SCOTLAND v IRELAND, Murrayfield, 2.30pm (live RTE One/BBC One)

Scotland: Rory Lamont; Sean Lamont, Rob Dewey, Andrew Henderson, Simon Webster; Chris Paterson, Mike Blair; Allan Jacobsen, Ross Ford, Euan Murray, Nathan Hines, Jim Hamilton, Jason White (capt), Allister Hogg, Simon Taylor.

Replacements: Fergus Thomson, Craig Smith, Scott MacLeod, Kelly Brown, Chris Cusiter, Dan Parks, Hugo Southwell.

Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Brian Carney, Brian O'Driscoll (capt), Gavin Duffy, Tommy Bowe; Paddy Wallace, Isaac Boss; Bryan Young, Jerry Flannery, Simon Best, Paul O'Connell, Malcolm O'Kelly, Neil Best, Stephen Ferris, Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements: Rory Best, John Hayes, Alan Quinlan, Keith Gleeson, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O'Gara, Shane Horgan.

Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Touch Judges: Wayne Barnes (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television Match Official: Rob Debney (England)

Head-To-Head:

Played - 120
Scotland Won - 61
Ireland Won - 53
Drawn - 5
Abandoned - 1

Biggest Wins In The Series:

Scotland - Points And Margin: 38-10 (1997)
Ireland - Points: 44-22 (2000); Margin: 36-6 (2003)

Scotland v Ireland Since 1997:

1997 - Scotland won 38-10, Murrayfield
1998 - Scotland won 17-16, Lansdowne Road
1999 - Scotland won 30-13, Murrayfield
2000 - Ireland won 44-22, Lansdowne Road
2001 - Scotland won 32-10, Murrayfield
2002 - Ireland won 43-22, Lansdowne Road
2003 - Ireland won 36-6, Murrayfield
2003 - Ireland won 29-10, Murrayfield (RWC warm-up)
2004 - Ireland won 37-16, Lansdowne Road
2005 - Ireland won 40-13, Murrayfield
2006 - Ireland won 15-9, Lansdowne Road
2007 - Ireland won 19-18, Murrayfield

Composite Six Nations Record (2000-2007):

Scotland - Played 40, Won 12, Drawn 1, Lost 27
Ireland - Played 40, Won 29, Drawn 0, Lost 11

Form Guide From 2006 Six Nations:

Scotland:

France (6N) home - won 20-16
Wales (6N) away - lost 18-28
England (6N) home - won 18-12
Ireland (6N) away - lost 9-15
Italy (6N) home - won 13-10
South Africa away - lost 16-36
South Africa away - lost 15-29
Romania home - won 48-6
Pacific Islanders home - won 34-22
Australia home - lost 15-44
England (6N) away - lost 20-42
Wales (6N) home - won 21-9
Italy (6N) home - lost 17-37
Ireland (6N) home - lost 18-19
France (6N) away - lost 19-46

Ireland:

Italy (6N) home - won 26-16
France (6N) away - lost 31-43
Wales (6N) home - won 31-5
Scotland (6N) home - won 15-9
England (6N) away - won 28-24
New Zealand away - lost 23-34
New Zealand away - lost 17-27
Australia away - lost 15-37
South Africa home - won 32-15
Australia home - won 21-6
Pacific Islanders home - won 61-17
Wales (6N) away - won 19-9
France (6N) home - lost 17-20
England (6N) home - won 43-13
Scotland (6N) home - won 19-18
Italy (6N) away - won 51-24
Argentina away - lost 20-22
Argentina away - lost 0-16

Most Capped Players:

Scotland:

84 - Scott Murray
82 - Gregor Townsend
75 - Gordon Bulloch
74 - Chris Paterson
71 - Stuart Grimes
70 - Kenny Logan
65 - Scott Hastings
61 - Gavin Hastings, Doddie Weir, Tom Smith
60 - Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath
57 - Jason White

Ireland:

85 - Malcolm O'Kelly
76 - Peter Stringer
74 - Girvan Dempsey, Brian O'Driscoll
73 - John Hayes
72 - David Humphreys
71 - Ronan O'Gara
70 - Kevin Maggs
69 - Mike Gibson
63 - Willie John McBride

All-Time Top Points Scorers:

Scotland:

667 - Gavin Hastings
561 - Chris Paterson
273 - Andy Irvine
220 - Kenny Logan
210 - Peter Dods
166 - Craig Chalmers
164 - Gregor Townsend

Ireland:

742 - Ronan O'Gara
560 - David Humphreys
308 - Michael Kiernan
296 - Eric Elwood
217 - Ollie Campbell

All-Time Top Try Scorers:

Scotland:

24 - Ian Smith, Tony Stanger
21 - Chris Paterson
17 - Gavin Hastings, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend

Ireland:

29 - Denis Hickie, Brian O'Driscoll
20 - Shane Horgan
17 - Girvan Dempsey, Geordan Murphy, Brendan Mullin
15 - Keith Wood, Kevin Maggs
14 - George Stephenson