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How to watch and listen to Round 3 of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations

Lawrence Dallaglio on media duties ahead of the game 12/2/2023
After a thrilling Guinness Six Nations to date, the 2023 Championship has reached its halfway point with two nations still gunning for Grand Slam glory.

After a thrilling Guinness Six Nations to date, the 2023 Championship has reached its halfway point with two nations still gunning for Grand Slam glory.

Ireland will look to maintain those hopes when they travel to Italy, while unbeaten Scotland travel to defending champions France, who need a victory to get their title chances back on track.

Meanwhile, England travel to fierce rivals Wales who are yet to win since head coach Warren Gatland returned to the setup for this year.

For those watching and listening in the UK and Republic of Ireland, all the key details are here so you don’t miss a second of this weekend’s rugby.

Italy vs Ireland

Time: 2:15pm Date: Saturday 25 February Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Round 3 kicks off on Saturday afternoon with the pre-Championship favourites heading to a resurgent Italy side.

Ireland, who are ranked world number one, have lived up to the hype so far, starting the Championship with a dominant 34-10 victory at Wales, before beating France 32-19.

But this is a different Italy to what they’ve previously faced, after the Italians recorded historic victories over Wales and Australia last year.

They then almost started this tournament with a win in a bonus point 29-24 defeat to France, before a frustrating 31-14 loss at England.

In the UK, the fixture will be shown on ITV with their coverage starting at 1:25pm. Viewers can also stream the action live on ITV X, while BBC 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Website have radio coverage from 2pm.

In the Republic of Ireland, coverage is live on RTÉ 2 HD from 1:30pm. Fans in Northern Ireland have the option of either.

Wales vs England

Time: 4:45pm Date: Saturday 25 February Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff

The Six Nations heads to Cardiff on Saturday evening for a blockbuster rivalry between two sides with a point to prove.

Wales sit bottom of the Championship after defeats to Ireland (34-10) and Scotland (35-7) in their first two games under returning head coach Warren Gatland.

But England, too, are under a new head coach and Steve Borthwick’s side have the chance to make it two wins from three before daunting fixtures against France and Ireland.

Viewers can watch BBC One HD and iPlayer from 4pm, while you can listen to BBC 5 Live from 4:45pm.

This mouth-watering tie will also be shown from 4pm on S4C HD for Welsh language viewers.

For people in the Republic of Ireland, they can watch live coverage from 4:15pm on Virgin Media One. Those in Northern Ireland have the option of either.

France vs Scotland

Time: 3pm Date: Sunday 26 February Venue: Stade de France, Paris

The final game of Round 3 sees Grand Slam hopefuls Scotland travel to the world’s second ranked team France on Sunday afternoon.

Scotland has the chance to make it three wins from three for the first time in the Six Nations era, before hosting Ireland in Round 4.

This should be their toughest challenge yet with last year’s Grand Slam champions needing a victory to get their title defence back on track, otherwise a loss here will likely put an end to that.

UK viewers can watch ITV from 2:15pm for pre-match build-up, with radio coverage available on Radio Scotland Extra and the BBC website from 2pm.

RTÉ 2 will televise the game in the Republic of Ireland with coverage from 2:30pm. People in Northern Ireland have the option of either.