Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Ireland v Scotland

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Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Ireland v Scotland
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Everything you need to know about Saturday's crunch Pool B encounter between Ireland a d Scotland at Stade de France and how the result will impact the Springboks.

Pool B has already seen one of the great tension-filled, top-quality, high-stakes Rugby World Cup matches at Stade de France.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made two changes to his starting side, with Iain Henderson coming into the second row for James Ryan, and Dan Sheehan taking over at hooker from Ronan Kelleher. Flanker Peter O’Mahony will win his 100th Ireland cap.Scotland have picked themselves up after their opening round defeat to South Africa to record two bonus point wins in a row and give themselves a shot at the last eight.

This is one of the oldest international match-ups in rugby history. Ireland and Scotland have played one another 142 times since their first meeting in Belfast in 1877. The simple bit to start: Ireland win and they top the pool, with South Africa also going through to the quarter-finals.

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