Is England vs Italy rugby on TV? Channel, live stream, kick-off time and team line-ups for World Cup warm-up

ENGLAND finish their preparation for the Rugby World Cup when they welcome Italy to St James’ Park on Friday.

And Eddie Jones’ men go into the clash in Newcastle in high spirits after their 57-15 thrashing of Ireland two weeks ago.

What time does England vs Italy kick off?

This World Cup warm-up match will take place on Friday, September 6.

It will kick off at 7.45pm.

The fixture is being held at St James’ Park in Newcastle.

What TV channel is it on and can I live stream it?

England vs Italy will be shown live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage underway from 7pm.

Sky Sports customers can catch this via live stream on the app on their computer, mobile and tablet devices.

If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV, costing £9.99.

What are the teams?

England have selected Joe Marchant to start against Italy, despite being the only player in the team NOT going to the World Cup.

ENGLAND

Joe Marler, Jamie George, Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Tom Curry, Mark Wilson, Billy Vunipola, Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Jonny May, Piers Francis, Joe Marchant, Ruaridh McConnochie, Anthony Wilson

ITALY

Nicola Quaglio, Oliviero Fabiani, Simone Ferrari, David Sisi, Dean Budd, Sebastian Negri, Abraham Steyn, Jimmy Tuivaiti, Callum Braley, Carlo Canna, Edoardo Padovani, Tommaso Benvenuti, Giulio Bisegni, Matia Bellini, Jayden Hayward