England v Scotland, Six Nations 2025: What time is kick-off and what TV channel is it on?
England’s third game of the 2025 Six Nations Championship will see them face Scotland at Twickenham.
Scotland have won the last four Six Nations meetings against the Auld Enemy, including a 30-21 victory at Murrayfield last year.
A total of 142 Test matches have been played between the nations since 1871, with England winning 76 and Scotland emerging victorious in 47.
When is England v Scotland?
England host Scotland on Saturday, February 22. The match will kick-off at 4.45pm (GMT).
Also on the schedule for the third weekend of the Six Nations is Wales v Ireland at 2.15pm on the Saturday and Italy v France at 3pm on Sunday.
Where is England v Scotland taking place?
At Twickenham, or as it is now known, the Allianz Stadium. This will be England’s first Test against Scotland since the name change with some fans refusing to call the home of English rugby by its new moniker.
How to watch England v Scotland on TV?
It will be on ITV1. The BBC and ITV will once again share coverage of the Six Nations in the UK.
Who is the referee?
Frenchman Pierre Brousset will be taking charge of his first Six Nations match. The 35-year-old would have made his championship debut last year but injury ruled him out of whistling Ireland v Italy. Brousset refereed in last year’s Rugby Championship and the Autumn Nations Series.
“I tell myself that if I’ve reached this level, it’s because of my convictions and my personality,” said Brousset last year. “Of course, there’s no such thing as the perfect match. You can always evolve, always find things to change in the way you referee, in the way you manage the match. But I think the guiding principle should be the same, whether it’s a Pro D2 match or an international match.”
What is the team news?
England head coach Steve Borthwick was forced into a major reshuffle on the eve of the Six Nations with Jamie George, Alex Coles, Jack van Poortvliet and Alex Dombrandt lost to injury. Their absence means an opportunity for the uncapped Henry Pollock.
In a significant blow for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions, Sione Tuipulotu suffered a long-term injury while Scott Cummings was also ruled out of the Six Nations.
Both nations will be hoping for minimal injury trouble from their first two matches of the tournament.
England squad
Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Arthur Clark, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje (c), Curtis Langdon, George Martin, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Henry Pollock, Bevan Rodd, Will Stuart, Tom Willis.
Backs: Oscar Beard, Elliot Daly, Fraser Dingwall, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Mitchell, Cadan Murley, Raffi Quirke, Harry Randall, Tom Roebuck, Henry Slade, Ollie Sleightholme, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Freddie Steward.
Scotland squad
Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Jamie Bhatti, Gregor Brown, Dave Cherry, Luke Crosbie, Rory Darge (cc), Jack Dempsey, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Patrick Harrison, Will Hurd, Jack Mann, D’Arcy Rae, Dylan Richardson, Jamie Ritchie, Pierre Schoeman, Rory Sutherland, Marshall Sykes
Backs: Fergus Burke, Matt Currie, Jamie Dobie, Darcy Graham, George Horne, Rory Hutchinson, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Finn Russell (cc), Kyle Rowe, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White
When did Scotland and England last win the Six Nations?
England last won the Six Nations in 2020, Scotland last claimed the title way back in 1999.
England’s last Grand Slam was in 2016, Scotland’s was in 1990.
England’s last Triple Crown was in 2020, Scotland’s was in 1990.
What was the score last year?
Duhan van der Merwe scored a hat-trick of tries as Scotland pulled off a thrilling 30-21 victory. Although the day ended in disappointment for England, George Furbank and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scored their first senior international tries.
