The fourth round of the 2025 Six Nations Championships gets underway on Saturday, starting with a top of the table clash between Ireland and France.
Two-time defending champions Ireland is the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far. With wins over Wales, Scotland and England they sit atop the championship standings with 14 points.
France, meanwhile, are level on points with England (11 points), but are placed second due to a superior points difference. In the other matches this weekend, Scotland host Wales while England will take on Italy at the iconic Twickenham.
The Sporting News looks at the key fixture details this week and how to follow the matches.
Six Nations 2025 rugby live streams, TV channel in UK
The BBC and ITV have the broadcast rights for the Six Nations in the UK. While the BBC will broadcast the home matches of Scotland and Wales, ITV will broadcast the home matches of England, Ireland, France and Italy.
The BBC will broadcast its five matches free-to-air television on BBC One and BBC Red Button channel. The matches will also be streamed on BBC iPLayer. Free-to-air channel S4C will also broadcast all of Wales’ Six Nations matches in Wales.
ITV will broadcast 10 matches on ITV1 in England, STV in Scotland and UTV in Ireland. Additionally, all matches can be streamed on ITV’s streaming platform, ITVX.
Six Nations 2025 fixture schedule this week
Here is the fixture schedule and full live stream details to watch this week’s Six Nations 2025 matches:
| Match | Date | Time (GMT) | Channel | Streaming |
| Ireland vs. France | Sat., Mar. 8 | 2:15 p.m. | ITV 1 | ITVX |
| Scotland vs. Wales | Sat., Mar. 8 | 4:45 p.m. | BBC One | BBC iPlayer |
| England vs. Italy | Sun., Mar. 9 | 3:00 p.m. | ITV 1 | ITVX |
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