{"id":34053,"date":"2025-02-07T16:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=34053"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:07:24","slug":"scotland-vs-ireland-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-ahead-of-six-nations-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scotland-vs-ireland-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-ahead-of-six-nations-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland Vs Ireland Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups Ahead Of Six Nations Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here\u2019s our Scotland Vs Ireland preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Sunday\u2019s crucial Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"iw gFxsud\">Scotland Vs Ireland Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Hosts Scotland will go into Sunday&#8217;s clash with Ireland full of confidence after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scotland-vs-italy-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025-huw-jones\/\">31-19 win against Italy<\/a> in round one.<\/p>\n<p>Gregor Townsend&#8217;s side survived a second-half scare &#8211; with Italy levelling the score at 19-19 in the third quarter &#8211; before finding another gear to secure a bonus-point victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland, meanwhile, got their title defence off to a perfect start with a four-try win of their own, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ireland-vs-england-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025-rugby\/\">beating England 27-22 in Dublin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having home advantage, Scotland go into this one as the underdogs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/rugby\/\">best UK rugby betting sites<\/a> currently have them at 9\/4, with Ireland 10\/21 favourites.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s game kicks off at 15:00 GMT, and you can find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-watch-scotland-vs-ireland-six-nations-tv-channel-and-live-stream-info\/\">how to watch Scotland Vs Ireland<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Scotland Vs Ireland Team News<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Scotland:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your Scotland team to host Ireland on Sunday at Scottish Gas Murrayfield \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f<\/p>\n<p>Read more \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/imcCZPNbBs\">https:\/\/t.co\/imcCZPNbBs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oDFJqrxRTS\">pic.twitter.com\/oDFJqrxRTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scotlandteam\/status\/1887856645348164056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scotland make three changes from last week&#8217;s win over Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Rory Sutherland comes in at loosehead prop, bumping Pierre Schoeman to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>In the back row, Jack Dempsey starts at number eight, while Tom Jordan earns his first Six Nations start at inside centre, replacing Stafford McDowell.<\/p>\n<p>On the bench, Sam Skinner is among the replacements after being recalled this week, with Jamie Dobie coming in as replacement scrum-half in favour of George Horne.<\/p>\n<p>New-Zealand-born Jordan made his test debut for Scotland in the autumn after qualifying on residency grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Able to play at fly-half and fullback, he spent time at Ayrshire Bulls in the Scottish Super Six before signing with Glasgow Warriors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ireland:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our team to face Scotland in Edinburgh this Sunday! \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamOfUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamOfUs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishRugby\/status\/1887788403636531249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For Ireland, its a return to the starting XV for veteran flanker Peter O&#8217;Mahony.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<p>The Munster man was left out entirely last weekend against England, but comes in to add valuable experience with more than 100 caps.<\/p>\n<p>Both prop Finlay Bealham and winger Mack Hansen have survived injury scares to be named in the starting team once again.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Prendergast keeps the fly-half jersey, with Robbie Henshaw starting ahead of Gary Ringrose in midfield in Ireland&#8217;s only other change to the starting team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Scotland Vs Ireland Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><b>Scotland: <\/b>B Kinghorn, D Graham, H Jones, T Jordan, D Van der Merwe, F Russell, B White; R Sutherland, D Cherry, Z Fagerson, J Gray, G Gilchrist, M Fagerson, R Darge, J Dempsey.<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: E Ashman, P Schoeman, W Hurd, S Skinner, G Brown, J Ritchie, J Dobie, S McDowall.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ireland: <\/b>H Keenan; M Hansen, R Henshaw, B Aki, J Lowe; S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, R Kelleher, F Bealham; J Ryan, T Beirne; P O&#8217;Mahony, J Van der Flier, C Doris (capt).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacements:<\/strong> D Sheehan, C Healy, T Clarkson, R Baird, J Conan, C Murray, J Crowley, G Ringrose.<\/p>\n<h2>Scotland Vs Ireland Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>The Scots will fancy their chances, but have lost their last ten games against Ireland, with just one win in 15.<\/p>\n<p>If Scotland are to win their first title of the Six Nations era, they&#8217;ll need to beat the Irish on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>But Ireland are themselves chasing history, looking to become the first team ever to win three consecutive Six Nations titles.<\/p>\n<p>We think this one will be tight for long periods, but expect Ireland to have that little bit too much for Scotland on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prediction:<\/b> Scotland 17-27 Ireland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our Scotland Vs Ireland preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Sunday\u2019s crucial Six Nations clash at Murrayfield. 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