Is Argentina v England on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Nations Championship
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Argentina and England clash in a potentially heated fixture to bring the first phase of the Nations Championship to a close.
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It’s been a big week of sporting encounters between the pair, with Argentina’s footballers successful at the World Cup, and Steve Borthwick’s side will be seeking a better result in Santiago del Estero.
There may be a bit of bad blood between the two, with Tom Curry branded a “bully” by head coach Felipe Contepomi after Argentina were incensed by a late tackle during a Twickenham meeting in November.
England, meanwhile, won twice in South America last summer and will look to build on a win over Fiji having ended their losing run.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Argentina vs England?
Argentina vs England is due to kick off at 8.10pm BST on Saturday 18 July at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on ITV, with coverage on the channel from 7.30pm BST. A live stream will be available via ITVX.
Team news
Argentina blend youth and plenty of experience in a strong looking side. Highly-touted tighthead Tomas Rapetti gets another chance to augur his burgeoning reputation with a start, while locks Guido Petti and Matias Alemanno have both brought up 100 caps in the last few weeks.
Matias Moroni adds more veteran nous to midfield, while six forwards await on the bench – including young lock Efrain Elias, like Rapetti part of the Toulouse squad that won the Top 14.
Argentina XV: 1 Mayco Vivas, 2 Julian Montoya (capt.), 3 Tomas Rapetti; 4 Guido Petti, 5 Matias Alemanno; 6 Santiago Grondona, 7 Marcos Kremer, 8 Joaquin Oviedo; 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 10 Tomas Albornoz; 11 Mateo Carreras, 12 Justo Piccardo, 13 Matias Moroni, 14 Bautista Delguy; 15 Santiago Carreras.
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Efrain Elias, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Joaquin Moro; 22 Simon Benitez Cruz, 23 Lucio Cinti.
England stick with a settled side as Steve Borthwick names an unchanged starting XV. The head coach resists the urge to bring Benhard Janse van Rensburg to the centres as Seb Atkinson and Henry Slade start again, while both Henry Pollock and Noah Caluori also remain among the replacements after eye-catching cameos against Fiji.
The two changes to the 23 do come on the bench, where Ben Spencer replaces an injured Alex Mitchell and uncapped loosehead Emmanuel Iyogun awaits a debut.
England XV: 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George (capt.), 3 Joe Heyes; 4 Alex Coles, 5 George Martin; 6 Ollie Chessum, 7 Guy Pepper, 8 Ben Earl; 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 10 Fin Smith; 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 12 Seb Atkinson, 13 Henry Slade, 14 Tommy Freeman; 15 Marcus Smith.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19 Tom Curry, 20 Henry Pollock; 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23 Noah Caluori.