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Telegraph
24-02-2025
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Italy v Ireland, Six Nations 2025: What time is kick-off and what TV channel is it on?
The fifth and final game of Ireland's 2025 Six Nations Championship campaign will be their third away match of the campaign and takes place in Rome. Ireland have won all three of their matches to date, overcoming England 27-22, in round one at the Aviva Stadium Dublin, before beating Scotland 32-18 at Murrayfield and emerging victorious against Wales 27-18 at the Principality Stadium. Italy have their work cut out against the defending champions having lost to Scotland 31-19 on the opening weekend and suffered a 73-24 humbling in Rome in round three. The Azzurri have tasted victory at the Stadio Olimpico this campaign, however, winning 22-15 against Wales on 8 February. When is Italy v Ireland? Italy host Ireland on Saturday, March 15. The match will kick-off at 2.15pm (GMT). The other final-round matches both take place later in the day with England visiting Wales at 4.45pm (GMT) and France v Scotland getting under way at the Stade de France at 8pm (GMT). Where is Italy v Ireland taking place? At the Stadio Olimpico, where Italy gave Ireland a run for their money the last time they met there losing 34-20 in 2023. How to watch Italy v Ireland on TV? It will be on ITV1. BBC and ITV once again share coverage of the Six Nations in the UK: ITV has the rights for the home games of England, Ireland, France and Italy while the BBC has all the matches at Murrayfield and the Principality Stadium. Who is the referee? England's Luke Pearce has the whistle for Italy's home match against Ireland and has Angus Gardner from Australia and South Africa's Morné Ferreira running the line. England's Andrew Jackson will perform TMO duties and Tual Trainini from the French Rugby Union is the Foul Play Review Officer. Luke Pearce has established himself as one of the best referees in the game over his 15-year professional career. He has officiated at the World Cup, in European finals and Six Nations Grand Slam deciders and has established a reputation for a style that promotes flowing rugby and seeks to reduce stodgy periods of inaction. Pearce's father, Andrew, refereed in the Championship, which inspired him to take up the whistle at the age of 16. The 37-year-old has developed the skill of communicating with players in a friendly yet firm manner, often speaking with a smile while also not being afraid to march teams back 10 metres when they talk back. The Welsh-born referee has already officiated a match involving Italy this campaign when he was assistant referee for their defeat at Murrayfield in round two, while he was the man in the middle when these two sides met 12 months ago in Dublin. What is the team news? For their encounter with France in round three, Italy made two changes to the side that had defeated Wales, with Simone Gesi coming in on the wing for the Monty Ioane, who had a knee problem, and hooker Gianmarco Lucchesi selected ahead of Giacomo Nicotera. Ireland are coached by Simon Easterby, who has taken up an interim role in this year's Six Nations due to head coach Andy Farrell's absence. Farrell has stepped back from his role this year as he is coaching the British and Irish Lions for their 2025 tour. Italy and Ireland will not name their revised squads for the match on March 15 until after the fourth-round fixtures. Italy's current squad Forwards: Simone Ferrari, Riccardo Faveretto, Danilo Fischetti, Federico Ruzza, Marco Riccioni, Lorenzo Cannone, Luca Rizzoli, Alessandro Izekor, Giosue Zilocchi, Michele Lamaro, Gianmarco Nicotera, Ross Vintcent, Niccolò Cannone, Manuel Zuliani, Dino Lamb. Backs: Alessandro Garbisi, Juan Ignacio Brex, Martin Page-Relo, Tommaso Menoncello, Stephen Varney, Ange Capuozzo, Tommaso Allen, Matt Gallagher, Paolo Garbisi, Simone Gesi, Leonardo Marin, Monty Ioane, Jacopo Trulla. Ireland's current squad Forwards: Ryan Baird, Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Beirne, Jack Boyle, Thomas Clarkson, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris (c), Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Cormac Izuchukwu, Rónan Kelleher, Gus McCarthy, Joe McCarthy, Peter O'Mahony, Andrew Porter, Cian Prendergast, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Josh van der Flier. Backs: Bundee Aki, Caolin Blade, Jack Crowley, Ciaran Frawley, Jamison Gibson-Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash, Jimmy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne, Sam Prendergast, Garry Ringrose When did Italy and Ireland last win the Six Nations? Italy have never won the title but they can lay claim to one Six Nations victory over Ireland; a 22-15 home victory in March 2013. Ireland have won back-to-back Six Nations titles and are seeking to become the first side to win it three years running. Should they achieve the 'three-peat' they will join England in having the most Six Nations titles, with seven. What was the score last year? Ireland won 36-0 at the Aviva Stadium in 2024, in a one-sided contest the Azzurri head coach Gonzalo Quesada likened to New Zealand in their prime. 'When they got 19 points [ahead], it was like the All Blacks from some years ago,' said the Argentine. 'They just go through their basics. They had 100 per cent of the line-out, 100 per cent of the scrum, 100 per cent of the high balls. And then they just work their rucks in attack and defence with extreme efficiency.'
