Scotland vs Wales 2021: what time is kick off and how to watch Six Nations rugby match on TV and live stream

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend makes three changes to his side that beat England, with Blade Thomson, James Lang and Darcy Graham coming in for Jamie Ritchie, Cameron Redpath and Sean Maitland
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Following an historic victory to claim the Calcutta Cup, Scotland will be looking to pick up where they left off against England when Wales visit BT Murrayfield.

Gregor Townsend's side were the dominant force in their opening match of the 2021 Six Nations championship and will want more of the same on home turf in their second when Wales come to town.

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Scotland had to wait 38 years for victory over their auld enemy at Twickenham and broke another record the last time they faced Wales in the Autumn Nations Cup - winning in Wales for the first time since 2002.

Stuart Hogg, the Scotland captain, holds the Calcutta Cup after his team's victory during the Guinness Six Nations match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium on 6 February 2021 in London, England. (Pic: Getty Images)Stuart Hogg, the Scotland captain, holds the Calcutta Cup after his team's victory during the Guinness Six Nations match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium on 6 February 2021 in London, England. (Pic: Getty Images)
Stuart Hogg, the Scotland captain, holds the Calcutta Cup after his team's victory during the Guinness Six Nations match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium on 6 February 2021 in London, England. (Pic: Getty Images)

Wales, meanwhile, got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start over 14-man Ireland in Cardiff but will be without George North, who was a constant attacking threat in their opener.

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When is Scotland v Wales?

The match between Scotland v Wales will take place on Saturday 13 February.

The fixture will be the second game played in the second round of fixtures of this year's championships, which began last weekend.

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England are home to Italy and Ireland welcome France in the other two fixtures of Round 2.

What time does Scotland v Wales kick off?

The match between Scotland v Wales will kick off at 4.45pm.

It is the second match of the day following England v Italy at 2.15pm. Sunday's fixture between Ireland v France kicks off at 3pm.

Where is Scotland v Wales being played?

Scotland v Wales is being played at BT Murrayfield, in Edinburgh.

Though it has a seating capacity of 67,144, the 96-year-old stadium will be empty on Saturday for Scotland's opening home match.

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A return of limited fans had been hoped prior to a tightening of Covid restrictions on 5 January, meaning the match will now be played behind closed doors.

Elsewhere, Twickenham will host England v Italy and Ireland v France will take place at the Aviva Stadium.

What TV channel is Scotland v Wales on?

All of the 2021 Six Nations are being screened on terrestrial television.

The Six Nations match between Scotland v Wales will be broadcast live on BBC One and S4C.

ITV will broadcast England v Italy and Ireland v France.

What time does coverage of Scotland v Wales start?

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TV coverage of Scotland v Wales will begin at 4pm and the programme will run through until the conclusion of the match, scheduled to go off air at 7.10pm.

Who are BBC's pundits for Scotland v Wales?

Gabby Logan will present the show alongside former internationals Jonathan Davies, Jeremy Guscott and John Barclay.

Andrew Cotter, Sam Warburton and Chris Paterson will provide match commentary, with pitchside opinion from Andy Nicol.

How can I live stream Scotland v Wales?

The match can be streamed through the BBC Sport app, website and BBC iPlayer functions on to digital devices.

What are the latest odds on Scotland v Wales?

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As of Thursday 11 February, Scotland are favourites for the match with three online bookies giving odds of 4/9 on to win via oddschecker.com.

The same bookies have Wales at 9/5 (William Hill), 7/4 (BetVictor) and 37/20 (UniBet). Betfair is offering 2/1 for a Wales victory.

Meanwhile, odds of a draw are around 20/1 with several online bookies.