What time does Ireland vs England kick-off? TV channel, stream, team news and odds for HUGE Six Nations Grand Slam game

IRELAND head into this weekend's clash against England with huge expectations place on their shoulders.

Andy Farrell's men will aim to make history by becoming the first ever Irish side to capture a Grand Slam on home soil.

Prior to the Super Saturday Championship Finale, which is one of three matches that day, first-up is Scotland against Italy at Murrayfield at 12.30pm, followed by France against Wales at the Stade de France at 2.45pm.

Here's all you need to know ahead of Ireland vs. England as Johnny Sexton and co aim to make history.

WHEN IS THE MATCH ON?

The match kicks-off at 5pm on Saturday March 18 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

WAHT IRISH TV CHANNEL IS SHOWING THE GAME ?

The game is on free to air on Virgin Media One in Ireland.

It is also available to stream via the Virgin Media player or on SKY GO if you're a Sky customer.

LATEST TEAM NEWS?

Both teams are set to confirm their lineups on Thursday afternoon.

But Ireland will definitely be without Garry Ringrose and Iain Henderson after their injuries in the win over Scotland.

With Steve Borthwick's England side reeling from a record home defeat to France last weekend he is expected to ring the changes. Ollie Lawrence has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

BETTING ODDS?

IRELAND - 1/7

DRAW - 40/1

ENGLAND - 15/2

WHAT IS BEING SAID IN THE BUILD UP?

Ireland have a stunning 79.4% win rate under Farrell since he took charge from Joe Schmidt in 2019 - 27 wins in 34 games.

The world number one ranked team are also unbeaten in over a year, they last lost to France in February of 2022, and are also on a 13-game unbeaten streak at home.

So, they rightly go into the game as favourites after England's horrendous showing against France last weekend.

Borthwick's side are in a state of transition but expect them to show up, as they generally do against Ireland., and especially considering what's on the line.

A win for Ireland would mark an emotional moment as it will mark Johnny Sexton’s last-ever Six Nations match.

Sexton also levelled Ronan O’Gara as the all-time leading point scorer in the Championship’s history on 557 points, another subplot to next Saturday’s Championship finale in Dublin.

Irish rugby legend hailed Andy Farrell's side ahead of the Grand Slam game this weekend at Lansdowne Road.

The former Ireland and Leinster skipper was in awe of the team's depth and resolve after battling through huge adversity in the 22-7 win at Murrayfield.

Speaking at the launch of the Guinness 0.0, the former Ireland skipper said: "I was texting one of the boys that I would have played with, we were texting throughout the game, and I still felt confident,

"Defensively, we had looked pretty solid - even when we got busted once or twice - our scramble was pretty good, and I thought we were creating a lot of chances for ourselves.

"I really wasn't panicking. I said 'I still think this will be a 12-point game', and it was 15 in the end.

"There's something about this team that just inspires confidence in what they're doing."