Ireland v Scotland permutations: Pool B on a knife edge ahead of Rugby World Cup showdown

Andy Farrell's side could do us all a favour and just beat Scotland on Saturday night.

FINAL GROUP GAMES: It all comes down to the final weekend of group games to see who reaches the quarter finals from Pool B.

In a World Cup pool stacked with three of rugby’s top five-ranked Test teams, it was always likely to come down to the wire and so it has passed, qualification for the quarter-finals in Paris rests on one last match.

With defending champions South Africa completing their pool schedule in Marseille on Sunday night by securing a bonus-point victory over Tonga at the Velodrome, the Springboks will top the standings on 15 points going into the final weekend.