Rugby supporters hoping to watch Italy take on South Africa in the 2026 Nations Championship will not need to pay a thing. The fixture streams live and free on ITVX, and fans outside the UK can join in with a VPN, tuning in from anywhere in the world alongside viewers at home.
The stakes feel real for both sets of supporters. South Africa arrive in Turin with a perfect record after three rounds, and the World Cup winners will be heavy favorites at the Allianz Stadium. For Italian fans, the match carries just as much weight: their side is desperate for a first win in the competition. The tournament has produced no major shocks so far, but with the action now moving into the Northern Hemisphere, supporters are wondering whether the tables might turn.
Kickoff is set for 7:40 a.m. ET on Nov. 7. That is an early start for fans in the Americas, but a comfortable evening slot for those watching from Europe.
The route to a free stream runs through ITVX, which is showing the match at no charge. There is one catch: the service is geo-restricted to the UK. That is where a VPN comes in. These tools hide your real IP address and digital location, then connect you to a secure server in the UK, letting you livestream the 2026 Nations Championship for free from anywhere.
The process is straightforward. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (ExpressVPN is recommended), download the app to your device of choice, connect to a UK server, visit ITVX, and watch the match from wherever you happen to be.
Meanwhile, there is a way to do this without committing your cash. The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they tend to offer generous money-back guarantees. Fans can leverage those offers to watch the match, stream multiple weekends of rugby, and recover their investment afterwards. It is not a long-term strategy, but it works well for a single fixture or a short stretch of the tournament.
As for which VPN to pick, ExpressVPN is presented as the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on ITVX. It offers servers in 105 countries, including the UK, and an easy-to-use app available on all major devices, among them iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. A strict no-logging policy keeps your data secure, connection speeds are fast and free from throttling, and one subscription supports up to 10 simultaneous connections, handy for a household of fans sharing a single account. A 30-day money-back guarantee backs the whole thing.
Price-wise, a two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free, an 81% discount for a limited time. The plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and carries the 30-day money-back guarantee. A one-month plan costs $12.99, which may suit fans who only want coverage for a single matchday.
For supporters of either side, the practical takeaway is simple: the match is free on ITVX, and a VPN makes that free access available well beyond UK borders. Whether South Africa extend their perfect record or Italy finally break through in front of their home crowd in Turin, no fan needs to miss kickoff at 7:40 a.m. ET on Nov. 7.