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Live Reporting
Jonathan Bradley
All times stated are UK
Home comforts
Ireland v Scotland (14.30 BST)
A special one in store for the Ireland squad's Ulster contingent as the national team returns to the Kingspan Stadium.
Brittany Hogan starts in the back-row with Sadhbh McGrath and Fiona Tuite on the bench. This ground is wholly familiar to Gloucester-Hartpury hooker Neve Jones too, of course.
Ireland last played here in the 2022 championship, also against Scotland, with the home side that day recording a memorable 15-14 win thanks to a converted Enya Breen score with the last play of the game.
"I'm really, really excited," said Hogan.
"That’s my home, so it's really nice. I’ll be able to have a lot of my family come up as well because I’ve got a lot of young cousins who can’t do that (away) travel, so it's really nice that I’ll hopefully have a lot of family support as well.
"I said to my family, 'I'm playing an international game in Belfast in the Kingspan, if you don’t come I’m going to be a little bit annoyed,' so hoping that a good majority of them will."
Plenty at stake
Ireland v Scotland (14.30 BST)
While the title will be decided when France host England later on today, there is a lot on the line here in Belfast too.
Scotland started the weekend third in the standings and have remained there after Italy were beaten late on by Wales in Cardiff.
Ireland are fifth but now know exactly what is needed to finish ahead of both today's opponents and Italy. A victory of any kind, providing they deny Scotland a pair of bonus points, would see them up to third.
That brings with it automatic qualification for the World Cup next year so there is a considerable carrot here for both sides.
Scotland team news & line-up
Lana Skeldon will miss Scotland's final Women's Six Nations match away to Ireland after picking up an injury, with Elis Martin taking over at hooker.
Skeldon scored a try in last weekend's 17-10 win in Italy.
Head coach Bryan Easson makes an additional change to the line-up he named on Thursday, with Leah Bartlett starting at loosehead prop and Molly Wright moving to the bench, with Lisa Cockburn take up Martin's place on the bench.
Meryl Smith replaces the suspended Chloe Rollie at full-back following the win in Parma, while winger Coreen Grant takes over from Rhona Lloyd, who is on Great Britain Sevens duty.
Lock Emma Wassell returns after missing the past two matches following the death of her mother, with Eva Donaldson dropping to the bench.
Scotland: Smith, Grant, Orr, Thomson, McGhie, Nelson, Mattinson; Bartlett, Martin, Belisle, Wassell, McMillan, Malcolm (capt), Stewart, Gallagher.
Replacements: Wright, Cockburn, Clarke, Donaldson, McLachlan, McDonald, Bell, Flynn.
Ireland team news & line-up
Ireland v Scotland (14:30 BST)
Co-captain Sam Monaghan has returned to the Ireland team for Saturday's final Women's Six Nations game against Scotland in Belfast.
Monaghan, who missed the France opener because of concussion and was not selected for last week's defeat by England, is back to partner Dorothy Wall in the second row.
Head coach Scott Bemand's other two changes see Enya Breen replace Aoife Dalton at centre and Meabh Deely given the nod at full-back.
Uncapped Leinster back Katie Heffernan is set to make her debut after being named on the bench.
Ireland: Deely; Corrigan, Higgins, Breen, Parsons; O'Brien, Reilly; Djougang, Jones, Haney; Wall, Monaghan (co-capt); Wafer, McMahon (co-capt), Hogan.
Replacements: Moloney, O'Dowd, McGrath, Tuite, Ikahihifo, Scuffil-McCabe, Dalton, Heffernan.
Welcome
Ireland v Scotland (14.30 BST)
Good afternoon and welcome to our video and text coverage of this concluding round of Women's Six Nations for Ireland and Scotland.
It may be the end of the championship but, here in Belfast, seemingly there is no end to the winter.
We've had some heavy hail showers in the hours before kick-off that could make for difficult handling conditions for players.
With the Kingspan Stadium's artificial surface, at least there's no concerns over the pitch after Ulster's United Rugby Championship win over Benetton here last night.