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The Independent UK
Harry Latham-Coyle

Is Argentina v Scotland on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Nations Championship clash

Argentina and Scotland conclude the opening round of Nations Championship fixtures as the two sides clash in Cordoba.

Gregor Townsend’s side face a testing itinerary over the next three weeks with games against South Africa and Fiji to come, and are without Finn Russell for the encounter.

These two nations shared a memorable meeting at Murrayfield last November, with the Scots surging into a 21-0 lead before being stunned by a superb comeback from the Pumas.

Can the visitors banish a few bad memories with a significant success in South America?

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is Argentina vs Scotland?

Argentina vs Scotland is due to kick off at 8.10pm BST on Saturday 4 July at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba.

How can I watch it?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on ITV4, with coverage from 7.30pm BST. A live stream will be available via ITVX, with every game from the new competition on the network in July and November.

Team news

Lock Matias Alemanno becomes the fifth Argentina international to reach a century of caps for his country, with second row partner Guido Petii in line to bring up the milestone in his next outing. Young centre Faustino Sanchez Valarolo is given an opportunity in midfield having made his debut against Uruguay last year, with Tomas Albornoz and Santiago Carreras paired in playmaking partnership.

Argentina XV: 1 Mayco Vivas, 2 Julian Montoya (capt.), 3 Pedro Delgado; 4 Guido Petti, 5 Matias Alemanno; 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Santiago Grondona, 8 Joaquin Oviedo; 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 10 Tomas Albornoz; 11 Mateo Carreras, 12 Faustino Sanchez Valarolo, 13 Lucio Cinti, 14 Rodrigo Isgro; 15 Santiago Carreras.

Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Tomas Rapetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Joaquin Moro; 21 Agustin Moyano, 22 Mtias Moroni, 23 Bautista Delguy.

Tom Jordan is installed at No 10 for Scotland with Finn Russell left out amid concerns over the calf issue that affected his end to the Gallagher Prem season. Kyle Rowe features at full-back. Rory Hutchison is rewarded for his strong Northampton form as he strikes up a midfield partnership with captain Sione Tuipulotu, while Elliot Millar Mills is another Saints starter on the tighthead.

Among the replacements is uncapped hooker Gregor Hiddleston, a standout for Glasgow Warriors in the recently-concluded United Rugby Championship campaign.

Scotland XV: 1 Pierre Schoeman, 2 Ewan Ashman, 3 Elliot Millar Mills; 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Scott Cummings; 6 Matt Fagerson, 7 Rory Darge, 8 Jack Dempsey; 9 Ben White, 10 Tom Jordan; 11 Jamie Dobie, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 14 Kyle Steyn; 15 Kyle Rowe.

Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Gregor Brown; 21 George Horne, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Darcy Graham.

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