How to watch Argentina vs Scotland: TV, live stream and kick off time details for Nations Championship clash

Gregor Townsend’s side face Argentina and South Africa away from home before hosting Fiji at Murrayfield with the tournament then going on hiatus and resuming in the Autumn when they face Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Los Pumas are first up for the Scots as they look to get off to a strong start but they will need to improve on their last performance against the South Americans where they lost 33-24 at Murrayfield last November despite leading 21-0.

The match will be played in Argentina but Scotland supporters will be able to watch all the action live from home. Here is everything you need to know about the UK kick off time for the fixture, what TV channel it will be broadcast on and where you can find a live stream:

Argentina vs Scotland - date, venue and UK kick off time for Nations Championship opener

Argentina vs Scotland will be played at the Estadio Mario Kempes in Cordoba, Argentina. The 57,000 capacity venue previously hosted this fixture in June 2014 which saw Scotland narrowly win 21-19.

The fixture will take place on Saturday, July 4 with a local kick off time of 4:10pm. The United Kingdom is four hours ahead of Argentina so that will be a 8:10pm kick off in Scotland.

What TV channel is Argentina vs Scotland Nations Championship clash on?

The entirety of the 2026 Nations Championship will be broadcast exclusively on ITV and STV in the UK. Argentina vs Scotland will be broadcast on ITV 4 with ITV1/STV broadcasting the FIFA World Cup.

Build-up to the game starts from 7:30pm UK time. Rugby fans are in for a treat with all six opening matches being broadcast live, back-to-back, throughout the day across ITV and STV starting with New Zealand vs France at 8:10am and ending with Argentina vs Scotland at 8:10pm.

Argentina vs Scotland Nations Championship live stream

The match can be live streamed via the STV player or the ITVX app. Both app’s are easily accessible and available via Smart TVs and mobile devices and available to download through most app stores.

Nations Champions Round 1 fixtures including Argentina vs Scotland and South Africa vs England

The inaugural Nations Championship kicks off on July 4, 2026 and it all beings with New Zealand vs France. Six fixtures will be played back-to-back and the day ends with Argentina vs Scotland.

Here are the opening round matches including their UK kick off times:

• New Zealand vs France - 8:10am
• Japan vs Italy - 9:40am
• Australia vs Ireland - 11:10am
• Fiji vs Wales - 2:10pm
• South Africa vs England - 4:40pm
• Argentina vs Scotland - 8:10pm

Argentina vs Scotland rugby history head-to-head record

There is very little to separate Argentina and Scotland throughout their history with just one win separating them across their 23 Test matches. Los Pumas have won 12 to Scotland’s 11 with the most recent coming last Autumn when they were 33-24 victors at Murrayfield.

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