The game is a must-win for both team's if they are to keep their title hopes alive

England v Ireland live stream: How to watch the Six Nations from anywhere

The final match of the Six Nations‘ fourth round is a crucial one. It is a must-win game for both England and Ireland if they want to keep their hopes of lifting the trophy alive.

Ireland are the favourites heading into the match and England coach Eddie Jones has called them the most “cohesive” team in the world. But England have home advantage at Twickenham so it is all to play for. But who is lining up for the teams?

England: Freddie Steward; Max Malins, Joe Marchant, Henry Slade, Jack Nowell; Marcus Smith, Harry Randall; Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Charlie Ewels, Courtney Lawes (captain), Tom Curry, Sam Simmonds.

Replacements: Jamie Blamire, Joe Marler, Will Stuart, Joe Launchbury, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Youngs, George Ford, Elliot Daly.

Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Andrew Conway, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (captain), Jamison Gibson Park; Cian Healy, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris.

Replacements: Rob Herring, Dave Kilcoyne, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Joey Carbery, Robbie Henshaw.

Check out our full England v Ireland preview and below we explain how to find a reliable live stream wherever you are.


How to watch England v Ireland from outside your country

If you’re abroad, but still want to watch your local Six Nations coverage, like England v Ireland, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.

Our friends at TechRadar have tested hundreds of VPN and recommend ExpressVPN, which is easy to use, has strong security features and allows you to watch on several devices at once, including smart TVs and phones, iPads, tablets, PCs and Macs.

Plus, ExpressVPN comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can try it out for a month for free or sign up for an annual plan and get three months free.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from the UK

The good news is that all Six Nations matches are available on free-to-air TV in the UK. 

England v Ireland, which kicks off at 4.45pm, will be shown live on ITV in the UK.

If you’re from the UK but are overseas when England v Ireland takes place, you can get your normal live stream but you’ll need a VPN – see the information above.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from Ireland

In Ireland, England v Ireland is also on free-to-air TV, with RTE2 broadcasting live coverage. 


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from Europe

France 2, another free-to-air channel, has the rights to broadcast the game at 5.45pm in France. 

In Italy, Sky Italia have the rights to show the Six Nations this year. Kick-off is 5.45pm Italy time.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from Australia

For those in Australia, the match will kick off at 3.45am and can be streamed live on Stan Sports.

It costs $10 a month to add Stan Sport to your general Stan plan – and there is also a seven-day free trial available so you could test it out first.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from New Zealand

If you want to tune in to the match from the Land of the Long White Cloud, the match kicks off at 5.45am on Sky Sport NZ 1.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from South Africa

If you want to watch the Six Nations from South Africa, SuperSport is the place to go.

The game kicks off at 6.45pm on SuperSport Grandstand.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from the USA

If you live in the States, the official broadcaster of Six Nations matches is NBC, with matches streamed on Peacock Premium, which is available for $4.99 a month.

The game will kick off at 11.45am EST and 8.45am on the West Coast.

The fixture will also be repeated later on CNBC and if you want to watch cable channels on your TV, laptop or tablet without having to subscribe to an annual cable TV package check out Sling.

CNBC is available on Sling with the Sling Blue package with the News Extra add-on. It’s $41 per month but the first seven days are free and you can cancel at any time.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from the Canada

Six Nations matches are shown on streaming platform DAZN in Canada.

The match will kick off at 11.45am EST and 8.45am on the West Coast.


England v Ireland live stream: How to watch from Asia

Premier Sports has the rights to broadcast Six Nations matches, like England v Ireland, in Asia and will show matches in 22 territories – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

A weekly pass to Premier Sports Asia is $25.99 or you can take out a rolling six-month contract for $89.99 or a year’s deal is $129.99.


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