Scotland v Ireland | Match Preview

Scotland have not beaten Ireland in eight long years. Whomever wins today will break the norm as an Ireland win would mean the first win away from home in this years competition. 

Head to Head:

There have been 142 fixtures between the two sides with the first dating back to 1877. Ireland have won on 71 occasions while Scotland have won 66 (drawn five).

Ireland have won seven of their last Six Nations encounters against Scotland - winning 10 across all competitions – which is their longest winning run in this fixture.

Scotland have won just four of their 25 matches against Ireland in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations (L21), with their 16% win rate in this fixture being their lowest against any nation in the Championship.

Scotland’s last victory over Ireland came in 2017 as they snuck a 27-22 victory at home. In 2024’s Super Saturday, Ireland ran out 17-13 winners at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on their way to being crowned back-to-back Champions.

Match Day Squads:

Scotland have named Tom Jordan at 12 for this weekend and he will be up against Bundee Aki

Ireland have been forced into a late change as Mack Hansen has had to be replaced due to injury. The inform Calvin Nash starts in his place.