UK Armed Forces v Irish Defence Forces: Both men's and women's crunch clashes to be shown live

It's the return of a forces football rivalry – and you can watch all the action LIVE on the Forces News YouTube channel.

The UK Armed Forces will host the Irish Defence Forces in a duo of matches at Quorn FC, near Loughborough, on 8 June.

This continues the annual tradition of the two men's teams meeting with the last encounter seeing UKAF win in Dublin.

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The men's match, which will be the first look at Corporal Daryl White's new-look UKAF team, is the evening game with coverage beginning at 19:00 BST.

Earlier in the day, the women's match takes place, with coverage beginning at 13:45.

This will be the first time the two women's teams have battled since UKAF won 8-0 in Sergeant Karl Milgate's first game in charge in 2019.

Both matches on 8 June will be shown live on the Forces News YouTube channel while serving personnel can also catch up via the BFBS TV service.