Overview
- Kick-off is 5:40pm GMT at Twickenham, with live UK coverage on TNT Sports 1 and streaming on discovery+, and on-air build-up from 5:30pm.
- International streaming includes Peacock in the United States and Stan Sport in Australia, with Fiji’s FBC Sports carrying delayed coverage on Monday.
- England’s confirmed XV features Ellis Genge as co-captain, Chandler Cunningham-South starting at No 8, and Maro Itoje named among the replacements for the first time since 2017.
- Steve Borthwick retains a 6–2 bench split after the Australia win, with Tom Curry and Henry Pollock joining Itoje among the forward-heavy replacements.
- Bookmakers make England strong favourites (examples include 1-33 in places) despite Fiji’s five-match winning run and their notable 30-22 victory at Twickenham in 2023 before England edged the World Cup quarter-final 30-24.