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Scotland welcome Ireland to Murrayfield in the Six Nations opener

Friday 03 February 2017 19:37 GMT

Scotland have not beaten Ireland since 2013 (Getty)

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The Six Nations kicks off at Murrayfield on Saturday as much-fancied Ireland face many people’s dark horses Scotland.

It is Scotland coach Vern Cotter’s last Championships in charge of the team after it was announced he would be replaced by Gregor Townsend in the summer.

Ireland are coming into the fixture on the back of a 2016 which saw then beat all three Southern Hemisphere giants, Australia, South Africa and, most impressively, New Zealand.

What time does it start?

Kick-off is at 2.30pm on Saturday 4 January.

Where can I watch it?

The game is shown live on BBC1 at 10.30pm. You can also follow The Independent’s live blog for all the action.

Follow it live...

Odds…

Scotland: 37/19

Ireland: 3/7

Draw: 19/1

(Odds provided by 888sport)

Past three meetings…

Ireland 35 Scotland 25 - Six Nations 2016

Ireland 28 Scotland 22 – Rugby World Cup 2015

Scotland 10 Ireland 40 – Six Nations 2015

Form guide…

Scotland: LLWWLW

Ireland: LWWLWW

Welcome to The Independent's Six Nations live blog where we'll bring all the action from today's games, kicking off with Scotland vs Ireland before England vs france takes centre stage. Follow all the action throughout the day here.

Jack de Menezes4 February 2017 10:50