Ireland host Scotland to get their 2020 Six Nations campaigns underway.
It is a new era of Irish rugby with Andy Farrell stepping up from assistant to take over from Joe Schmidt as head coach.
Both will be aiming to improve from their 2019 tournaments – with Ireland finishing third behind Wales and England, while Scotland only won once to finish second from bottom.
Neither had World Cup’s to shout home about either, with Ireland finishing second behind Japan in their Pool before getting thrashed by New Zealand.
That was still a step up from Scotland, who ended up third in that group.
Here is all the information you need before Ireland vs Scotland…
When is the game and where’s it being played?
Kick off for the second game of the 2020 Six Nations is at 4.45pm GMT on February 1, the opening day of this year’s championship.
The two sides will go head-to-head at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Scotland were demolished 28-8 when they last visited in during the 2018 Six Nations.
What TV channel is it on and can you live stream the game?
Live coverage of the match will be on BBC from 4pm with all the build-up to the intriguing clash.
To stream Ireland vs Scotland head to the ITV Hub website or app, if you are in the UK.
Mirror Sport with also have a live blog of the game.
Team News
Ireland: Larmour, Stockdale, Ringrose, Aki, Conway, Sexton, Murray; Healy, Herring, Furlong, Ryan, Henderson, Stander, van der Flier, Doris.
Replacements: Kelleher, Kilcoyne, Porter, Toner, O’Mahony, Cooney, Byrne, Henshaw.
Scotland: TBC. Finn Russell has been left out of the squad for the opener due to disciplinary issues.
Betting Odds
Ireland 2/13
Draw 22/1
Scotland 11/2
Odds from thepool.com
