Scotland v Italy – Saturday, February 2 (kick-off 2.15pm GMT)
Having finished third in last year’s Championship, Scotland’s 2019 Guinness Six Nations campaign gets up and running at BT Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon, with Italy the opposition.
With 39 players to choose from, including seven previously uncapped starlets, Gregor Townsend will confirm the 23 that will head into the fray against the Azzurri at 2pm on Thursday, January 31.
At the same time, Italy head coach Conor O’Shea will reveal his team for Saturday’s encounter, with hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini potentially in line for his 100th cap.
Scotland are unbeaten at home in the Championship since 2016, when they were bested by England, and these two teams played out a cracker in the final round last year when a 79th-minute Greig Laidlaw penalty saw Italy defeated 29-27.