Ireland v Scotland Rugby World Cup kick-off time, permutations, TV and stream information, betting odds and more

Ireland and Scotland collide in a huge Rugby World Cup clash this weekend.

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.

The Scots also defeated Romania and Tonga, but crucially lost to South Africa, and Ireland will be strongly fancied to make it four wins from four games against Gregor Townsend's side.

Here's what you need to know about the clash:

Date and kick-off time

Saturday, October 7 at 8pm Irish time, which is 9pm local time.

Venue

The Stade de France in Paris, where Ireland defeated South Africa in their last game, hosts the match.

TV channel information

Virgin Media 1 will show the match live in the Republic of Ireland, with their coverage starting at 7pm.

ITV 1 will broadcast the game live in the UK. Their coverage starts at 7.15pm.

Stream information

The Virgin Media Player will stream the match in the Republic of Ireland, while those in the UK can watch the action live online via the ITV Player.

Permutations

Scotland need to beat Ireland next weekend and realistically deny the Irish a losing bonus point. If they do do that, then they should qualify for the knockouts ahead of Ireland. Bonus points are likely to have a crucial say in the final matches.

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. And, if Scotland top the group on points difference, Ireland go through in second as they beat South Africa.

With that in mind, this is all you need to know going into next weekend's all-important blockbuster clash.

• If Ireland win, Scotland are out
• If Scotland get 4 or 5 points and Ireland get none, Ireland are out
• If Scotland get 5 points and Ireland get 1, it goes down to points difference between the three teams
• If Scotland get 4 points and Ireland get 1, Scotland are out
• If Scotland get 5 points and Ireland get 2, Scotland are out
• If Scotland get 4 points and Ireland get 2, Scotland are out

Quotes corner

Ireland's Conor Murray: “A good few years ago we’d get a good one-off win and then the next week we’d drop off performance-wise.

“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.

“People are talking about what’s down the line and knockout rugby and all that but genuinely within our four walls we’re talking about Scotland and that’s the next biggest challenge for us.

“We have a plan of where we want to go but it’s about doing the right thing now.

“That’s been one of our strengths over the last few seasons. It used to be an issue but we’re a better side nowadays on top of that and mentally we’re better equipped to go back to back in games.”

Scotland fly-half Finn Russell: “What we’ve done as a team over the past 12 to 18 months, to get ourselves into this position, it would be so frustrating and disappointing if we don’t manage to get out of the group.

“There’s a lot on the line for both teams but the message I’ll be driving is not to think too much about the outcome.

“Just stick to the process, be ourselves, be confident, and play to our strengths and take our chances.

“It will be tough to beat Ireland by eight points. They obviously don’t concede any soft tries and they’re very disciplined.

“It will potentially be down to our defence to hold them out whilst also taking our chances.”