THE Six Nations is set to return for another year of action – and six sides have picked their squads, with a few BIG absentees.

With to come, the squads of , , , , and consist of around 33-40 players each.

England Training CampUncapped Emmanuel Iyogun has been selected by Steve BorthwickCredit: Getty

SunSport can reveal the Six Nations squads.

England Six Nations squad

England once again leave Tom Willis out of their squad, as the Saracens Number 8 is set to move to Bordeaux at the end of the season.

Owen Farrell remains out of the side, while Fin Smith, Ollie Lawrence and Tom Roebuck have joined the squad to undergo rehabilitation.

Forwards: Ollie Chessum, Arthur Clark, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Trevor Davison, Ben Earl, Greg Fisilau, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Maro Itoje, Immanuel Iyogun, Jack Kenningham, Guy Pepper, Henry Pollock, Bevan Rodd, Vilikesa Sela, Sam Underwhill

Backs: Henry Arundell, Seb Atkinson, Elliot Daly, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, George Furbank, Alex Mitchell, Cadan Murley, Max Ojomoh, Henry Slade, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Freddie Steward, Jack van Poortvliet

Saracens v Sale Sharks - Gallagher PREMTom Willis is once again left out ahead of his summer move to BordeauxCredit: Getty

Wales Six Nations squad

Wales will be without their captain Jac Morgan for the Six Nations, as he undergoes rehabilitation from a shoulder surgery.

Louis Rees-Zammit also returns to the Six Nations for the first time since he returned from NFL.

Forwards: Keiron Assiratti, Adam Beard, Liam Belcher, James Botham, Rhys Carre, Ben Carter, Olly Cracknell, Harri Deaves, Ryan Elias, Tom Francis, Archie Griffin, Dafydd Jenkins, Dewi Lake, Alex Mann, Josh Macleod, Taine Plumtree, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Freddie Thomas, Aaron Wainwright

Backs: Josh Adams, Sam Costelow, Dan Edwards, Jarrod Evans, Mason Grady, Kieran Hardy, Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Joe Hawkins, Louis Hennessey, Eddie James, Ellis Mee, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Blair Murray, Louis Rees-Zammit, Tom Rogers, Ben Thomas, Owen Watkin, Tomos Williams

Cardiff, UK. 09th Nov, 2025. Louis Rees-Zammit of Wales in action. Wales v Argentina, 2025 Quilter Autumn Nations series match at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday 9th November 2025. pic by Andrew Orchard/Andrew Orchard sports photographyLouis Rees-Zammit is selected for the Six Nations after returning from the NFLCredit: Alamy

Ireland Six Nations squad

Andy Farrell is suffering an injury crisis ahead of the tournament, missing a large handful of players.

Bundee Aki misses out through disciplinary issues, and has been dropped.

Forwards: Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Beirne, Billy Bohan, Thomas Clarkson, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Edwin Edogbo, Tadhg Furling, Cormac Izuchukwu, Ronan Kelleher, Jeremy Loughman, Joe McCarthy, Michael Milne, Tom O’Toole, Cian Prendergast, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Tom Stewart, Nick Timoney, Josh van der Flier

Backs: Robert Baloucoune, Harry Byrne, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Nathan Doak, Tom Farrell, Ciaran Frawley, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hugo Keenan*, James Lowe, Stuart McCloskey, Tommy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Jude Postlethwaite, Sam Prendergast, Garry Ringrose, Jacob Stockdale

*returned to Ireland after sustaining a hand injury, but was not replaced in the squad.

Ireland v Australia - Quilter Nations Series 2025Mack Hansen is one of a number of names who are missing from the Ireland squadCredit: Sportsfile

Scotland Six Nations squad

Gregor Hiddleston and Guss Warr were added to the squad, as initially picked players Dave Cherry and Jamie Dobie both picked up injuries.

Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayluss, Magnus Bradbury, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, Alex Craig, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Freddy Douglas, Matt Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Gregor Hiddleston, Nathan McBeth, Liam McConnell, Elliot Millar Mills, D’Arcy Rae, Jamie Ritchie, Pierre Schoeman, Rory Sutherland, George Turner, Max Williamson

Backs: Fergus Burke, Darcy Graham, Adam Hastings, George Horne, Rory Hutchinson, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Duhan van der Merwe, Kyle Rowe, Finn Russell, Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu, Guss Warr, Ben White

Oriam, Edinburgh.Scotland.UK.27th Jan 26 Scotland training session ahead of the Guinness Six Nations . Finn Russell of Scotland Credit: eric mccowat/Alamy Live NewsFinn Russell is hoping to guide Scotland to a first title since the tournament expanded to six teamsCredit: Alamy

France Six Nations squad

Fabien Galthie made the decision to put one eye on the Rugby World Cup in 2027, dropping all-time try-scorer Damian Penaud from the squad.

Uni Atonio also misses the tournament, as the prop suffered a heart attack and was forced to retire from rugby days before the tournament.

Forwards: Dorian Aldegheri, Hugo Auradou, Cyril Baille, Georges-Henri Colombe, Francois Cros, Alexandre Fischer, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Mickael Guillard, Oscar Jegou, Anthony Jelonch, Maxime Lamothe, Julien Marchand, Temo Matiu, Peato Mauvaka, Emmanuel Meafou, Regis Montagne, Rodrigue Neti, Lenni Nouchi, Charles Ollivon, Dany Priso, Alexandre Roumat, Thomas Stainforth, Tevita Tatafu, Cameron Woki

Backs: Gregoire Arfeuil, Theo Attissogbe, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Fabien Brau-Boirie, Romain Buros, Thibault Daubagna, Nicolas Depoortere, Gael Drean, Antoine Dupont, Kalvin Gourgues, Aaron Grandidier Nkanang, Matthieu Jalibert, Yoram Moefana, Noah Nene, Thomas Ramos, Baptiste Serin, Ugo Seunes

FILES-RUGBYU-FRADamian Penaud scored a brace against South Africa, but has not been pickedCredit: AFP

Italy Six Nations squad

Italy start the tournament without a few key players, as Ange Capuozzo and Seb Negri both miss the start.

Northampton Saints’ breakout star Edoardo Todaro is selected.

Forwards: Lorenzo Cannone, Niccolo Cannone, Tomasso Di Bartolomeo, Pablo Dimcheff, Riccardo Favretto, Simone Ferrari, Danilo Fischetti, Muhamed Hasa, Alessandro Izekor, Michele Lamaro, Samuele Locatelli, Giacomo Nicotera, David Odiase, Marco Riccioni, Federico Ruzza, Mirco Spagnolo, Andrea Zambonin, Manuel Zuliani

Backs: Juan Ignacio Brex, Giacomo De Re, Alessandro Fusco, Matt Gallagher, Paolo Garbisi, Monty Ioane, Louis Lynagh, Leonardo Marin, Damiano Mazza, Tomasso Menoncello, Paolo Odogwu, Martin Page-Relo, Lorenzo Pani, Edoardo Todaro, Stephen Varney

Northampton Saints v Scarlets - Investec Champions Cup 2025/2026Breakout Northampton Saints star Edoardo Todaro (left) will be hoping to make a splashCredit: Getty