Ireland v Scotland: What time, what channel and all you need to know

Linda Djougang of Ireland is tackled by Jade Konkel-Roberts of Scotland. Photo by Paul Devlin/Sportsfile

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A World Cup spot is up for grabs this weekend with third place in the Six Nations table on the line when Ireland welcome Scotland. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Where and when is it on?

The match takes place on Saturday at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast with a 2:30pm kick-off.

Where can I watch the game?

The match will be shown live on RTÉ 2 & BBC 2. The game is also being streamed live on the RTÉ Player. You can also follow all the action as it happens in our liveblog.

What can I read and listen to about the game on Independent.ie?

Ireland were brought back down to earth after their win over Wales with a hammering by England last weekend. Sinead Kissane has details of that loss for you below with her report, reaction and analysis.

Former Ireland player Anna Caplice and Ali Donnelly of scrumqueens.com joined Sinéad on The Left Wing to go through that demolition and look ahead to the biggest game of the year for Ireland.

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