Heather Lockhart
Former Scotland prop on BBC Scotland

[Fly-half] Dannah O'Brien is such a key player for Ireland.

She has a lovely left foot, watch out for her today.

Scotland get us under way kicking right to left on Natarsha Ganley's whistle!

• Ireland have won each of their last two away games in the Championship by a combined margin of 68 points, after previously losing seven in a row on the road. They’re aiming for three straight away wins for the first time since 2017.

• Ireland have won the most turnovers (31) of any team in the 2025 Championship; however, Scotland have conceded the joint-fewest turnovers (61), alongside Wales.

• Ireland have retained possession from 98% of their rucks, the highest rate of any side, and are one of just two teams with an average attacking ruck speed under three seconds (2.8s, also England).

• Scotland’s Evie Gallagher leads all players for turnovers won (9), while Helen Nelson has won the most turnovers by any back (6), she is the only fly-half with more than one.

• Ireland hooker Neve Jones has made the most tackles of any front-rower (51) in the 2025 Women’s Six Nations, maintaining a 100% success rate, the most of any player to do so

With the Six Nations wrapping up this weekend, the World Cup starting in August will come hurtling into view.

The tournament, which starts in England in August, will see Scotland in a pool with Canada, Wales and Fiji.

Ireland, who didn't even qualify for the last edition of the competition, will take on Spain, Japan and New Zealand.

"This weekend is a really good opportunity to hopefully finish the campaign with some momentum," said Ireland prop Niamh O'Dowd on the value of heading towards such a busy summer with a victory.

"Everyone will then get out of here, get back to their friends and families for a while for a break.

"We've then a bit of remote training, come back in June and hit the ground running."

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Scotland got their campaign off to a great start with a win over Wales in the first weekend but Bryan Easson's side have lost three on the spin since then.

The head coach has said today's game is an opportunity to end their campaign on a positive note.

"This weekend is about finishing on a high," he said.

"It's about everything coming together post some really good performances and some really difficult stages in games.

"We've learned a lot about ourselves and now have an opportunity to put together those learnings on the pitch."

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Five points ahead of Italy with a superior points difference, Ireland are likely to finish in third place for a second Six Nations in succession regardless of what happens in Edinburgh this afternoon.

Captain Edel McMahon, however, feels that results are more important for her side than the standings.

"Three wins away from home is what we targeted as a squad," said the flanker.

"We want to be getting wins away from home, and that builds confidence heading into the World Cup."

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Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland at Hive Stadium

After a promising start with a home victory over Wales, it has been an underwhelming Women's Six Nations for Scotland.

Defeats away to France and England were expected, but it's the home defeat to Italy in round three that has really cast a shadow over this campaign for Bryan Easson's side.

This meeting with Ireland represents a chance to end the tournament on a high and generate some much-needed momentum leading into this summer's World Cup.

That is no small challenge against an Ireland side that look to be on an upward trajectory.

We'll learn a lot about this Scotland team today.

For this Six Nations finale, Scotland are able to welcome back captain Rachel Malcolm and scrum-half Leia Brebner-Holden who both missed out against England last weekend.

The big team news out of the Irish camp is the loss of the influential Aoife Wafer to injury. The number eight misses out with a knee problem sustained in the win over Wales last weekend.

Scott Bemand has two potential debutants this afternoon. Full-back Aoife Corey is in the starting line-up, while her Munster colleague Jane Clohessy is on the bench.

Fans of a certain vintage will remember the latter's father, Peter Clohessy, playing for Ireland too.

Scotland: Rollie; Lloyd, Orr, Thomson, McGhie, Nelson, Brebner-Holden; Bartlett, Skeldon, Clarke, Konkel, Bonar, Malcolm (captain), McLachlan, Gallagher.

Replacements: Martin, Young, Poolman, Boyd, Bell, Clarke, Wills, Scott.

Ireland: Corey; Elmes Kinlan, Dalton, Breen, Costigan; O'Brien, Scuffil-McCabe; O'Dowd, Jones, Djougang, Campbell, Tuite, Wall, McMahon (capt), Hogan.

Replacements: Moloney, McGrath, Haney, Clohessy, Boles, Lane, Higgins, Flood.

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For one last time in 2025, we've a Six Nations weekend to get stuck into!

England and France will battle it out for the title later on but first up we've an intriguing game between Scotland and Ireland to look forward to.

Ireland have dominated this fixture in recent years but one of their two losses from the past 17 Six Nations meetings did come on their last visit to Edinburgh two years ago.

Who will be finishing their campaign on a high this afternoon? Stay with us to find out!

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