Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title by overpowering England in a second-half recovery to rack up a 27-22 victory in Dublin.

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 4 p.m. GMT.

If you want to get involved, we have everything you need about where to watch a Six Nations live stream for free for every single match.Such is the sport's popularity - national pride is at stake, after all - multiple free live streams from local channels are available among their home nations.

Check out Six Nations fixtures here. Six Nations 2025 kicks off today, Friday, January 31 in France, and Ireland will be playing its first match at home in Dublin on Saturday against England.

Johnny Sexton has been helping form Ireland's masterplan for their Six Nations opener against England on Saturday.

Ireland v England LIVE. England begin the 2025 Six Nations Championship with a trip to defending champions Ireland today in what promises to be an extremely difficult opening game

Ireland increased pressure on England boss Steve Borthwick by launching their quest for an unprecedented third consecutive Guinness Six Nations title with a 27-22 bonus-point win in Dublin. Tries from Jamison Gibson-Park,

Ireland had to come from behind as they launched their bid for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with a hard-fought 27-22 win over England in Dublin on Saturday. England lost seven out of 12 Tests in 2024 but were the only side to beat Ireland in last year's Six Nations.