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Ireland v Scotland Six Nations: Kick-off time, TV channel and teams for Aviva Stadium clash

Scotland are set to kick-off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin this weekend.

Gregor Townsend's side face what is unquestionably a tricky opening fixture with the Irish heavy favourites with the bookies.

However there will be a band of travelling Scotland supporters who will be hoping for an upset come Saturday afternoon.

For the rest of us it's likely to be a trip to the pub or an afternoon in front of the TV to catch all the action – so we thought we'd put together a short, handy guide ahead of the much-anticipated opening fixture.

What time does the match kick-off?

The match is the middle of the weekend's three Six Nations fixtures and will get underway at the Aviva Stadium at 4.45pm on Saturday.

Elsewhere Wales will host Italy at 2.15pm on Saturday, and France will take on England a day later – at 3pm on Sunday.

Can I watch the match on TV?

Yes, you can catch every game of the 2020 Six Nations live on TV, with the BBC and STV/ITV showing them.

Ireland v Scotland will be on STV with coverage starting at 4pm.

The other two matches of the weekend will be shown on the BBC.

How will the teams line-up?

The teams are out and there are some notable absentees – not least Finn Russell who has been sent home and will not feature. In all, there are ten changes to the side which lost to Japan in the World Cup.

Stuart Hogg will captain the side and Nick Haining will make his test debut. The full team is as follows: Rory Sutherland, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Jonny Gray, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Nick Haining, Ali Price, Adam Hastings, Blair Kinghorn, Sam Johnson, Huw Jones, Sean Maitland, Stuart Hogg.

Ireland line up as follows: Jordan Lamour, Andrew Conway, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, Jacob Stockdale, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray, Cian Healy, Rob Herring, Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson, James Ryan, CJ Stander, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris.

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