A big win is required over the Romanians if Gregor Townsend's team are to have a chance of reaching the next round.
After doing the first part against Tonga last weekend, Scotland must now repeat the trick against Romania.
Ireland's shock win over holders South Africa left Gregor Townsend's team needing to turn on the style in to keep hopes of qualifying from Rugby World Cup Pool B alive. A victory over the Pacific Islanders had to include a bonus point, and the same will be needed against the Romanians. Do that, and it sets up a dramatic showdown with Ireland in the final group game for a place in the next round. A bonus point may or may not be required from that one, and there remains the possibility that South Africa, Ireland and Scotland could all finish on the same points with the same head-to-head record, in which case it would come down to points score in games, which is only a further incentive to rack up the tries against Romania.
Given they've lost 82-0 and 76-0 to Ireland and South Africa respectively, hopes are high that Scotland can achieve a simialr score rate. Record Sport has all the info on how to watch the action from Lille.Is the game on TV? Yes, the game will be shown live on STV in Scotland and ITV in England. Coverage starts ay 7.15pm.Viewers will also be able to watch the game on ITV streaming service, ITVX.
Where else can I follow the action? You can keep up with all the action right here on dailyrecord.co.uk! We'll be running a live blog with all the pre-match build-up in France. After the game, we'll have all the reaction on the site too.
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