Six Nations | Match-ups, kick off times, team sheets

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As the Six Nations Championship approaches its third round and anticipation builds for the three clashes, we highlight the match-ups, selected teams and kick off times.

WALES vs IRELAND (Cardiff, Saturday, 16:15pm)

Ireland enter this match aiming for a third consecutive Six Nations Championship title, having maintained an unbeaten record in the tournament so far – the only team to do so. The Triple Crown will also be up for grabs, if Ireland can win in Cardiff, it would be their 14th Triple Crown, and first since 2023.�

Wales have had a turbulent start to the tournament with two defeats in the opening two rounds. With Sherratt in interim charge, fans will hope to see an increase in attacking rugby, with Wales having only scored two tries (one a penalty try) so far in this Six Nations campaign.

Wales Six Nations – 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau , 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Jac Morgan (c), 5 Dafydd Jenkins, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 WillGriff John, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Nicky Smith.
Subs: 16 Evan Lloyd, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Aaron Wainwright, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Joe Roberts.

Ireland Six Nations – 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Dan Sheehan (c), 1 Andrew Porter.
Subs: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Jack Boyle, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 James Ryan, 20 Cian Prendergast, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Bundee Aki.

ENGLAND vs SCOTLAND (London, Saturday, 18:45pm)

England enter the match with renewed confidence following a dramatic 26-25 victory over France in the previous round. This was a much-needed boost after the opening-round defeat to Ireland.

Scotland’s campaign has been inconsistent. They began with a solid 31-19 win against Italy but faltered in a 18-32 home defeat to a clinical Irish side. Head coach Gregor Townsend remains optimistic, emphasising the team’s experience and potential to deliver a standout performance against their oldest rivals.

England Six Nations – 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Tom Curry, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellie Genge.
Subs: 16 Jamie George, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ted Hill, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Ben Curry, 22 Harry Randall, 23 Elliot Daly.

Scotland Six Nations – 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Kyle Rowe, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Tom Jordan, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell (cc), 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge (cc), 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Jonny Gray, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Subs: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 Matt Fagerson, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Stafford McDowall.

ITALY vs FRANCE (Rome, Sunday, 17:00pm)

France and Italy have been playing for the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy since 2007. France have won the trophy on 15 occasions, with Italy winning two. France currently hold the trophy despite the two sides drawing in their 2024 Six Nations fixture.�

Despite losing their opening game to Scotland, Italy showed promising signs in attack and followed it up with an impressive 22-15 win at the Stadio Olimpico against Wales in round two.

France, on the other hand, will be looking to bounce back from a mixed start to their campaign. Fabien Galthié’s side cruised past Wales in round one, but suffered a last-minute defeat in ‘Le Crunch’ against England in round two of this Six Nations.

Italy Six Nations – 15 Tommaso Allan, 14 Ange Capuozzo, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Martin Page-Relo, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Subs: 16 Giacomo Nicotera, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Joshua Zilocchi, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Manuel Zuliani, 21 Ross Vintcent, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Jacopo Trulla.

France Six Nations – 15 Leo Barré, 14 Théo Attissogbe, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Thomas Ramos, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Paul Boudehent, 6 Francois Cros, 5 Mickaël Guillard, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros.
Subs: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Cyril Baille, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Oscar Jegou, 21 Alexandre Roumat, 22 Anthony Jelonch, 23 Maxime Lucu.