SCOTLAND v IRELAND, Murrayfield, 1.30pm (live RTÉ Two/BBC One)

...Teams to be announced...

Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch Judges: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television Match Official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)

Head-To-Head:

Played - 119
Scotland Won - 61
Ireland Won - 52
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 2002:

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

Biggest Wins And Losses In The International Championship:

Scotland:
Win - Points: 38-10 v Ireland (1997); Margin: 38-10 v Ireland (1997), 31-3 v France (1912)

Loss - Points: 16-51 v France (1998); Margin: 3-43 v England (2001)

Ireland:
Win - Points And Margin: 60-13 v Italy (2000)

Loss - Points: 18-50 v England (2000); Margin: 6-46 v England (1997)

Composite Six Nations Record (2000-2007):

Scotland - Played 38, Won 12, Drawn 1, Lost 25
Ireland - Played 38, Won 27, 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:

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

Most Capped Players:

Scotland:

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

Ireland:

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

All-Time Top Points Scorers:

Scotland:

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

Ireland:

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