FIXTURES

Scotland have been drawn in Pool C alongside hosts Australia, USA and Japan for the tournament at the Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta, Sydney on 1-2 February.

Once again, it’s an early alarm for Scotland fans with the first fixture against USA on Saturday 1 February at an eye-opening 12.57am (GMT) before Ciaran Beattie’s squad face Australia at 6.46am the same day in what is sure to be a match that lends itself to s cacophonous atmosphere.

A key difference is the structure of Day 2 with the final Pool C match against Japan coming at 12.07am on Sunday 2 February. 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. For instance, last weekend Scotland faced Ireland in an 11^th-place play-off based on the sides’ group results.

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.