Match Facts

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.

Ireland have won each of their last 10 Test matches against Scotland, their longest ever winning run in this fixture; their last defeat against Scotland came in the Six Nations at Murrayfield, however, a 22-27 loss in Round 1 of the 2017 edition.

Scotland defeated Italy in the opening round of this year’s Championship and will be aiming to open a Men’s Six Nations campaign with two victories for just the second time after 2023; this is just the second time they’ve started their campaign with back-to-back home games after 2019, when they defeated Italy in the opening round before losing to Ireland in Round 2.

Ireland have won 13 of their last 14 fixtures in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations (L1), although their solitary defeat in that run came in their most recent away match in the Championship (v England in 2024) – they had won five in a row on the road before that defeat, their best ever run in the Six Nations.

Scotland made the most carries (162) and gained the most metres (529) of any side in the opening round of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations and were also the only team to concede fewer than 400 metres last weekend (381).

Scotland (13/13) and Ireland (23/23) were the only teams to retain possession from 100% of their lineouts in Round 1 of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations – in fact, Ireland’s 23 lineouts without losing any was the most by any team to maintain a 100% success rate in a Six Nations match.

Scotland recorded a 58% share of possession against Italy in their opening Guinness Men’s Six Nations match, while Ireland recorded a 58% share of territory against England, with both rates being the highest of any nations last weekend.

Scotland’s Huw Jones scored three tries in Round 1 and has now scored 15 in total in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, two more would see him become Scotland’s top try scorer in the Championship, overtaking Stuart Hogg (16); Jones has scored a try in each of his last three Six Nations games against Ireland.

In addition to assisting three tries, Ireland winger James Lowe also gained the most metres (123) of any player across the opening round of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations, just ahead of Scotland duo Blair Kinghorn (111) and Darcy Graham (105) who were the only two other players to gain 100+ metres.

Cian Healy could make his 66th Guinness Men’s Six Nations appearance for Ireland in this match, moving him past Brian O’Driscoll (65) as the player with the most Championship appearances for Ireland – only Alun Wyn Jones (67 for Wales) and Sergio Parisse (69 for Italy) have made more for any nation.