Six Nations: Ireland and Scotland name teams for Super Saturday showdown in Dublin

Andy Farrell has named an unchanged side for the Six Nations clash against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Ireland will clinch the title if they win or draw when they welcome the Scots to Dublin, while a loss might still be enough depending on the scoreline and results elsewhere.

Farrell’s charges were on course to become the first team to win back-to-back Grand Slams but had their hopes ended by an inspired England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Despite that setback, Ireland are still in pole position to win the tournament. They lead Steve Borthwick’s side by four points ahead of Super Saturday, with France and Scotland a further point adrift.

All four teams can still mathematically claim the trophy but only Ireland have their own destiny in their hands.

And Farrell has put his trust in the same starting XV that suffered a first Six Nations defeat in more than two years.

Winger Calvin Nash passed a head injury assessment (HIA) and is therefore fit to start, with James Lowe on the other wing.

Captain Peter O’Mahony retains his place despite being yellow carded at Twickenham, while there’s a welcome return to the matchday squad for Garry Ringrose.

The Leinster centre is on the bench after recovering from a shoulder injury that kept him out of the first three games.

Both sides come into the contest on the back of defeats and with a point to prove.

Scotland lost 31-29 to Italy in Rome to all but end their hopes of a first Six Nations crown and haven’t won in Dublin since 2010.

Head coach Gregor Townsend has made two changes to his starting XV, with centre Cameron Redpath dropping to the bench in place of Six Nations debutant Stafford McDowall.

Elsewhere, scrum-half Ben White returns from his rest to demote George Horne, while Jamie Ritchie, Ali Price and Alec Hepburn have dropped out of the squad.

Scotland need to win with a bonus point, deny Ireland a bonus point, and overcome a points difference which currently stands at 76 to have any chance of lifting the title.

Ireland starting XV: Keenan; Nash, Henshaw, Aki, Lowe; Crowley, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; McCarthy, Beirne, O'Mahony (capt), Van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Kelleher, Healy, Bealham, Baird, Conan, Murray, H Byrne, Ringrose.

Scotland starting XV: Kinghorn, Steyn, Jones, McDowall, Van Der Merwe, Russell, White; Schoeman, Turner, Z Fagerson, Gilchrist, Cummings, Christie, Darge, Dempsey.

Replacements: Ashman, Sutherland, Millar-Mills, Skinner, M Fagerson, Horne, Redpath, Rowe.

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