Scotland face off against Russia in Rugby World Cup on Wed 9th October 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:15. In South Africa it’s at 09:15 SAST, 20:15 NZST in New Zealand, 18:15 AEST in Australia and 00:15 EST in the US.
Scotland won the last encounter but Scotland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Scotland sits at 9 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 23 places in the rankings with Scotland in position 9 and Russia in position 32 as such Scotland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Scotland 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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