England: 2025 Six Nations squad, fixtures, TV channels and match officials
England lock Maro Itoje at Allianz Stadium.
England head coach Steve Borthwick has named his squad for the 2025 Guinness Six Nations, and ahead of the tournament, we run through his side, fixtures and match officials.
Maro Itoje will captain the team in this year’s Championship, having taken over the leadership role from Jamie George, who led the Red Rose in 2024.
Borthwick has included two uncapped players in his squad in Harlequins pair Oscar Beard and Cadan Murley.
England’s first five Six Nations matches will be broadcast on ITV in 2025 while their final game of the Championship will be televised by the BBC, which will provide the coverage for Scotland and Wales’ home matches.
Meanwhile, in Ireland, the Six Nations coverage will be shared between RTÉ and Virgin Media.
England’s 2025 Six Nations squad
Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje (c), George Martin, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Bevan Rodd, Will Stuart, Tom Willis
Backs: Oscar Beard, Elliot Daly, Fraser Dingwall, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Mitchell, Cadan Murley, Harry Randall, Tom Roebuck, Henry Slade, Ollie Sleightholme, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Freddie Steward, Jack van Poortvliet
Six Nations squads: All the men’s teams named for the 2025 Championship
England’s 2025 Six Nations fixtures and match officials
Ireland v England – round one
Date: Saturday, February 1
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Broadcasters: ITV Sport
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)
FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
England v France – round two
Date: Saturday, February 8
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Broadcasters: ITV Sport
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
England v Scotland – round three
Date: Saturday, February 22
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Broadcasters: ITV Sport
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
FPRO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
England v Italy – round four
Date: Sunday, March 9
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Broadcasters: ITV Sport
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
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Wales v England – round five
Date: Saturday, March 15
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Broadcasters: BBC Sport
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)