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Rugby This Weekend: Nations Championship Kick-Off Times and TV Channels for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

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It is a big weekend of international rugby, with England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland all in Nations Championship action and every match live on ITV1. England host Japan on Saturday afternoon, Wales face New Zealand and Ireland take on Fiji, before Scotland play Australia at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Rugby on TV this weekend: full list

DayMatchKick-off (UK)TV
Fri 13 NovFrance v South Africa8.10pmITV1
Sat 14 NovItaly v Argentina11.40amITV1
Sat 14 NovWales v New Zealand2.10pmITV1, S4C
Sat 14 NovEngland v Japan4.40pmITV1
Sat 14 NovIreland v Fiji8.10pmITV1
Sun 15 NovScotland v Australia3.10pmITV1

England v Japan

England host Japan at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, at 4.40pm on Saturday, live on ITV1. It is a reunion with former England head coach Eddie Jones, now in charge of Japan. Read our full preview: England v Japan: kick-off time, TV channel and Eddie Jones’s return to Twickenham.

Wales v New Zealand

Wales face the All Blacks at 2.10pm on Saturday. The match is on ITV1, with Welsh-language coverage on S4C.

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Ireland v Fiji

Ireland round off Saturday against Fiji at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, with kick-off at 8.10pm on ITV1.

Scotland v Australia

Scotland close the weekend against Australia at Murrayfield on Sunday, kicking off at 3.10pm on ITV1.

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Also on Friday night, France play South Africa at the Stade de France at 8.10pm, live on ITV1.

Written by: Energy Radio Newsroom