Fixtures

Scotland have been drawn in Pool A alongside New Zealand, USA and Wales for the tournament in Hamilton on 25-26 January.

It’s an early alarm for Scotland fans with the first fixture against USA on Saturday 25 January at 1.09am before Ciaran Beattie’s charges face Wales at 7.05am the same day.

​Day 2 Structure

A key difference for the teams for this tournament is the structure of Day 2 with the final Pool A match against hosts New Zealand coming at 12.41am on Sunday 26 January. Each Pool winner goes straight to the semi-finals, with the rest of the sides ranked accordingly and placed in one-off fixtures to determine final standings.

Where to watch

If you are watching the UK, the tournament will be available to watch on Sky Sports. For broadcaster information for watching around the world, visit World Rugby.

The matches in full will also be available online to watch shortly after the final whistle on the World Rugby website along with highlights of the tournament. Visit the World Rugby Video Hub.

You can also keep updated by following the @Scotlandteam social media channels on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for instant score updates.