How to watch England vs Samoa for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Rugby World Cup game today

England take on Samoa this afternoon in their final group fixture at the Rugby World Cup.

It’s been unexpectedly and unusually plain sailing for Steve Borthwick’s side in France so far, defying a woeful warm-up campaign and 2023 in general to sit pretty at the top of Pool D with three comfortable wins from as many games.

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They have already qualified for the quarter-finals - where they will likely play Fiji in Marseille on October 15 - as group winners courtesy of Japan’s win over Samoa last week, but will want to keep their momentum motoring along in what is sure to be a physical test in Lille on Saturday.

Samoa’s prospects of getting to the last eight are best described as extremely remote at best, needing to beat England by 29 points with a try-scoring bonus point and hope that Argentina and Japan draw with no bonus points in their Nantes shootout on Sunday.

Where to watch England vs Samoa

TV channel: Today’s game will be broadcast live and free to air on ITV1 in the UK, with coverage beginning at 4:15pm BST ahead of a 4:45pm kick-off.

Live stream: ITV will also offer a free live stream online via the ITVX website and app.

Live blog: Follow the action live with Standard Sport’s match blog, featuring expert analysis from rugby correspondent Nick Purewal at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.