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Scotland begin their Nations Championship campaign in Cordoba against Argentina.
The Nations Championship begins this weekend with six fixtures to get us under way.
The new global competition sees 12 of the best national teams face off against each other in something akin to a battle of the hemispheres.
It’s north versus south, with England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy going up against South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Japan and Fiji.
Two pool stages will take place – in the summer and autumn – before a finals weekend at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham at the end of the year.
Scotland begin their campaign against Argentina. Here is everything you need to know.
What time is Argentina v Scotland?
Argentina v Scotland kicks off at 8.10pm BST on Saturday, July 4, at the Estadio Mario Kempes in Cordoba, Argentina.
What channel is the game on?
The game is being shown live and for free on ITV4. Coverage starts at 7.30pm.
What about live streaming?
You can stream the match via ITV’s app, ITVX.
You will need a valid TV licence and an account to watch.
Teams
Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Faustino Sanchez Valarolo, 11 Mateo Carreras; 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Pablo Matera (captain), 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti; 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Tomas Rapetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Joaquin Moro, 21 Agustin Moyano, 22 Matias Morono, 23 Bautista Delguy
Scotland: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Jamie Dobie, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Jonny Gray, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 George Horne, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Darcy Graham
Officials
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)
