LIVE Six Nations champions Ireland are looking to defend their crown once again on an action-packed day of rugby drama. They head to Rome to kick things off, needing a lot to their way if they are going to seal a remarkable third consecutive title win.

Rugby fans in the UK are once again among the luckiest in the world, with all matches of the 2025 Six Nations set to be shown live on free-to-air networks BBC and ITV. This means viewers in the UK will be able to stream every game for free on ITVX and BBC iPlayer. This match will be shown live on ITV 1, with coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. GMT.

Ireland has overcome Italy by a scrappy 22-17 at the Stadio Olimpico and finished the last day of the Six Nations where it started, in third place.