The Ireland U20s travel to Glasgow this Friday night for their fifth Six Nations game against Scotland. Ireland are on track to successfully defend their Grand Slam win from last year. Ireland sit a single point behind England in the table and a win against Scotland could potentially set up a Grand Slam decider against England on St. Patrick's weekend. We have all the information on how to watch Ireland U20s v Scotland right here.
When is Ireland U20s v Scotland?
Ireland take on Scotland in Scotstoun Stadium Glasgow this Friday the 10th of March at 19:15.
How to Watch Ireland U20s v Scotland
The match will be broadcast live on RTE 2 with coverage beginning at 19:00 ahead of the 19:15 start.
Form Guide
These are two teams in very different form. On one hand, Ireland are unbeaten and second place in the table, a single bonus point separating themselves and England. Out of the three games Ireland have taken two bonus points and overcome Wales, Italy and France. They overcame France by just two points in what was an extremely tight encounter, but comfortably beat Wales and Italy scoring over 40 points in each game.
On the other hand, Scotland have won just a single match out of their three, beating Wales but losing to both France and England leaving them fifth in the table and on just five points. While they only lost to England by five, they managed to beat last-place Wales by just a single point and were thrashed by France 54-12 not even scoring in the second half. Ireland's attacking prowess has been unbelievable throughout the tournament scoring more points than any other team, that will be a huge problem for Scotland who have been dire in defence, conceding more than any other team in the Six Nations.
Their polar opposite form leaves Ireland heavy favourites for Friday's game, but Scotland are home and while a win would be a massive upset for the Scots much stranger things have happened in Six Nations rugby.
20 March 2022; James Culhane of Ireland is tackled by Christian Townsend of Scotland during the U20 Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Scotland at Musgrave Park in Cork. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Team News
Ireland
Richie Murphy has named just three changes to the side that beat Italy two weeks ago, Paul O'Connell's nephew Evan O'Connell is joined by Andrew Osborne and Fiachna Barrett with the trio set to make their first starts of the tournament. Unsurprisingly the amazing duo of Fintan Gunne and Sam Prendergast start in nine and ten while Gus McCarthy leads the team out. The team in full is,
Introducing the Ireland U20s Match Day Squad for Friday night's clash against Scotland in Glasgow! 🟢#FutureIsGreen | @PwCIreland
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) March 8, 2023
Scotland
Head Coach Kenny Murray has made four changes to his starting line-up for Friday's encounter with Ireland. Harris McLeod returns from injury to take his place in the second row while Luke Townsend comes in at fly-half to make his first start of the campaign. Rudi Brown maintains his position after scoring in every game of the tournament so far, he's joined in the back row by co-captain Liam McConnell who leads the team out alongside centre Duncan Munn. The team in full is,
The Scotland U20 side to take on Ireland at Scotstoun.
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Tickets 🎟️ https://t.co/czQL8nPkL5#AsOne | @SixNationsU20 pic.twitter.com/D74IoHrOM4— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) March 8, 2023
That's all the information you need on how to watch Ireland U20s v Scotland in the fifth round of the U20s Six Nations.
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