Ireland v Scotland

presented by The Sugar Club

Celtic rivals Ireland and Scotland will meet at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday 7th October, in what will be the final pool match played by both teams at Rugby World Cup 2023.

Ireland and Scotland have met twice previously at the Rugby World Cup; during the pool stages of the 1991 and 2019 editions of the tournament. Scotland won the 1991 encounter 24-15 at Murrayfield, whilst Ireland won the 2019 encounter 27-3 in Yokohama.

Overall, Ireland and Scotland have played each other on 139 occasions since their first meeting in 1877. Ireland have won 68 matches, whilst Scotland have won 66 matches. There have also been five drawn matches between the two sides.