Here is how you can watch Italy v France from across the world
Italy v France live stream: How to watch the Six Nations from anywhere
Italy will be hoping to end their 27-game losing streak in the Six Nations today in their opening match against France (kick-off 2.15pm), while the visitors will be wanting to start their campaign well as they search for their first title since 2010.
Here is how the two teams line up…
Italy: Jacopo Truller: Luca Sperandio, Marco Zanon, Ignacio Brex, Montanna Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney; Cherif Traorè, Luca Bigi (capt), Marco Riccioni, Marco Lazzaroni, David Sisi, Sebastian Negri, Johan Meyer, Michele Lamaro.
Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi, Danilo Fischetti, Giosué Zilocchi, Niccolò Cannone, Federico Ruzza, Maxime Mbandà, Guglielmo Palazzani, Carlo Canna.
France: Brice Dulin; Teddy Thomas, Arthur Vincent, Gaël Fickou, Gabin Villière; Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Dupont; Cyril Baille, Julien Marchand, Mohamed Haouas, Bernard Le Roux, Paul Willemse, Dylan Cretin, Charles Ollivon (capt), Gregory Alldritt.
Replacements: Pierre Bourgarit, Francois Gros, Dorian Aldegheri, Romain Taofifenua, Anthony Jelonch, Baptiste Serin, Louis Carbonel, Damian Penaud.
Check out our full match preview here and below we explain how to find a reliable live stream for Italy v France wherever you are.
How to watch Italy v France when you’re not in your country
If you’re abroad, but still want to watch your local Six Nations coverage, like Italy v France, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.
VPNs allow you to get around any geo-blocking by changing your IP address so you appear in a different location and can watch the same legal Six Nations live stream you would at home.
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.
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Italy v France 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.
Italy v France, which kicks off at 2.15pm, will be shown live on ITV in the UK.
If you’re from the UK but are overseas when Italy v France takes place, you can get your normal live stream but you’ll need a VPN – see the information above.
Italy v France live stream: How to watch from Ireland
In Ireland, Italy v France (2.15pm) is also on free-to-air TV, with Virgin Media One (formerly TV3) broadcasting live coverage of all Six Nations matches.
You can also stream live TV through Virgin TV Anywhere if you’d rather watch on your phone, tablet or computer.
Italy v France live stream: How to watch from Europe
France 2, another free-to-air channel, has the rights to broadcast Italy v France, with kick-off at 3.15pm in France.
In Italy, DMAX is showing Italy v France at 3.15pm and you can also live stream matches via its online player Dplay.
If you’re in Austria, Germany or Switzerland, you can watch Italy v France at 3.15pm through the live and on-demand streaming service DAZN.
Italy v France live stream: How to watch from Australia
For those in Australia, Italy v France is live from 1.05am on beIN Sports 3.
Access to beIN Sports’ Connect package is $19.99 a month or $179.99 for a year and also includes lots of European football action. Plus, there is currently a 14-day FREE trial offer, so you could take advantage of that to watch some Six Nations matches!
You can also stream beIN Sports’ coverage live and on-demand through Kayo Sports. A basic package is $25 a month and premium is $35 a month – and they are offering a FREE 14-day trial to new customers.
Italy v France live stream: How to watch from New Zealand
If you want to tune in to Italy v France from the Land of the Long White Cloud, the match starts at 3.15am on Sky Sport NZ 1.
It costs $31.99 a month to add Sky Sport to your Sky Starter pack ($25.99) but if you sign up for 12 months before 30 June 2021 you’ll get your first month free. Plus, you’ll get Sky Go, which allows you to watch live rugby wherever you are.
Italy v France 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.
Italy v France kicks off at 4.15pm on SuperSport Grandstand.
There are various DStv packages available that give access to SuperSport, ranging from Access, which has the Blitz and Variety 4 channels, to Premium, which includes all 18 sports channels.
Italy v France 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.
Italy v France will kick off at 9.15am EST and 6.15am on the West Coast.
Italy v France live stream: How to watch from the Canada
Six Nations matches are shown on streaming platform DAZN in Canada.
Italy v France will kick off at 9.15am EST and 6.15am on the West Coast.
Italy v France live stream: How to watch from Asia
Premier Sports has the rights to broadcast Six Nations matches, like Italy v France, 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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