Ireland start a new era under coach Andy Farrell on Saturday 1 February as they take to the pitch in the Aviva Stadium for their Six Nations opener. Here are all the details for where to watch Ireland v Scotland, the team news and what time the game starts.
Where to watch Ireland v Scotland
Virgin Media have television rights in Ireland for all of this year's Six Nations, with coverage starting on Saturday at 1pm ahead of Wales v Italy. Hosted by Joe Molloy, he's joined by Ronan O'Gara, Matt Williams and Shane Horgan on their panel of pundits, while Dave McIntyre, Alan Quinlan and Shane Jennings will be on commentary.
Meanwhile on UK television, their Six Nations coverage is shared between BBC and ITV, with BBC showing Wales v Italy, while ITV will have live coverage of Ireland v Scotland, starting at 4pm, with punditry from Brian O'Driscoll, Jonny Wilkinson and Ian McGeechan, and a commentary team of of Nick Mullins, Scott Hastings and Gordon D'Arcy.
What time does Ireland v Scotland start?
Kick-off for Ireland v Scotland is at 4.45pm
What is the Ireland team?
Andy Farrell has not opted for many changes in his first Irish side, with 13 of the 15 players who started against Scotland in last year's World Cup also starting on Saturday:
15. Jordan Larmour, 14. Andrew Conway, 13. Garry Ringrose, 12. Bundee Aki, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 10. Johnny Sexton (capt), 9. Conor Murray; 1. Cian Healy, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tadhg Furlong, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. James Ryan, 6. CJ Stander, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Caelan Doris
Replacements: 16. Kelleher, 17. Kilcoyne, 18. Porter, 19. Toner, 20. O'Mahony, 21. Cooney, 22. Byrne, 23. Henshaw
What is the Scotland team?
Scotland on the otherhand have plenty of fresh faces following the reitrement of a few of their key players.
15. Stuart Hogg (capt); 14. Sean Maitland, 13. Huw Jones, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. Blair Kinghorn; 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price; 1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Fraser Brown, 3. Zander Fagerson, 4. Scott Cummings, 5. Jonny Gray, 6. Jamie Ritchie, 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Nick Haining.
Replacements: McInally, Dell, Berghan, Toolis, du Preez, Horne, Hutchinson, Harris.
