Six Nations - Scotland v Ireland: All you need to know

Ireland's bid to retain their Guinness Six Nations title continues with a trip to Scotland on Sunday afternoon.

Simon Easterby’s men come into the clash off the back of a superb 27-22 bonus-point win over England, while the hosts scored five tries in a 31-19 victory over Italy.

You have to go back to the 2017 championship for the last time Scotland beat Ireland, who have won the last 10 in a row across Six Nations, World Cups and Autumn Nations Cups.

Find out all you need to know about the game here.

TV

The game is live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 2pm on Sunday. Highlights of all of the weekend's games are on Against the Head, Monday, 8pm.

ONLINE

Follow a live blog on RTE.ie/sport and the RTÉ News App followed by report, reaction and player ratings.

RADIO

Listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport.

WEATHER

Edinburgh is set for lights clouds with a gentle breeze on Sunday afternoon. There's a low chance of rain in temperatures of about 6C.

Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Ireland have not only won the last 10 games in a row against Scotland but also 21 of the 25 matches they've played in the Six Nations.

Scotland’s win rate of 16% in this fixture is their lowest against any team in the championship.

Despite some jitters against Italy last weekend, Gregor Townsend’s side ran out five-try to one winners but have only once started a Six Nations campaign, in 2023, with two wins on the bounce.

Last weekend against England Simon Easterby’s side produced their best performance since the defeat of France at the same stage of last year’s winning campaign, however, their solitary loss in their previous 14 Six Nations games came in their last away fixture, to