Kick-off times confirmed for The Famous Grouse Nations Series

20 Apr 2023

The kick-off times for The Famous Grouse Nations Series this summer at BT Murrayfield have been confirmed.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 26: General view of fans in the stands during a Six Nations match between Scotland and France at BT Murrayfield, on February 26, 2022, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

The games will be warm-up matches for the Rugby World Cup in France, which gets underway in September.

Scotland get the Series underway against Italy on Saturday 29 July and the match against the Azzurri will kick-off at 3.15pm.

France are the visitors the following Saturday, with the number 2 team in the world visiting the home of Scottish rugby on Saturday 5 August, kick-off 3pm.

The final home match against Georgia on Saturday 26 August will kick-off at 5.30pm.

Please note all timings are provisional and subject to change once final broadcasting arrangements have been confirmed.

Match packages for these games are now available HERE and individual match tickets will go on public sale next Friday (28 April) at 10am.

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