sport news Ireland's Six Nations 2019 fixtures, kick-off time, channel, stats and odds

Ireland will start their Six Nations campaign by hosting England.

Joe Schmidt's side will be targeting another dominant Six Nations performance after being crowned Grand Slam winners last year with an easy win against England in their last clash of the tournament.

Johnny Sexton and Co also beat New Zealand in the Autumn Internationals last year after a try from Jacob Stockdale sealed their win to be the only Northern hemisphere side to beat them in 2018.

Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for Ireland's Six Nation 2019 campaign including fixtures, kick-off times and channel plus squad, results, stats and odds.

Ireland's first Six Nations 2019 clash will be against England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Ireland's first Six Nations 2019 clash will be against England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin

 Ireland's Six Nations fixtures Ireland vs England  Scotland vs Ireland   Italy vs Ireland Ireland vs France Wales vs Ireland Ireland's Six Nations Schedule Week 1 - Ireland vs England
Stats vs England

Games played: 133

Ireland 

Wins: 49

Losses: 76

Draws: 8

 England

Wins: 76

Losses: 49

Draws: 8

Last 5 games: 

17 March 2018 - England 15-24 Ireland 18 March 2017 - Ireland 13-9 England 27 February 2016 - England 21-10 Ireland 5 September 2015 - England 21-13 Ireland   1 March 2015 - Ireland 19-9 England

When is it?

Ireland host England at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday February 2.

What time is kick-off?

Ireland vs England kicks-off at 4.45pm (GMT).

How can I watch it?

BBC will live broadcast Ireland vs England clash.

Ireland vs England odds

Ireland: 1/4  England: 13/5 Draw: 20/1 

*Odds courtesy of Betfair 

Ireland squad for England clash:

Backs: Will Addison, Bundee Aki, Caolin Blade, Joey Carbery, Jack Carty, Andrew Conway, John Cooney, Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Tom Farrell, Robbie Henshaw, Rob Kearney, Jordan Larmour, Conor Murray, Garry Ringrose, Jonathan Sexton, Jacob Stockdale

Forwards: Rory Best (captain), Jack Conan, Sean Cronin, Ultan Dillane, Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy, Iain Henderson, Dave Kilcoyne, Jack McGrath, Jordi Murphy, Sean O’Brien, Peter O’Mahony (vice-captain), Andrew Porter, Quinn Roux, Rhys Ruddock, James Ryan, John Ryan, Niall Scannell, CJ Stander, Devin Toner, Josh van der Flier

Week 2 - Scotland vs Ireland
Stats vs Scotland

Games played: 134

Ireland

Wins: 62

Losses: 67

Draws: 5

Scotland 

Wins: 67

Losses: 62

Draws: 5

Last 5 games: 

10 March 2018 - Ireland 28-8 Scotland 4 February 2017 - Scotland  27-22 Ireland 19 March 2016 - Ireland 35-25 Scotland  15 August 2015 - Ireland 28-22 Scotland 21 March 2015 - Scotland 10-40 Ireland

When is it?

Ireland visit Murrayfield to take on Scotland on Saturday February 9.

What time is kick-off?

Scotland vs Ireland kicks-off at 2.15pm (GMT).

How can I watch it?

You can watch Scotland vs Ireland LIVE on BBC or TV3.

Scotland vs Ireland odds

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