Following a thrilling opening weekend in the 2025 Six Nations, the attention now turns to round two; we run down where to watch the action as well as the referees, kick-off times and more.

Round one kicked off with France hammering Wales 43-0 at the Stade de France in Paris before Saturday’s action got underway with Scotland outmuscling a brave Italian team, 31-19.

The final game of the weekend saw Ireland host England with Steve Borthwick’s side producing a strong first-half performance but it was the defending champions who emerged 27-22 victors after a strong second-half shift.

The opening two Six Nations round two fixtures will take place on Saturday, February 8 with the action getting underway in Rome with Italy hosting Wales.

England and France are next up as Le Crunch takes centre stage at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham with Scotland and Ireland rounding off the weekend’s action at Murrayfield on Sunday.

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Italy v Wales

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Date: Saturday, 8 February, 2025
Kick-off: 15:15 local (14:15 GMT)

Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
FPRO: Glenn Newman (NZR)

Broadcasters: BBC, France Télévisions, Virgin Media One, Sky Sport / TV8 (Italy), Supersport (Africa), WOWOW (Japan), Premier Sports (Pan Asia), Stan Sport (Australia), Sky NZ (New Zealand), DAZN (Canada), NBC / Peacock / FuboTV (USA)

England v France

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Date: Saturday, 8 February, 2025
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT

eferee: Nika Amashukeli (GR-U)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Broadcasters: ITV, France Télévisions, Virgin Media One, Sky Sport / TV8 (Italy), Supersport (Africa), WOWOW (Japan), Premier Sports (Pan Asia), Stan Sport (Australia), Sky NZ (New Zealand), DAZN (Canada), NBC / Peacock / FuboTV (USA)

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