Ireland take on Scotland in Pool B at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday night - kick-off 8pm UK time
Andy Farrell's men defeated defending champions South Africa in their last game after earlier wins over Romania and Tonga, but they could still be eliminated from the tournament at the group stage depending on the result against Scotland.
Virgin Media 1 will show the match live in the Republic of Ireland, with their coverage starting at 7pm. There is a scenario by which all three sides could finish on 14 or 15 points. In that case, the winner of the Pool would then be decided on points difference, with second place going to whichever team won the head-to-head between the two remaining sides. So, if Ireland top the group on points difference, South Africa will go through in second as they beat Scotland. If South Africa top the group, Scotland would go through as they would have beaten Ireland.
“I think we’ve started properly addressing it about being consistent and nowadays this team is really good at flipping the page and focusing on what’s next.
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