"'Gainst who!"

A superb rendition of Flower of Scotland as the pipes dies away to let the crowd make their own way. Blair Cowan only just keep it together.

Kick-off next.

There are two world class fly-halves on show tonight in Ireland's Jonathan Sexton and his South Africa counterpart Handre Pollard.

The Springbok 10 is just 20 but is already being credited with transforming the traditionally forward-dominated Boks into a much more threatening outfit with all in hand.

Possessed of a booming boot and a running game to match, the youngster seems set to be a fixture on the Test scene for years to come.

The Argentina side, as ever, look like a set of men weaned straight to fillet steak.

A couple of British-based players to look for in their line-up. Centre Marcelo Bosch plys his trade with Saracens while captain Agustin Creevy and number eight Leonardo Senatore are Worcester Warriors.

The two teams are out at Murrayfield, lining up to face the main stand and observe a minute's silence ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

Andy Burke
BBC Scotland at Murrayfield

"A wet afternoon in Edinburgh and in very recent times that would've made for a rather poor spectacle at Murrayfield with the pitch breaking up badly.

"However, we hope the never-ending scrums resets are a thing of the past now that the home of Scottish rugby boasts a brand spanking new hybrid pitch which looks absolutely fantastic."

Sir Ian McGeechan
Former Lions and Scotland coach on BBC Two

"Richie Gray has to be a leader for Scotland in this team in the way he plays.

"He's a ball carrier and he's not an easy man to tackle when he gets in those positions."

Scotland: 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Sean Maitland, 13-Mark Bennett, 12-Alex Dunbar, 11-Tommy Seymour, 10-Finn Russell, 9-Greig Laidlaw (capt); 1-Alasdair Dickinson, 2-Ross Ford, 3-Euan Murray, 4-Richie Gray, 5-Jonny Gray, 6-Rob Harley, 7-Blair Cowan, 8-Adam Ashe

Replacements: 16-Scott Lawson, 17-Gordon Reid, 18-Geoff Cross, 19-Jim Hamilton, 20-Alasdair Strokosch, 21-Henry Pyrgos, 22-Duncan Weir, 23-Sean Lamont

Argentina : 15-Joaquin Tuculet, 14-Juan Imhoff, 13-Marcelo Bosch, 12-Juan Martin Hernandez, 11-Manuel Montero, 10-Nicolas Sanchez, 9-Martin Landajo; 1-Marcos Ayerza, 2-Agustin Creevy (captain), 3-Ramiro Herrera, 4-Tomas Lavanini, 5-Juan Cruz Guillemain, 6- Rodrigo Baez, 7-Javier Ortega Desio, 8-Leonardo Senatore.

Replacements: 16-Matias Cortese, 17-Lucas Noguera Paz, 18-Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19-Lucas Ponce, 20-Facundo Isa, 21-Tomas Cubelli, 22-Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23-Horacio Agulla

Chris Paterson
Former Scotland full-back on BBC Two

"New coach Vern Cotter will look to this first game as a big thing for him.

"I don't think we'll see too many changes over these coming games. He'll want to create a settled side.

"He'll be pumped and I think the players will be too."

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Scotland's back division, from 10 to 15, is an all Glasgow affair. And with good reason.

Gregor Townend's side are sitting pretty at second in the Pro 12 after just one defeat in their opening seven matches. A back three of Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland and Tommy Seymour have plenty of gas and dancing feet to rival Michael Flatley.

Conor McNamara
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

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Ireland: R Kearney; Bowe, Payne, Henshaw, Zebo; Sexton, Murray; McGrath, S Cronin, Ross, Toner, O'Connell, O'Mahony, Henry, Heaslip.

Replacements: Strauss, Kilcoyne, Ah You, McCarthy, Ruddock, Reddan, Madigan, Jones.

South Africa: Le Roux; Hendricks, Serfontein, De Villiers, Habana; Pollard, Hougaard; Mtawarira, B du Plessis, J du Plessis, Etzebeth, Matfield, Coetzee, Mohoje, Vermeulen.

Replacements: Strauss, Nyakane, Oosthuizen, Botha, Burger, Reinach, Lambie, Pietersen.

Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Overall Ireland's record against the Boks is not great, with just four wins in 21 attempts, but they won three in a row between 2004 and 2009 before losing the last two by a combined margin of six points.

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Right then, Ireland v the Springboks next up for me. Fancy coming along for the ride?

Some late Irish team news to report as flanker Chris Henry is a late withdrawal because of illness.

Leinster's Rhys Ruddock replaces Henry with Munster's Tommy O'Donnell drafted into the replacements.

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Victor Matfield was playing Mr Motivator for South Africa's team run at the Aviva Stadium last night.

If you want to see how he and the rest of the Boks get on against Ireland, BBC Radio 5 live is the place to tune into.

BBC Two have fired up with live coverage of Scotland v Argentina.

On the live text it will be Mike Henson on all things Murrayfield, James Standley reporting goings-on in Dublin.

Andy Nicol
Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC Two

"The pitch had been a bit of an embarrassment over the last two years here.

"There's no excuses today for Scotland. Even though there's been some rain, it's set up for them."

Sir Ian McGeechan
Former Lions and Scotland coach on BBC Two

"The surface at Murrayfield looks fantastic and a real picture."

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Vern Cotter's previous post saw him in charge of a Clermont Auvergne side who thrilled with the like of Wesley Fofana and Aurelien Rougerie.

If he is turning Scotland into something similar it might be a slow process.

The Scots won away, in less than convincing style, to United States, Canada and Argentina on their summer tour before taking a thrashing at the hands of South Africa.

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Spot what is wrong with this picture. Bagpipes in place? Check. A chilly Scottish autumn evening? Check.

But where is the usual Murrayfield quagmire? Scotland HQ has undergone a £1.25m hybrid surface refit so Vern Cotter has a perfect emerald carpet to make an entertaining home debut as Scotland boss.

Ignoring Fiji for the moment (and given they're every neutral's second team that isn't easy) here's a pointer to the size of the task facing Wales in their matches against New Zealand and South Africa - the two best teams in the world.

Since taking charge of Wales, head coach Warren Gatland has won only one of 26 matches (including today's) against the three southern hemisphere giants.

Sweet dreams Wales fans, and over to you Scotland and Ireland.

Ed Reynolds:, external Lack of an out and out no.7 again coming back to haunt England. #ENGvNZL