One of rugby's fiercest rivalries takes centre stage as England and Wales collide in the opening round of this year's Six Nations at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
Saturday's showdown marks the 144th chapter in a historic feud that rarely needs extra motivation. England arrive having won the last three meetings, but form counts for little when these two sides meet, and Steve Borthwick's men will be well aware that Wales will be eager to upset the odds.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the match.
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Key details:
Who: England vs. Wales
When: Saturday, Feb. 7. Kickoff - 4.10 p.m GMT.
Where: Allianz Staidum, Tickenham, London.
Officials: Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra).
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (Aus), Morné Ferreira (SA).
Television match official: Tual Trainini (Fra).
Where is England vs. Wales being broadcast?
England vs. Wales will be shown on ITV in the UK, S4C in Wales and Virgin Media in Ireland. The match will be broadcast on BBC 5 Live Radio.
ESPN will also have live updates of the match from Twickenham.
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Team news
England: F Steward, T Roebuck, T Freeman, F Dingwall, H Arundell, G Ford, A Mitchell; E Genge, J George (captain), J Heyes, A Coles, O Chessum, G Pepper, S Underhill, B Earl.
Replacements: L Cowan-Dickie, B Rodd, T Davison, M Itoje, T Curry, H Pollock, B Spencer, M Smith.
Wales: L Rees-Zammit, E Mee, E James, B Thomas, J Adams, D Edwards, T Williams; N Smith, D Lake (captain), A Griffin, D Jenkins, A Beard, A Mann, J Macleod, A Wainwright
Recplacements: L Belcher, R Carre, T Francis, B Carter, T Plumtree, H Deaves, K Hardy, M Grady
Henry Arundell will make his first England start since the 2023 World Cup after being named on the left wing for Saturday's Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales.
Arundell featured against Argentina in the bronze final two-and-a-half-years ago but became unavailable when he signed for French club Racing 92 and the 23-year-old Bath flyer only made his Test comeback as a replacement against Fiji in the autumn.
England will be led into the Allianz Stadium showdown by Jamie George with regular captain Maro Itoje, who has been grieving the death of his mother Florence, present on the bench. Itoje will take over as skipper when he steps on to the field.
