There are several free streams over the opening weekend of Nations Championship action, including:

• United Kingdom: Pumas v Scotland is available on both terrestrial channel ITV4 and the ITVX streaming service. Both options are free to use but remember that you need a current TV Licence to watch/stream live television in the UK. ITV coverage starts at 7.30pm BST ahead of the 8.10pm kick-off.
• Ireland: Rugby fans in Ireland can watch Argentina v Scotland for free on Virgin Media Play and terrestrial channel Virgin Media One. Pre-match build-up starts at 7.45pm IST, with the game getting underway at 8.10pm.
• France: Pumas v Scotland live streams are available for free on both the TF1+ streaming service and broadcast channel TF1. Coverage starts at 9.00pm CET, with kick-off at 9.10pm.

Travelling overseas this weekend? Residents of the UK, Ireland and France can still watch their usual free streaming service with the help of a good VPN. Keep reading to find out more…

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Other Argentina v Scotland live streams around the world

• South Africa: SuperSport will be your destination for Pumas v Scotland live streams in South Africa, and is available via DStv and streaming. The match gets underway at 9.10pm SAST tonight.
• Australia: Stan Sport is the place to go for Argentina v Scotland live streams down under. You’ll need a $20 per month Stan Sport plan (in addition to your base Stan subscription, which starts at $12) to tune in, though it’s going to mean an early start – kick-off is at 5.10am AEST on Sunday morning.
• New Zealand: In New Zealand, Pumas v Scotland is on Sky Sport, which costs $54.99 per month for a streaming subscription. Kick-off is 7.10am NZST, so set that alarm clock now.
• United States: In the US you can watch Argentina v Scotland, along with all the Nations Championship games, on World Rugby’s RugbyPass TV. It’s free to use, though you do need to register before you can start streaming the action. Kick-off is at 3.10pm EDT/12.10am PDT this afternoon.

Argentina v Scotland match preview

The last meeting between these sides was the quintessential game of two halves. At the break, Scotland were 14-0 up and went on to extend their lead to 21-0. Then Argentina turned on the class to score five tries without reply. The final score was 24-33 and left Gregor Townsend’s men rueing what might have been.

One Six Nations championship later, however, and the Scottish camp has had an infusion of confidence. After kicking off with a shock defeat to Italy in terrible conditions in Rome, the team went on to beat England, Wales and – most memorably – France to keep themselves in contention for both the title and the Triple Crown on the final day. Scotland ultimately lost (as they usually do) to Ireland, but it was their most successful campaign in years.

So which Scotland will turn up in Cordoba? While they’re playing without injured British & Irish Lions stars Finn Russell and Huw Jones (Tom Jordan and Rory Hutchinson take their places at fly-half and outside centre, respectively), this is a matchday 23 packed with quality.

But the same can also be said of Argentina, who’ve named an impressive side to open their Nations Championship opener. Over the last year the Pumas have beaten New Zealand, Australia and Scotland, and run the Lions, South Africa and England extremely close. In other words, Scotland will have to play an away-day blinder if they’re going to make amends for that capitulation in Edinburgh.