2020 Autumn Nations Cup – Ireland vs Scotland Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Ireland vs Scotland taking place? Saturday 5^th December, 2020 – 14:15

Where is Ireland vs Scotland taking place? Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Where can I get tickets for Ireland vs Scotland? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets

What channel is Ireland vs Scotland on? This match will not be televised live in the UK

Where can I stream Ireland vs Scotland? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream this match live online

THE TEAM NEWS

IRELAND

Starting line-up: 15 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Hugo Keenan, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton (c), 9 Conor Murray, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 CJ Stander, 5 James Ryan, 4 Iain Henderson, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Cian Healy

Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 John Ryan, 19 Quinn Roux, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Chris Farrell

SCOTLAND

Starting line-up: 15 Stuart Hogg (c), 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Jamie Ritchie, 6 Blade Thomson, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Scott Cummings, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Rory Sutherland

Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Willem Nel, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Blair Cowan, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Huw Jones, 23 Sean Maitland

THE PREDICTION

Ireland finished a full five points behind their Group A rivals England having not managed to secure a bonus point in any of their three matches and this 3^rd-place play-off could be quite the match now with Scotland going so well in Group B. The Scots ended up with 11 points having acquired a full set of bonus points in the, admittedly, far easier group and they will be offensively dangerous at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. With the prospect of fans returning in limited numbers, though, there will be cause for celebration in Dublin that should spill out onto the pitch. It will be an engrossing watch and possibly the match of the weekend but Andy Farrell’s Ireland side should be able to cover -9 to make amends for not reaching the final.