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Match Stats Preview: England v Ireland

Match Stats Preview: England v Ireland

Click here for a match stats preview of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash between England and Ireland at Twickenham (kick-off 5.30pm).

…The final scoreboard at Twickenham after the 2004 6 Nations meeting between England and Ireland…

2006 RBS 6 NATIONS: Saturday, March 18

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ENGLAND v IRELAND, Twickenham, , 5.30pm

6 NATIONS RECORDS:

Matches Played: England 34 Ireland 34
Matches Won: England 24 (70%), Ireland 24 (70%)
Matches Lost: England 10 (29%), Ireland 10 (29%)
Most Wins In A Season: England 5 (one time), Ireland 4 (three times)
Total Points Scored: England 1136, Ireland 918
Total Points Conceded: England 490, Ireland 713
Total Tries Scored (Average Per Match): England 132 (3.9), Ireland 92 (2.7)
Total Tries Conceded (Average Per Match): England 33 (1.0), Ireland 72 (2.1)
Overal 6 Nations Ranking (Points): England 2nd (48 Points), Ireland 3rd (48 Points)

CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS:

ENGLAND –
Championship Wins: 25
Grand Slams: 12
Triple Crowns: 23

Highest Score: 80 (80-23 v Italy, 2001)
Biggest Win: 57 (80-23 v Italy, 2001)
Highest Score Conceded: 37 (12-37 v France, 1972)
Biggest Defeat: 27 (6-33 v Scotland, 1986)
Most Appearances: 54 Jason Leonard (1991-2004)
Most Points In Matches: 379 Jonny Wilkinson (1998-2003)
Most Points In A Match: 35 Jonny Wilkinson (v Italy, 2001)
Most Tries In A Match: 4 Ronnie Poulton (v France, 1914)
Most Conversions In A Match: 9 Jonny Wilkinson (v Italy, 2001)
Most Penalties In A Match: 7 Simon Hodgkinson (v Wales, 1991), Rob Andrew (v Scotland, 1995), Jonny Wilkinson (v France, 1999)
Most Drop Goals In A Match: 2 on six occasions – last by Jonny Wilkinson (v Wales and Ireland, 2003)

IRELAND –
Championship Wins: 10
Grand Slams: 1
Triple Crowns: 7

Highest Score: 60 (60-13 v Italy, 2000)
Biggest Win: 47 (60-13 v Italy, 2000)
Highest Score Conceded: 50 (18-50 v England, 2000)
Biggest Defeat: 40 (6-46 v England, 1997)
Most Appearances: 56 Mike Gibson (1964-1979)
Most Points In Matches: 300 Ronan O’Gara (2000-2006)
Most Points In A Match: 30 Ronan O’Gara (v Italy, 2000)
Most Tries In A Match: 3 on 7 occasions – last by Brian O’Driscoll (v Scotland, 2002)
Most Conversions In A Match: 6 Ronan O’Gara (v Italy, 2000)
Most Penalties In A Match: 6 Ollie Campbell (v Scotland, 1982), Ronan O’Gara (v Italy, 2000), David Humphreys (v Wales, 2002)
Most Drop Goals In A Match: 2 Billy McCombe (v France, 1975), Eric Elwood (v England, 1993), David Humphreys (v Wales, 1999)

CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD – ALL-TIME –
Played: 110
England Won: 62
Ireland Won: 41
Drawn: 7

CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD – AT HOME –
Played: 54
England Won: 35
Ireland Won: 15
Drawn: 4

BIGGEST POINTS WIN –
England 50 Ireland 18 (2000)
Ireland 26 England 21 (1974)

CURRENT FORM –
ENGLAND –
Last Ten Matches: WWLWLWWWLL
Points Scored: 302; Points Conceded: 201
Tries Scored: 36; Tries Conceded: 20

IRELAND –
Last Ten Matches: LWWLLWWLWW
Points Scored: 278; Points Conceded: 222
Tries Scored: 30; Tries Conceded: 20

2006 6 NATIONS: TEAM STATS (After 4 matches):
ENGLAND –
Tries: 10
Conversions: 8/10
Penalties: 10/14
Drop Goals: 0/1

Scrums Won: 23
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 78
Lineouts Lost: 5
Penalties Conceded: 39
Drives From Rucks: 62
Passes From Rucks: 246
Mauls Won: 29
Ball Won In Open Play: 337
Ball Won In Opponent’s 22: 118
Set Piece Ball Won: 143

Kicks To Touch: 35
Errors From Kicks: 14
Offloads In Tackle: 47
Tackles Made: 219
Tackles Missed: 33
Total Errors Made: 74
Turnovers Won: 30
Free Kicks Awarded: 11
Passed Completed: 492
Possession Kicked: 113

IRELAND –
Tries: 9
Conversions: 8/9
Penalties: 14/19
Drop Goals: 0/0

Scrums Won: 35
Scrums Lost: 1
Lineouts Won: 80
Lineouts Lost: 7
Penalties Conceded: 30
Drives From Rucks: 111
Passes From Rucks: 163
Mauls Won: 27
Ball Won In Open Play: 301
Ball Won In Opponent’s 22: 92
Set Piece Ball Won: 165

Kicks To Touch: 52
Errors From Kicks: 11
Offloads In Tackle: 62
Tackles Made: 236
Tackles Missed: 36
Total Errors Made: 82
Turnovers Won: 22
Free Kicks Awarded: 9
Passed Completed: 628
Possession Kicked: 117

DID YOU KNOW?

* Ireland lost their first ever international match to England 7-0 at the Kensington Oval in 1875. The game was watched by 3,000 spectators and each side was made up of 20 players

* In 1973, England travelled to play Ireland in Dublin, despite threats against them from the IRA. The previous year both Scotland and Wales had refused to travel under similar circumstances

* Ireland have not lost to England since before the World Cup in 2003

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