Ireland face off against Russia in Rugby World Cup on Thu 3rd October 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:15. In South Africa it’s at 12:15 SAST, 23:15 NZST in New Zealand, 20:15 AEST in Australia and 03:15 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 4 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 28 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 4 and Russia in position 32 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland vs Russia will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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