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Ireland vs Scotland Six Nations preview

Darcy Graham of Scotland is tackled by Hugo Keenan and Garry Ringrose of Ireland during the Six Nations Rugby match between Ireland and Scotland at Aviva Stadium on March 19, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

IRELAND CONTINUE THEIR QUEST FOR ANOTHER GRAND SLAM THIS WEEKEND, when they take on Scotland in Murrayfield.

Ireland have passed every test so far, but will have it all to do when they play a confident Scotland this weekend.

Although Scotland lost to France in week 3, they will will be more than confident of puting it up to Andy Farrell's Ireland team.

Ireland will also confident though due to the fact they are the number one ranked side in the world.

Here's a full preview of the game to come in week 4.

Andy Farrell, Head Coach of Ireland,

When?

Sunday, March 12

What time?

3pm

Where?

Murrayfield in Edinburgh.

What TV station

RTE TWO

What time does TV coverage start?

14:15

Referee and officials

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)

Can I stream the game?

https://www.rte.ie/player/

Can I listen to it on the radio?

In the UK you can listen, watch, or stream the Scotland v Ireland game on the BBC One & iPlayer - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

In Ireland you can listen to listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1.

Can I get tickets for the game

Tickets are sold out

What are the odds for the game

Odds can be found here

Can Scotland make it a day to remember against Ireland on Sunday 12th March?#AwakenAnticipation | #SCOvIRE pic.twitter.com/2zGn0vh5ZT

— Guinness Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) March 2, 2023

How many times have they met in their history

and have played each other at rugby union in 139 matches, with Ireland winning 68 times, Scotland winning 66 times and five matches drawn.

What happened the last time the sides met in the Six Nation's

Ireland beat Scotland 26-5 in Dublin

Scorers that day

Ireland's try-scorers included man-of-the-match Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Josh van der Flier and Conor Murray. Scotland only managed one score through Pierre Schoeman's first-half try.

Results this year

Scotland

Round1: England 23 Scotland 29

Round 2: Scotland 35 Wales 7

Round 3: France 32 Scotland 21

Ireland

Round 1: Wales 10 Ireland 34

Round 2: Ireland 32 France 19

Round 3: Italy 20 Ireland 34

Teams for the game

Ireland team

Fullback: 15. Hugo Keenan
Winger: 14. Mack Hansen
Centers: 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki
Winger: 11. James Lowe
Out half: 10. Johnny Sexton Scrum half: 9. Conor Murray
Front Row: 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Dan Sheehan, 3. Tadhg Furlong
Second Row: 4. Iain Henderson, 5. James Ryan
Back Row: 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris

Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Tom O’Toole, Ryan Baird, Jack Conan, Jamison Gibson-Park, Ross Byrne, Robbie Henshaw.

Our line up to face Scotland in Edinburgh! 😤#TeamOfUs | #GuinnessSixNations

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) March 10, 2023

Scotland team

Fullback: 15. Stuart Hogg
Winger: 14 Kyle Steyn
Centers: 13. Huw Jones 12. Sione Tuipulotu
Winger: 11. Duhan van der Merwe
Out half: 10. Finn Russell Scrum half: 9. Ben White
Front Row: 1. Pierre Schoeman 2. George Turner 3. Zander Fagerson
Second Row4. Richie Gray 5. Jonny Gray
Back Row:6. Matt Fagerson 7. Jamie Ritchie 8. Jack Dempsey.

Replacements 16. Fraser Brown 17. Jamie Bhatti 18. Simon Berghan 19. Scott Cummings 20. Hamish Watson 21. Ali Price 22. Blair Kinghorn 23. Chris Harris

Your Scotland team to take on Ireland this Sunday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) March 10, 2023