Scotland v Ireland: A Friday Night Six Nations Fixture at Murrayfield

When is Scotland v Ireland in the 2027 Six Nations?

Scotland face Ireland in the 2027 Six Nations Championship on Friday 5 March 2027, with kick-off at 20:10 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh. It is round four of the tournament, and the kick-off time falls later in the evening than Scotland's other two home fixtures in the championship, both of which kick off in the afternoon.

The two earlier Murrayfield fixtures both kick off in daylight. Scotland played Italy in round one, Saturday 6 February 2027 at 14:10, and Wales in round two, Saturday 13 February 2027 at 16:40. The fixture against Ireland is the one of the three played under floodlights, meaning a different journey and different light from the two daytime fixtures for anyone attending more than one Murrayfield match this championship. It also falls immediately after the tournament's one rest weekend, so round four marks the return of Scotland rugby to Murrayfield after a week without a fixture in the competition.

What does a Friday night kick-off change for a hospitality day?

A Friday evening kick-off moves the hospitality day outside the working week: for a corporate group it comes after work rather than a Saturday or annual leave, making it easier to bring colleagues straight from the office. Anyone travelling into Edinburgh from further afield usually arrives the day before, since a same-day return is tighter to manage.

A rugby international runs to around 100 minutes including half-time, so a 20:10 kick-off finishes close to 22:00: about six hours after the 14:10 fixture finishes, and about three and a half hours after the 16:40 fixture finishes. That is the practical planning gap between this match and Scotland's other two home fixtures.

None of that changes what a hospitality day typically includes, only when in the week it falls and how the travel around it works. It suits clients or colleagues who would rather not give up a weekend for the match, and it suits anyone after a full evening out instead of a few hours bracketing an afternoon kick-off. Your journey home runs later too, so if you're commuting back out of Edinburgh the same night, plan for a post-match departure, not an afternoon one. It suits a group less well if an early start the next day is fixed, or if daylight travel matters more than the occasion itself. The two Saturday afternoon fixtures against Italy and Wales fit that pattern better.

Getting to Murrayfield for an evening fixture

Kick-off is after sunset in early March: this fixture is watched under floodlights from the first whistle, with no clock-change adjustment to plan around either way. Scottish Gas Murrayfield holds 67,144, and arriving in the dark means different light and traffic to an afternoon match, so allow extra time rather than assuming Saturday-afternoon timings.

Full detail on getting to the ground is on the Murrayfield venue page.