Telegraph
21-02-2025
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- Telegraph
Wales v Ireland, Six Nations 2025: What time is kick-off and what TV channel is it on?
Wales's third game of the 2025 Six Nations Championship sees them face Ireland at the Principality Stadium. The Welsh are enduring a miserable campaign, which began with a record 43-0 defeat in the Six Nations opener against France before another loss in Rome – their 14th straight Test defeat. This torrid run resulted in Warren Gatland's resignation as Wales head coach, with interim boss Matt Sherratt now taking charge. Gatland waived a potential six-figure settlement to leave his role after deciding he was no longer the right person to lead the national team. In an exclusive interview with Telegraph Sport, Gatland opened up on why he decided to quit, what the WRU needs to do now and why systematic flaws in Welsh rugby go back to Margaret Thatcher. Defending champions Ireland, meanwhile, have kept their Grand Slam hopes firmly on track with two wins from two. They are bidding to become the first country to win three consecutive Six Nations titles. Their quest for a place in history is taking place without head coach Andy Farrell, who has temporarily stepped aside as he prepares to lead the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour of Australia. When is Wales v Ireland? Wales host Ireland on Saturday, February 22. The match will kick-off at 2.15pm (GMT). Also on the schedule for the third weekend of the Six Nations is England v Scotland, at 4.45pm on Saturday, and Italy v France at 3pm on Sunday. Where is Wales v Ireland taking place? The Millennium Stadium, now officially called the Principality Stadium since 2016 following a sponsorship deal. With a capacity of 73,931, it is the largest stadium in Wales and fourth largest in the United Kingdom. Construction of the stadium began in 1997 and it was completed in 1999 at a total cost of £114 million. The first match played there was a friendly between Wales and South Africa. The stadium has a fully retractable roof which can be opened in 20 minutes. Six Nations 2025 table
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30-01-2025
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France v Wales, Six Nations 2025: What time is kick-off and what TV channel is it on?
