Wales will hope to continue their Six Nations rejuvenation as they travel north to take on Scotland at Murrayfield.
A third successive defeat may have arrived against Ireland in their last outing but Wales produced a much-improved performance under interim coach Matt Sherratt, and will fancy their chances of building on that showing in round four.
Sherratt’s side may spy a vulnerable Scotland, too, with the hosts rueing the missteps and missed kicks of a fortnight ago as they finally relinquished the Calcutta Cup.
Defeat here would surely pile the pressure on head coach Gregor Townsend, who may need a strong end to the campaign to build confidence he can still take his side to the next level.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Scotland vs Wales?
Scotland vs Wales is due to kick off at 4.45pm GMT on Saturday 8 March at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on BBC One, with coverage from 4pm. A live stream will be available via the BBC iPlayer.
Team news
Darcy Graham returns from a head injury on the wing for Scotland with Gregor Townsend otherwise keeping faith with the starting side that came so close against England a fortnight ago. Graham had feared his tournament over after a nasty clash of heads with Finn Russell during the Ireland defeat but replaces Kyle Rowe, who drops to a slightly tweaked bench, in the back three.
Wales boss Matt Sherratt makes even fewer alterations. The same 15 men who ran out against Ireland will do so again at Murrayfield, with Nicky Smith and WillGriff John once more the starting props having gone very well a fortnight ago, and Jac Morgan and Tommy Reffell continuing on the flanks. There is welcome, and significant, injury on the bench, though, with hooker Dewi Lake set for a return from a bicep injury and providing a big boost.
Line-ups
Scotland XV: 1 Pierre Schoeman, 2 Dave Cherry, 3 Zander Fagerson; 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist; 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Rory Darge (co-capt.), 8 Jack Dempsey; 9 Ben White, 10 Finn Russell (co-capt.); 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 12 Tom Jordan, 13 Huw Jones, 14 Darcy Graham; 15 Blair Kinghorn.
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Gregor Brown, 20 Matt Fagerson; 21 George Horne, 22 Stafford McDowall, 23 Kyle Rowe.
Wales XV: 1 Nicky Smith, 2 Elliot Dee, 3 WillGriff John; 4 Will Rowlands, 5 Dafydd Jenkins; 6 Jac Morgan (capt.), 7 Tommy Reffell, 8 Taulupe Faletau; 9 Tomos Williams, 10 Gareth Anscombe; 11 Ellis Mee, 12 Ben Thomas, 13 Max Llewellyn, 14 Tom Rogers; 15 Blair Murray.
Replacements: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Aaron Wainwright; 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Joe Roberts.
Odds
Scotland win 1/7
Draw 45/1
Wales win 7/1
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