Six Nations 2022: Eire v Scotland match preview, staff information & key stats

James Lowe and Caelan Doris celebrate victory over England

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James Lowe and Caelan Doris celebrate victory over England at Twickenham last week
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 19 March Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Ulster; text commentary and match highlights on BBC Sport website and app.

Ireland hope to snatch the Six Nations title when they complete their campaign at home to Scotland on Saturday.

Victory would move Ireland top of the standings but their title hopes would still rely on England upsetting Grand Slam-chasing France in the evening kick-off in Paris.

A win would also grant them their sixth Triple Crown in the Six Nations era.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has dropped fly-half Finn Russell and chosen Blair Kinghorn to start instead.

Having only lost to France, Ireland go into the final round in second place in the table, two points behind the leaders.

Andy Farrell’s side had to dig deep to overcome 14-man England last week but are clear favourites to beat…

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