{"id":825346,"date":"2026-03-14T13:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/825346\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T13:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:43:28","slug":"france-v-england-start-time-and-tv-channel-for-six-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/825346\/","title":{"rendered":"France v England start time and TV channel for Six Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England travel to France on Six Nations Super Saturday, with the home team looking to secure the title<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ollie Sleightholme of England jumps for the high ball with Gregory Alldritt of France during the Guinness Six Nations 2025\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1_England-v-France-Guinness-Six-Nations-2025.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"England and France play each other on Six Nations Super Saturday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">England and France play each other on Six Nations Super Saturday(Image: David Rogers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">France host England in the final match of the Six Nations as they look to secure their third title in five years. The French are in the driving seat, with a bonus point victory guaranteeing them the title today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">England are desperate to win after a torrid <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/six-nations\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Six Nations<\/a> campaign that has seen them win just one match against Wales on the opening day prior to defeats by Scotland, Ireland and Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about France vs England.<\/p>\n<p>What time is France v England kick-off?What TV channel is France v England on?(and STV in Scotland or UTV in Northern Ireland). The broadcast is set to begin at, giving fans nearly an hour of build-up and expert analysis before the action starts in Paris. Every one of England&#8217;s Six Nations games are now on ITV under the terms of a new broadcast deal.Is there a France v England live stream?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you prefer to watch on a digital device, the match will be available to stream live via the <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">ITVX website and app<\/strong>. You will need to create a free account and be signed in to access the high-definition stream, which mirrors the live TV broadcast<\/p>\n<p>England v France team news<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Head coach Steve Borthwick has made minimal changes to his squad, with <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Ollie Chessum<\/strong> being restored to the starting line-up as a blindside flanker. A significant milestone is also on the cards, as both <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Marcus Smith and Sam Underhill<\/strong> are named as replacements and are poised to earn their 50th caps if they come off the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The French side enters this match as favourites to secure the title, buoyed by the return of <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Antoine Dupont<\/strong> to the Six Nations fold this year. After a narrow loss to Scotland last weekend, the French coaching staff is expected to field a powerhouse pack designed to dominate England at the set-piece.<\/p>\n<p>Who is the England v France referee?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The game will be overseen by Georgian referee <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Nika Amashukeli<\/strong>, who is known for his strict management of the breakdown and set-piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England travel to France on Six Nations Super Saturday, with the home team looking to secure the title&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":825347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5309],"tags":[18194,2000,299,36,22068,4209],"class_list":["post-825346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","tag-england-rugby-union-team","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-france","tag-france-rugby-team","tag-six-nations"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116227827854218322","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}