Back-to-back Six Nations champions Ireland pile pressure on England and Steve Borthwick with comeback, bonus-point win in Dublin; Scotland survived Italy scare to get 2025 campaign off to winning start;

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.