Is Italy vs England on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Six Nations clash
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England will look to halt their Six Nations slide as they take on an Italy side seeking a first-ever win over their opposition.
Back-to-back defeats have left Steve Borthwick’s squad facing tough questions with the positivity that accompanied a 12-match winning run suddenly feeling distant.
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They will be wary, too, of a home team growing as a force in this competition having already beaten Scotland and pushed Ireland hard over the course of the campaign.
Could history be on the cards at the Stadio Olimpico and this England side go down in the history books for unwanted reasons?
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Italy vs England?
Italy vs England is due to kick off at 4.40pm GMT on Saturday 7 March at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on ITV1, with coverage on the channel from 3.35pm GMT. A live stream will be available via ITVX.
Team news
Italy welcome back Juan Ignacio Brex to re-form his potent centre partnership with human battering ram Tommaso Menoncello after Brex missed the previous two matches due to personal reasons.
Alessandro Garbisi joins brother Paolo in a half-back partnership, Lorenzo Pani steps in for the injured Ange Capuozzo at full back and the pack is unchanged from the starting eight that faced France a fortnight ago. Fly half/full-back Tommaso Allan is fit again and is one of three backs named on the bench.
Steve Borthwick rips up his England selection in a heavily-changed 23 as he seeks a response to England’s poor performance against Ireland. Fin Smith is installed at No 10 in a totally changed backline, with Tommy Freeman moved back into midfield alongside Seb Atkinson, who makes his first Six Nations appearance.
Up front, Jamie George replaces Luke Cowan-Dickie at hooker and Alex Coles is preferred to Ollie Chessum in the second row. The return of Guy Pepper to the blindside sees Tom Curry and Ben Earl slide to the openside and No 8 respectively.
Line-ups
Italy XV: 1 Danilo Fischetti, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 3 Simone Ferrari; 4 Niccolo Cannone, 5 Andrea Zambonin; 6 Michele Lamaro (capt.), 7 Manuel Zuliani, 8 Lorenzo Cannone; 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 10 Paolo Garbisi; 11 Monty Ioane, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 14 Louis Lynagh; 15 Lorenzo Pani.
Replacements: 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Federico Ruzza, 20 Riccardo Favretto; 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Leonardo Marin, 23 Tommaso Allan.
England XV: 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George, 3 Joe Heyes; 4 Maro Itoje (capt.), 5 Alex Coles; 6 Guy Pepper, 7 Tom Curry, 8 Ben Earl; 9 Ben Spencer, 10 Fin Smith; 11 Cadan Murley, 12 Seb Atkinson, 13 Tommy Freeman, 14 Tom Roebuck; 15 Elliot Daly.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Henry Pollock; 22 Jack van Poortvliet, 23 Marcus Smith.