England v Japan: Nations Championship kick-off, TV channel and team news
England v Japan: kick-off, TV channel, team news

England face Japan at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Saturday, November 14, in the second round of Nations Championship action, with the match kicking off at 4.40pm.

England's record win over Australia

Steve Borthwick's side enter the fixture on the back of a record 45-22 victory over Australia at the same venue last weekend. Henry Pollock, deployed on the wing in the second half, replaced the injured Immanuel Feyi-Waboso at the break and scored two tries.

Japan, meanwhile, pushed Wales close in Cardiff before losing 28-21 at the Principality Stadium.

TV channel and live stream details

The game will be shown live and free on ITV1, with coverage starting at 4.30pm following Wales v New Zealand. Fans can also stream the match via ITV's app, ITVX.

Team news and officials

England's XV features Freddie Steward at full-back, Henry Slade and Max Ojomoh in the centres, and Maro Itoje captaining the side. Japan's co-captains are Naoto Saito and Warner Dearns.

Referee Pierre Brousset (FFR) will take charge, assisted by Nika Amashukeli (GRU) and Jeremy Rozier (FFR), with Tual Trainini (FFR) as TMO and Matteo Liperini (FIR) as FPRO.

Borthwick said: "I'm really aware that the narrative around World Cup selection exists and we don't avoid it. The team is always the most important thing but, at the same time, it's the balance between the team, self-sacrifice and self-expression."

Japan coach Eddie Jones added: "We realise England are a nation we've never been able to beat. I'm looking forward to going to Twickenham with this young Japanese team that's going to play the house down."