France and Scotland picked up opening day wins against Ireland and Wales yesterday. Reigning champions England get their campaign underway in Italy this afternoon. This guide explains how to watch a Women’s Six Nations live stream wherever you are in the world – including options to watch for free.

Every game of the tournament will be available FOR FREE for viewers in the UK via BBC iPlayer, including Italy v England. And don’t worry if you’re a Brit travelling overseas today, because you can use a VPN to watch your usual Women’s Six Nations live stream from abroad.

Italy v England kicks off at 3:00pm GMT this afternoon. This article tells you everything you need to know to live stream the Guinness Women’s Six Nations in 2024. You can also check out our guides to the England and Italy squads, and if you scroll down to the end of the article, you’ll find team line-ups for the match, and a list of the remaining fixtures in this year’s championship.

Watch Women’s Six Nations 2024: live stream for FREE in the UK

The BBC has the rights to the 2024 Women’s Six Nations in the UK. Every game can be streamed for FREE on BBC iPlayer, and you’ll be able to follow the action on the BBC Sport website and app. Some games will also be available via terrestrial broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two and the BBC Red Button.

In addition to iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, Italy v England will be available on BBC Two this afternoon. Coverage starts at 2:45pm.

The BBC iPlayer app works on almost all your devices – just search on any phone, tablet, smart TV or console you have.

If you’re UK resident away from home for any of the matches, you can use a VPN like ExpressVPN to watch games from abroad. Just follow the instructions below.

How to watch the Women’s Six Nations from outside your country

If you’re travelling for business or pleasure and want to watch a Women’s Six Nations live stream from abroad, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.

A VPN is a piece of software which offers both online privacy and the ability to change your IP address. This means that you can access on-demand content or live TV like you would back at home, even when you’re in another country.

The technology experts at TechRadar have tested hundreds of VPNs and rate ExpressVPN for its ease of use, strong security features and capacity to watch on several devices at once – including smart TVs and phones, iPads, tablets, PCs and Macs.

Also, ExpressVPN comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it out for a month for free or sign up for an annual plan and get three months free.

Women’s Six Nations 2024: live stream for FREE in Ireland

In Ireland, coverage of the Women’s Six Nations 2024 is shared between Virgin Media and RTÉ. Check listings to see which games are available.

Live stream Women’s Six Nations for FREE in France

In France, all championship games will be shown FOR FREE on the France TV streaming service, with some matches also available on terrestrial TV channel France 2.

How to watch Women’s Six Nations matches in the United States

If you live in the US, you can watch Women’s Six Nations live streams on FloRugby. Every match of the tournament will be available on the subscription service.

Women’s Six Nations live stream: How to watch from Australia

Tuning in from Australia? Stan Sport has the rights to show Women’s Six Nations matches, and the streaming platform will host all 15 matches live and on demand.

It costs $15 a month to add Stan Sport to your general Stan plan.

Watch the Women’s Six Nations 2024 from New Zealand

In New Zealand, subscription service Sky Sport NZ has the rights to show Women’s Six Nations games.

Italy v England team line-ups

ITALY
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi, Aura Muzzo, Michela Sillari, Beatrice Rigoni, Alyssa D’Inca, Veronica Madia, Sofia Stefan (captain); Gaia Maris, Silvia Turani, Sara Seye, Valeria Fedrighi, Sara Tounesi, Isabella Locatelli, Francesca Sgorbini, Giulia Cavina

Replacements
Laura Gurioli, Emanuela Stecca, Lucia Gai, Alessia Pilani, Giordana Duca, Alessandra Frangipani, Emma Stevanin, Francesca Granzotto

ENGLAND
Ellie Kildunne, Abby Dow, Helena Rowland, Emily Scarratt, Jess Breach, Zoe Harrison, Lucy Packer; Hannah Botterman, Lark Atkin-Davies, Kelsey Clifford, Zoe Aldcroft, Abbie Ward, Sadia Kabeya, Marlie Packer (captain), Sarah Beckett

Replacements
Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Maud Muir, Maddie Feaunati, Alex Matthews, Natasha Hunt, Holly Aitchison, Megan Jones

Women’s Six Nations 2024: upcoming fixtures

Here’s the full schedule for this year’s championship:

Round 1

• Italy v England (kick-off: 3:00pm GMT, Sunday 24 March)

Round 2

• Scotland v France (kick-off: 2:15pm GMT, Saturday 30 March)
• England v Wales (kick-off: 4:45pm GMT, Saturday 30 March)
• Ireland v Italy (kick-off: 3:00pm BST, Sunday 31 March)

Round 3

• Scotland v England (kick-off: 2:15pm BST, Saturday 13 April)
• Ireland v Wales (kick-off: 4:45pm BST, Saturday 13 April)
• France v Italy (kick-off: 12:30pm BST, Sunday 14 April)

Round 4

• England v Ireland (kick-off: 2:15pm BST, Saturday 20 April)
• Italy v Scotland (kick-off: 4:45pm BST, Saturday 20 April)
• Wales v France (kick-off: 3:15pm BST, Sunday 21 April)

Round 5

• Wales v Italy (kick-off: 12:15pm BST, Saturday 27 April)
• Ireland v Scotland (kick-off: 2:30pm BST, Saturday 27 April)
• France v England (kick-off: 4:45pm BST, Saturday 27 April)

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