Six Nations 2025: All the team news for round one

Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 8:28 PM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson
All the team news for round one of the 2025 Six Nations. Photo: Getty Images
All the team news for round one of the 2025 Six Nations. Photo: Getty Images

The Six Nations is back for another year as Ireland attempts to defend their crown for a third straight title.

They will face a blockbuster opening round against arch-rivals England in Dublin.

Watch every match of the Six Nations live and on-demand exclusively on Stan Sport.

2024 runners-up France open the tournament, taking on a desperate Wales team looking for their first win in over 12 months.

Meanwhile, Scotland welcomes Italy to Edinburgh as both teams look to establish themselves as dark horses.

Rugby.com.au presents the team lists for round one of the 2025 Six Nations.

Saturday February 1 7:15 am AEDT - France v Wales at Stade de France, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport

France (15-1): Thomas Ramos; Theo Attissogbe, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Romain Ntamack, Antoine Dupont (capt); Gregory Alldritt, Paul Boudehent, Francois Cros; Emmanuel Meafou, Alexandre Roumant; Uini Atonio, Peato Mauvaka, Jean-Baptiste Gros

Replacements: Julien Marchand, Cyril Baille, Georges-Henri Colombe, Hugo Auradou, Mickael Guillard, Oscar Jegou, Nolann Le Garrec, Emilien Gailleton

Wales (15-1): Liam Williams; Tom Rogers, Nick Tompkins, Owen Watkin, Josh Adams; Ben Thomas, Tomos Williams; Aaron Wainwright, Jac Morgan (capt), James Botham; Dafydd Jenkins, Will Rowlands; Henry Thomas, Evan Lloyd, Gareth Thomas

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Nicky Smith, Keiron Assiratti, Freddie Thomas, Tommy Reffell, Rhodri Williams, Dan Edwards, Blair Murray

Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)

Assistant Referees: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Jordan Way (Aus)

TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)

Sunday February 2 1:15 am AEDT - Scotland v Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport

Scotland (15-1): Blair Kinghorn; Darcy Graham, Huw Jones, Stafford McDowall, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell (co-capt), Ben White; Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge (co-capt), Jamie Ritchie; Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray; Zander Fagerson, Dave Cherry, Pierre Schoeman

Replacements: Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Will Hurd, Gregor Brown, Jack Dempsey, George Horne, Tom Jordan, Kyle Rowe

Italy (15-1): Tommaso Allan; Ange Capuozzo, Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Monty Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Martin Page-Relo; Michele Lamaro (capt), Lorenzo Cannone, Sebastian Negri; Federico Ruzza, Dino Lamb; Simone Ferrari, Giacomo Nicotera, Danilo Fischetti

Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi, Luca Rizzoli, Marco Riccioni, Niccolo Cannone, Manuel Zuliani, Ross Vintcent, Alessandro Garbisi, Simone Gesi

Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)

Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (Eng) & Damian Schneider (Arg)

TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)

Sunday February 2 3:45 am AEDT - Ireland v England at Aviva Stadium, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport

Ireland (15-1): Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Caelan Doris (capt), Josh van der Flier, Ryan Baird; Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan; Finlay Bealham, Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter

Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Iain Henderson, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Robbie Henshaw

England (15-1): Freddie Steward; Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Henry Slade, Cadan Murley; Marcus Smith, Alex Mitchell; Ben Earl, Ben Curry, Tom Curry; George Martin, Maro Itoje (capt); Will Stuart, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge

Replacements: Theo Dan, Fin Baxter, Joe Heyes, Ollie Chessum, Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Willis, Harry Randall, Fin Smith

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)

Assistant Referees: James Doleman (NZ) & Hollie Davidson (Sco)

TMO: Glenn Newman (NZ)

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