Wales' 2025 Six Nations Championship begins tomorrow evening with a daunting trip to play France in the tournament opener as Warren Gatland's 2024 wooden spoonists attempt to start this campaign in encouraging style, even if that comes in their performance rather than the result. The hosts, with their superb captain Antoine Dupont back after his Olympic gold medal-winning sojourn in the Sevens game, are second favourites behind defending champions Ireland to win the championship and are unbeaten at home against Wales since 2019. In all France have won 28 of their 49 home games against Wales but Gatland was at the helm when they pulled off famous victories in 2013, 2015 and 2019. France head coach Fabien Galthie has been forced to defend the selections of Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou on the bench for Friday night's clash, with both having been arrested and subsequently charged with aggravated rape for an incident that occurred during France's summer tour or Argentina. Read more here. France host Wales on Friday, Jan 31. The match is scheduled to kick off at 8.15pm (GMT). It is the first game of the 2025 Six Nations tournament but, coincidentally and for fans of very wishful thinking, significantly, Wales' last victory in this fixture was also the first match of the competition, another Friday night cracker six years ago when Wales would also go in to win their 12th Grand Slam. Scotland host Italy and Ireland welcome England on Saturday, Feb 1 to conclude the first round of matches. France XV: T Ramos; T Attissogbe, P-L Barrassi, Y Moefana, L Bielle-Biarrey; R Ntamack, A Dupont (capt); J-B Gros, P Mauvaka, U Atonio, A Roumat, E Meafou, F Cros, P Boudehent, G Alldritt. Replacements: J Marchand, C Baille, G-H Colombe, H Auradou, M Guillard, O Jegou, N Le Garrec, E Gailleton. Wales XV: L Williams; T Rogers, N Tompkins, O Watkin, J Adams; B Thomas, T Williams; G Thomas, E Lloyd, H Thomas, W Rowlands, D Jenkins, J Botham, J Morgan (capt), A Wainwright. Replacements: E Dee, N Smith, K Assiratti, F Thomas, T Reffell, R Williams, D Edwards, B Murray. At Stade de France in Saint-Denis just north of Paris. France's national stadium has a capacity of 83,300 and hosted the athletics, football, rugby and closing ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games. Built for the 1998 Fifa World Cup, two Rugby World Cup finals – South Africa's 15-6 victory over England in 2007 and South Africa's 12-11 triumph over the All Blacks in 2023 have also been staged at the stadium. It will be on ITV1 and the programme, presented by Mark Pougatch, will start at 7.30pm. The BBC and ITV once again share coverage of the Six Nations in the UK. Referee: Paul Williams (NZ) Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Jordan Way (Aus) TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus) FPRO: Damon Murphy (Aus) Forwards: Keiron Assiratti, James Botham, Elliot Dee, Taulupe Faletau, Dafydd Jenkins, WillGriff John, Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Jac Morgan, Sam Parry, Tommy Reffell, Will Rowlands, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Freddie Thomas, Henry Thomas, Christ Tshiunza, Aaron Wainwright, Teddy Williams. Backs: Josh Adams, Ellis Bevan, Dan Edwards, Josh Hathaway, Eddie James, Ellis Mee, Blair Murray, Joe Roberts, Tom Rogers, Ben Thomas, Nick Tompkins, Owen Watkin, Liam Williams, Rhodri Williams, Tomos Williams. Forwards: Esteban Abadie, Dorian Aldegheri, Grégory Alldritt, Uini Atonio, Hugo Auradou, Cyril Baille, Giorgi Beria, Paul Boudehent, Joshua Brennan, Georges-Henri Colombe, Francois Cros, Thibaud Flament, Marko Gazzotti, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Mickaël Guillard, Matthias Halagahu, Oscar Jégou, Maxime Lamothe, Julien Marchand, Peato Mauvaka, Emmanuel Meafou, Dany Priso, Rabah Slimani, Romain Taofifénua. Backs: Theo Attissogbé, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Leo Barré, Nicolas Depoortère, Gaël Dréan, Antoine Dupont (c), Antoine Frisch, Emilien Gailleton, Matthieu Jalibert, Nolann Le Garrec, Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moefana, Noah Nene, Romain Ntamack, Damien Penaud, Thomas Ramos, Killian Tixeront, Gabin Villiere. France were winners as recently as 2022 when they also won their 10th Grand won the tournament and the Triple Crown in 2021 but their last Grand Slam was two years earlier, the last Six Nations campaign of Gatland's first stint in the job. France battered Wales in the final 20 minutes of the match last year in Cardiff, winning 45-24, the highest points tally they had ever managed in Wales fuelled by Nolann Le Gaerrec's outstanding performance. The Racing 92 scrum-half scored the second of Les Bleus five tries but Wales scored three of their own and were 24-20 up with a quarter of the match to go when their inexperience, but not their courage, got the better of them. France to win: 1/40 Wales to win: 25/1 Draw: 80/1
