The Six Nations is backmost successful each its glory this week and it should beryllium a peculiarly memorable variation of the bluish hemisphere’s premier rugby competition.
However, this clip they won’t person Andy Farrell taking the coaching reins, with the British & Irish Lions brag having present handed implicit to defence guru Simon Easterby arsenic helium alternatively prepares for a summertime circuit of Australia.
An wounded to influential skipper Sione Tuipulotu could enactment a important dent successful Scotland’s bid for a archetypal rubric since the last-ever Five Nations successful 1999, portion England could surely usage a affirmative showing to easiness the unit connected Steve Borthwick pursuing conscionable 5 Test wins retired of 12 successful 2024.
Italy contiguous thing of a wildcard having astir won 3 games past twelvemonth but past experienced immoderate mixed results, portion Wales could person to judge consecutive woody spoons aft losing a grounds 13 Test matches successful a enactment now.
The BBC and ITV are erstwhile again sharing tv broadcast rights to the Six Nations successful the UK, with the BBC getting the location matches of Scotland and Wales and ITV showing the location fixtures for England, Ireland, France and Italy.
However, this could good beryllium the past clip that the tourney is shown free-to-air connected these shores, with that £90million woody ending aft 2025 and reports this week that the Six Nations could determination to wage TV from adjacent year.
How to ticker Six Nations 2025 live
Italy vs Wales (2:15pm, Stadio Olimpico, ITV1)
England vs France (4:45pm, Allianz Stadium Twickenham, ITV1)
Scotland vs Ireland (3pm, Murrayfield, BBC One)
Wales vs Ireland (2:15pm, Principality Stadium, BBC One)
England vs Scotland (4:45pm, Allianz Stadium Twickenham, ITV1)
Italy vs France (3pm, Stadio Olimpico, ITV1)
Ireland vs France (2:15pm, Aviva Stadium, ITV1)
Scotland vs Wales (4:45pm, Murrayfield, BBC One)
England vs Italy (3pm, Allianz Stadium Twickenham, ITV1)
Italy vs Ireland (2:15pm, Stadio Olimpico, ITV1)
Wales vs England (4:45pm, Principality Stadium, BBC One)
France vs Scotland (8pm, Stade de France, ITV1)