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The England captain missed some of the pre-tournament training camp in order to attend the funeral of his mother.
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England face off against Ireland in Six Nations Round 3 on Sat 21st February 2026 at Allianz Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:10 and is broadcast on ITV X, ITV. In South Africa it’s at 16:10 SAST on SuperSport, 03:10 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 06:10 EST on NBC Sports in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but England are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with England in position 3 and Ireland in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for England vs Ireland will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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