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Will Freeman

What Six Nations rugby matches are on today? Kick-off times and TV channel

The opening weekend of the Six Nations is here already and with lots of action to enjoy it is certain to be a dramatic weekend and you won't want to miss any it.

There are three games this weekend with two already having been played on Saturday and one game played on Sunday, with all of them shown on BBC and ITV.

Saturday kicked off with Ireland 29-7 Wales before England were beaten 20-17 by Scotland. A continental clash between France and Italy follows on Sunday.

With the tournament looking more competitive than ever before, an exciting weekend of action is set to continue today and you won't want to miss a moment.

Here is everything you need to know:

What Six Nations games are on today?

France vs Italy is today's match, with kick off at the Stade de France taking place at 3pm in the UK (4pm local time).

The match will be shown live on ITV1 with coverage beginning half an hour before at 2:30pm and viewers can also tune in online via the ITV hub.

What is the team news?

Confirmed line-ups

France: 15. Melvyn Jaminet, 14. Damian Penaud, 13. Gael Fickou, 12. Jonathan Danty, 11. Gabin Villiere, 10. Romain Ntamack. 9. Antoine Dupont, 1. Cyril Baille, 2. Julien Marchand, 3. Uini Atonio, 4. Cameron Woki, 5. Paul Willemse, 6. Anthony Jelonch, 7. Dylan Cretin, 8. Gregory Alldritt.

Replacements: 16. Peato Mauvaka, 17. Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18. Demba Bamba, 19. Romain Taofifenua, 20. Francois Cros, 21. Maxime Lucu, 22. Yoram Moefana, 23. Thomas Ramos.

Italy: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Tommaso Menoncello, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Montanna Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Stephen Varney, 1 Danilo Fischetti, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 5 Federico Ruzza, 6 Sebastian Negri, 7 Michele Lamaro, 8 Toa Halafihi

Replacements: 16 Epalahame Faiva, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Giosuè Zilocchi, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Callum Braley, 23 Leonardo Marin

How will I know whether games are on BBC or ITV?

As part of the rights-sharing deal between the two broadcasters a simple rule has been established.

ITV have the rights to broadcast home games of England, Ireland, France and Italy while BBC can show the home games of Scotland and Wales.

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