Ireland vs England time, TV channel, live stream, lineups, betting odds for 2023 Six Nations match

Jonathan Burnett

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Ireland and England face off in Dublin to close out Super Saturday and bring the curtain down on the 2023 Six Nations. The hosts are looking to make it a St. Patrick's weekend to remember: if Ireland win at the Aviva Stadium, it'll seal their first championship trophy since 2018, along with both the Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles.

Definitively ranked as the world's No.1 side in 2023, Ireland have so far been worthy of the title, sweeping aside all who've come before them and securing bonus points in three of their four championship games. Wales and 2022 Grand Slam winners France were both dispatched with little fuss, both being outscored four tries to one as Andy Farrell's men powered into early leads and suffocated all signs of life out of any potential comebacks.

A valiant Italy effort saw the Azzurri stay with Ireland until the final quarter of their game in Rome, while Scotland had the better of the early stages at Murrayfield last time out. Conceding the game's first try for the first time in 2023, Ireland soon rallied to score three of their own, with James Lowe and Jack Conan's quick-fire second-half scores wrestling the game firmly back into Ireland's tight-fisted control.

Under new head coach Steve Borthwick, England had been making progress throughout the tournament. A late loss to Scotland on the opening weekend was followed up by convincing, if unspectacular, victories over Italy and Wales, with England's dominant forward pack providing the platform and their attack following suit to varying degrees of success.

All signs of progress were brought to a shuddering halt at Twickenham last weekend, though, with France pitching up in south-west London to set up camp on the England tryline for 80 unbelievable minutes. Opening the try scoring inside the very first of those minutes, Les Bleus ran amok, crossing six more times and limiting England to only one score of their own.

The 53-10 humbling was the worst England have ever suffered at "HQ", and Borthwick's side need to show a massive response in Dublin if they're to avoid a similar fate. The same French team were beaten convincingly by Ireland at the Aviva, suggesting England will have to give everything they've got to prevent a second successive humbling.

MORE: England thumped by France in record Twickenham defeat

Ireland vs England kick-off time

Ireland host England in the Six Nations Championship at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The game kicks off at 5 p.m. GMT on Saturday, March 18, 2023.

Here's how that time translates to major time zones around the world:

Location Date Time
UK Sat, Mar. 18 17:00 GMT
Australia Sun, Mar. 19 04:00 AEDT
Canada Sat, Mar. 18 12:00 ET
New Zealand Sun, Mar. 19 06:00 NZDT
USA Sat, Mar. 18 13:00 ET
India Sat, Mar. 18 22:30 IST
Singapore Sun, Mar. 19 01:00 SGT
Malaysia Sun, Mar. 19 01:00 MYT

Ireland vs England live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch the match in some of the major territories:

  TV channel Streaming
USA fuboTV, Peacock, CNBC
Canada

DAZN

UK ITV One ITV X
Australia Stan Sport
New Zealand Sky Sport NOW
India Premier Sports Asia
Hong Kong Premier Sports Asia
Malaysia Premier Sports Asia
Singapore Premier Sports Asia

USA: All games are streaming live on Peacock and will also be available through fuboTV. However, they will also be repeated on CNBC on delay, usually by a couple of hours. 

Canada: All games are streaming live on DAZN.

UK: Matches will be shown on BBC and ITV, with S4C also broadcasting in Wales.

Australia: Six Nations coverage is provided by Stan Sport.

India: Premier Sports Asia is the main place to watch the Six Nations.

MORE: Ireland dispatch Scotland to tee up Grand Slam finale in Dublin

Ireland vs England confirmed lineups

Ireland's victory over Scotland came at a significant cost. They lost five players to injury over the course of the game, including both their starting and replacement hookers. Luckily for Andy Farrell's side, Caelan Doris and Dan Sheehan have both been passed fit to line up against England on Super Saturday.

Further positives on the injury front saw Jamison Gibson-Park and Robbie Henshaw make their first appearances of the tournament at Murrayfield, and having come through their returns unscathed, both make the starting XV for the decider. Henshaw replaces the injured Garry Ringrose at outside centre, while Gibson-Park is at nine, partnered in the halves by Johnny Sexton. The Ireland captain needs just one point to become Ireland's top scorer in the history of this tournament, having drawn level with Ronan O'Gara's record against Scotland.

Ireland Starting XV: Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, James Lowe, Johnny Sexton, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Ryan Baird, James Ryan, Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris

Ireland Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Tom O'Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Ross Byrne, Jimmy O'Brien

Having made headlines the world over for dropping Owen Farrell to the bench against France, Steve Borthwick restores his captain to the No.10 shirt and once again benches Marcus Smith. Smith barely had a chance to make any sort of impression against France, but he'll look to make an impact once coming on to join a back-line that features Henry Arundell making his first start of the tournament, having come off the bench in three of England's four games.

Another headline change is the inclusion of Manu Tuilagi, the 31-year-old making his first appearance since Borthwick took charge. He's in for the injured Ollie Lawrence at inside centre, while another injured Ollie, Leicester second-row Chessum, is replaced at lock by Northampton's David Ribbans.

England Starting XV: Freddie Steward, Anthony Watson, Henry Slade, Manu Tuilagi, Henry Arundell, Owen Farrell, Jack van Poortvliet; Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, David Ribbans, Lewis Ludlam, Jack Willis, Alex Dombrandt

England Replacements: Jack Walker, Mako Vunipola, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Ben Curry, Alex Mitchell, Marcus Smith, Joe Marchant

Ireland vs England odds

These two sides' form could hardly be more different, and the infallible play of the world No.1s has them as heavy favourites to win this game.

Never before have England been such rank outsiders against Ireland, but their comparative backing shows the gulf between the two sides at the moment. BetMGM's +550 are the shortest odds for an away win, but there's little confidence in Borthwick's side disrupting what could be a day of celebration in Dublin.

  UK
(Sky Bet)
USA
(BetMGM)

Canada
(Sports Interaction)

Australia
(Neds)
Ireland Win 1/10 -1000 1.08 1.10
Draw 28/1 +2500 30.00  34.00
England Win 6/1 +550 6.57  6.00

 

Jonathan Burnett

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Jonathan is a freelance content producer and commentator for Sporting News UK, with a focus on international rugby tournaments like the Six Nations and Rugby World Cup. He also works as a commentator for StatsPerform’s football network, covering matches across Europe including the Champions League, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the 2023 Women's World Cup. He’s a regular contributor to the history and statistics website Rugby League Project.

Jonny graduated from Leeds University with a journalism degree in 2021 and was Head of Media at Widnes Vikings RLFC in 2023. A self-confessed nerd of rugby league, union and football (soccer). Jonathan’s coverage across several sports can be found on the TSN site.