s still time to catch the match in Rome and watch Italy take on Wales in the iconic Stadio Flaminio. While there take in all the sights and sounds of the eternal city.
Hotels4u.com offer three nights B&B at the three-star Hotel Club House in Rome from £119 per couple. See www.hotels4u.com
RBS 6 Nations Italy v Wales Package from £439 per person. Package includes flights with Flybe Airlines from Cardiff and official match ticket on February 21. See www.thomascooksport.com
FRANCE: Watch what is sure to be an amazing grudge match between England and France in style, in the Rose Enclosure on match day, the best seats in the house! Two nights B&B at the two-star Americain Hotel, travelling on Eurostar from London St Pancras on February 23, from £266 per person. See www.crestaholidays.co.uk
RBS 6 Nations England v France – Rose Enclosure from £731 per couple, match day February 23. See www.thomascooksport.com
IRELAND: Irish rugby fans are known to be passionate, so spending some time in Ireland during the match time is a must. Visit Dublin and soak up the atmosphere at Temple Bar, with all its pubs and clubs, and make sure you’re cheering for the home team! Three nights B&B at the four-star The Gibson Hotel, with BA flights from Heathrow on March 7, from £372 per person. See www.crestaholidays.co.uk
WALES: The Welsh are mad about their rugby team (above) and atmosphere in the Millennium stadium is always electric. Visit Cardiff and take in the sights of the capital, extremely under-rated, the city on the marina has so much to offer. Three nights B&B at the four-star Angel Hotel in Cardiff from March 12, from £187 per couple. See www.hotels4u.com
RBS 6 Nations – Wales v England Official Hospitality from £718 per person for the match on March 16. See www.thomascooksport.com
SCOTLAND: Watch Scotland take on Wales at the Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. Three nights room-only at the four-star The Carlton Hotel, from March 7, from £352 per couple. See www.hotels4u.com
RBS 6 Nations Scotland v Wales – Hotel and Ticket from £197 per person One night B&B at the two-star WRU Ibis Edinburgh Centre in Edinburgh. Package includes Cat 2 tickets for March 9 match. See www.thomascooksport.com
ENGLAND: Treat yourself to the full English Rose experience and book hospitality in the Rose Enclosure at Twickenham. Tickets are still available and there’s nothing quite like cheering for the home team.
RBS 6 Nations England v Italy – Hospitality Rose Enclosure from £389 per person for March 10. See www.thomascooksport.com
