Mack Hansen had recovered from a cut on his knee but the IRFU are set to confirm that the winger will be absent from Ireland's Murrayfield encounter with the Scots due to a training ground injury

Townsend has made three changes to his starting XV, with loosehead Rory Sutherland, back-rower Jack Dempsey and versatile back Tom Jordan replacing Pierre Schoeman, Jamie Ritchie and Stafford McDowall, all of whom drop to the bench.

Rugby fans in the UK are once again among the luckiest in the world, with all matches of the 2025 Six Nations set to be shown live on free-to-air networks BBC and ITV. This means viewers in the UK will be able to stream every game for free on ITVX. and BBC iPlayer. This match will be shown live on ITV 1, with coverage starting at 4 p.m. GMT.