England U18 Women will play five fixtures over nine days, facing off against Wales in their opening match on Friday 7 April (KO 10am).

• Tournament runs from 7-15 April
• Available to watch via Six Nations channels
• Admission to festival at Wellington College is free

To promote an appropriate and competitive playing environment, teams will play four 35-minute fixtures across the first two days, followed by one full 70-minute fixture on the final day.

As part of England Rugby and Six Nations’ commitment to supporting the development of women’s rugby, a two-day coaching conference will run alongside the tournament in a bid to boost the next generation of match officials.

England Men U18 will contest their Six Nations Festival in Dublin from 8-16 April. Men’s teams will play three standalone 70-minute fixtures, with every player looking to start at least one game with rolling substitutions throughout to ensure the best development opportunity for the athletes across the festival.

"This is incredibly exciting for England to be hosting the U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival," said RFU Head of Performance Pathways and Programmes, Donald Barrell.

"We’ve been committed to, and are continuing to identify opportunities that we want to build and grow in the women’s game, and this festival and the coinciding conference are important parts of that.

"A big thank you goes to the Centres of Excellence right across the country that have not only supported the young women who’ll be competing in the festival, but also worked very hard to ensure England could earn hosting rights to this tournament, which is vital to developing talent.

"Equally, the chance for the England U18 Men to compete in their parallel tournament means they too can continue to explore the boundaries of their own rugby development in an international environment."

England U18 Women head coach James Cooper added: "The entire squad and staff are delighted to be able to play the Under-18 Women’s Six Nations Festival on home soil – it’s a wonderful opportunity for all involved.

"Throughout our continuing season I’ve been very impressed with all players’ attitudes and commitment to representing their country proudly, and we’ll announce our playing squad for the Six Nations Festival shortly."