Six Nations 2025: All the team news for round three

Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 12:14 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson
The Six Nations returns for Round Three, with Scotland-England the standout fixture. Photo: Getty Images
The Six Nations returns for Round Three, with Scotland-England the standout fixture. Photo: Getty Images

The Six Nations returns for Round Three with the title still very much up for grabs.

Ireland are the current favourites as they face a Wales side entering a new era following the departure of coach Warren Gatland.

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

Scotland and England will battle for the Calcutta Cup, whilst France will take on a resurging Italy.

Rugby.com.au looks at the team lists for round three of the 2025 Six Nations.

Sunday February 23 1:15 am AEDT - Wales v Ireland at Principality Stadium, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport

Wales (15-1): Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Max Llewellyn, Ben Thomas, Ellis Mee; Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams; Taulupe Faletau, Tommy Reffell, Jac Morgan (capt); Dafydd Jenkins, Will Rowlands; WillGriff John, Elliot Dee, Nicky Smith

Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Gareth Thomas, Henry Thomas, Teddy Williams, Aaron Wainwright, Rhodri Williams, Jarrod Evans, Joe Roberts

Ireland (15-1): Jamie Osborne; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jack Conan, Josh van der Flier, Peter O'Mahony; Tadhg Beirne, Joe McCarthy; Thomas Clarkson, Dan Sheehan (capt), Andrew Porter

Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Jack Boyle, Finlay Bealham, James Ryan, Cian Prendergast, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Bundee Aki

Sunday February 23 3:45 am AEDT - England v Scotland at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport

England (15-1): Marcus Smith; Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Henry Slade, Ollie Sleightholme; Fin Smith, Alex Mitchell; Tom Willis, Ben Earl, Tom Curry; Ollie Chessum, Maro Itoje (capt); Will Stuart, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge

Replacements: Jamie George, Fin Baxter, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Harry Randall, Elliot Daly

Scotland (15-1): Blair Kinghorn; Kyle Rowe, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell (co-capt), Ben White; Jack Dempsey, Rory Darge (co-capt), Jamie Ritchie; Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray; Zander Fagerson, Dave Cherry, Pierre Schoeman

Replacements: Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Will Hurd, Sam Skinner, Gregor Brown, Matt Fagerson, Jamie Dobie, Stafford McDowall

Monday February 24 2:00 am AEDT - Italy v France at Stadio Olimpico, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport

Italy (15-1): Tommaso Allan; Ange Capuozzo, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Simone Gesi; Paolo Garbisi, Martin Page-Relo; Lorenzo Cannone, Michele Lamaro (capt), Sebastian Negri, Federico Ruzza, Niccolo Cannone, Simone Ferrari, Gianmarco Lucchesi, Danilo Fischetti

Repacements: Giacomo Nicotera, Mirco Spagnolo, Giosue Zilocchi, Riccardo Favretto, Manuel Zuliani, Ross Vintcent, Alessandro Garbisi, Jacopo Trulla

France (15-1): Leo Barre; Theo Attissogbe, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Thomas Ramos, Antoine Dupont (capt); Gregory Alldritt, Paul Boudehent, François Cros, Mickaël Guillard, Thibaud Flament, Uini Atonio, Peato Mauvaka, Jean-Baptiste Gros

Replacements: Julien Marchand, Cyril Baille, Dorian Aldegheri, Romain Taofifenua, Alexandre Roumat, Oscar Jegou, Anthony Jelonch, Maxime Lucu

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