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Head-To-Head: Ireland v Fiji

Head-To-Head: Ireland v Fiji

See below for a statistical preview of Saturday’s GUINNESS Series match between Ireland and Fiji at the RDS (kick-off 5.15pm).

GUINNESS SERIES 2009: Saturday, November 21

IRELAND v FIJI, The RDS, 5.15pm (live RTÉ Two/BBC Two NI)

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IRELAND: Rob Kearney; Shane Horgan, Brian O’Driscoll (capt), Gordon D’Arcy, Keith Earls; Jonathan Sexton, Eoin Reddan; Tom Court, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Leo Cullen, Paul O’Connell, Stephen Ferris, Denis Leamy, Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tony Buckley, Donncha O’Callaghan, Sean O’Brien, Tomas O’Leary, Paddy Wallace, Andrew Trimble.

FIJI: Norman Ligairi; Vereniki Goneva, Gabiriele Lovobalavu, Seremaia Bai (capt), Nasoni Roko; Nicky Little, Mosese Rauluni; Asaike Tarogi, Viliame Veikoso, Viliame Seuseu, Wame Lewaravu, Ifereimi Rawaqa, Apolosi Satala, Akapusi Qera, Asaeli Boko.

Replacements: Isireli Ledua, Graham Dewes, Leone Nakarawa, Samu Bola, Waisale Vatuvoka, Josh Matavesi, Timoci Nagusa.

Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television Match Official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Head-To-Head:

Played – 2
Ireland Won – 2
Fiji Won – 0

Previous Meetings:

November 18, 1995 – Tour Match – Ireland 44 Fiji 8, Lansdowne Road
November 17, 2002 – Tour Match – Ireland 64 Fiji 17, Lansdowne Road

Biggest Wins And Margins:

Ireland: Points & Margin: 64-17, 2002 Autumn Test

Fiji: Points & Margin:

Individual Records In The Series:

Most Points In A Match: Ireland 19 (David Humphreys, 2002 Autumn Test); Fiji 5 (Waisiki Masirewa Loco, 1995 Tour Match), (Alifereti Doviverata, Joseph Narruhn, Nicky Little, 2002 Tour Match)

Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 3 (Kevin Maggs, 2002 Autumn Test); Fiji 1 (Waisiki Masirewa Loco, 1995 Tour Match), (Alifereti Doviverata, Joseph Narruhn, 2002 Tour Match)

Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Fiji:

19 – David Humphreys
15 – Kevin Maggs
14 – Paul Burke
10 – Geordan Murphy
5 – Neil Francis, Simon Geoghegan, Paddy Johns, Jim Staples, Paul Wallace, Richard Wallace, Justin Bishop, Kieron Dawson, Anthony Foley, Brian O’Driscoll, Waisiki Masirewa Loco, Alifereti Doviverata, Josephn Narruhn, Nicky Little

Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Fiji:

3 – Kevin Maggs
2 – Geordan Murphy
1 – Neil Francis, Simon Geoghegan, Paddy Johns, Jim Staples, Paul Wallace, Richard Wallace, Justin Bishop, Kieron Dawson, Anthony Foley, Brian O’Driscoll, Waisiki Masirewa Loco, Alifereti Doviverata, Joseph Narruhn

Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2008 Six Nations:

Won 16-11 v Italy home (Six Nations)
Lost 26-21 v France away (Six Nations)
Won 34-13 v Scotland home (Six Nations)
Lost 16-12 v Wales home (Six Nations)
Lost 33-10 v England away (Six Nations)
Lost 21-11 v New Zealand away (Summer Tour)
Lost 18-12 v Australia away (Summer Tour)
Won 55-0 v Canada home (Autumn Series)
Lost 22-3 v New Zealand home (Autumn Series)
Won 17-3 v Argentina home (Autumn Series)
Won 30-21 v France home (Six Nations)
Won 38-9 v Italy away (Six Nations)
Won 14-13 v England home (Six Nations)
Won 22-15 v Scotland away (Six Nations)
Won 17-15 v Wales away (Six Nations)
Won 25-6 v Canada away (Summer Tour)
Won 27-10 v USA away (Summer Tour)
Drew 20-20 v Australia home (Autumn Series)

Fiji – Form Guide From Start Of The 2008 Test Season: 

Won 34-17 v Samoa home (Pacific Nations Cup)
Won 24-12 v Japan away (Pacific Nations Cup)
Lost 27-16 v Tonga away (Pacific Nations Cup)
Won 32-26 v Tonga away (Pacific Nations Cup)
Won 19-14 v Samoa home (Pacific Nations Cup)
Won 40-39 v Japan home (Pacific Nations Cup)
Lost 23-10 v Scotland away (Autumn Tour)

Ireland – Most-Capped Players:

95 John Hayes
94 Brian O’Driscoll
93 Ronan O’Gara
92 Malcolm O’Kelly
91 Peter Stringer
82 Girvan Dempsey
72 David Humphreys
70 Kevin Maggs
69 Mike Gibson
66 Marcus Horan
65 Simon Easterby
64 Shane Horgan

Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

929 Ronan O’Gara
560 David Humphreys
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood
217 Ollie Campbell 
200 Brian O’Driscoll

Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

37 Brian O’Driscoll
29 Denis Hickie
20 Shane Horgan
19 Girvan Dempsey
18 Geordan Murphy
17 Brendan Mullin
15 Keith Wood
15 Kevin Maggs
14 George Stephenson
14 Ronan O’Gara

World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers:

1119 Jonny Wilkinson (1052-England, 67-Lions)
1090 Neil Jenkins (1049-Wales, 41-Lions)
1010 Diego Dominguez (983-Italy, 27-Argentina)
967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
966 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
929 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
911 Michael Lynagh (Australia)
893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
878 Matt Burke (Australia)
758 Stephen Jones (Wales)
738 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
733 Gavin Hastings (667-Scotland, 66-Lions)

World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers:

64 David Campese (Australia)
50 Rory Underwood (49-England, 1-Lions)
49 Doug Howlett (New Zealand)
48 Shane Williams (46-Wales, 2-Lions)
46 Christian Cullen (New Zealand)
45 Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand)
44 Jeff Wilson (New Zealand)
41 Gareth Thomas (40-Wales, 1-Lions)
40 Chris Latham (Australia)

Note: Daisuke Ohata scored 69 tries for Japan, but not all against major international opposition

The ‘100 Caps’ Club:

139 George Gregan (Australia)
119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions)
118 Fabien Pelous (France)
111 Philippe Sella (France)
108 George Smith (Australia)
103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions)
102 Stephen Larkham (Australia)
102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
101 David Campese (Australia)
101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 
100 Brian O’Driscoll (94-Ireland, 6-Lions)