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Head-To-Head: Ireland v Samoa

Head-To-Head: Ireland v Samoa

See below for a statistical preview of Saturday’s GUINNESS Series Test match between Ireland and Samoa at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 5.45pm).

2013 GUINNESS SERIES: Saturday, November 9

IRELAND v SAMOA, Aviva Stadium, 5.45pm (live RTÉ Two/BBC Two Northern Ireland/O2 MatchDay Live)

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IRELAND: Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster), Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster); Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster), Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster), Mike McCarthy (Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster), Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) (capt).

Replacements: Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster), Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster), Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster), Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster), Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster).

SAMOA: Fa’atoina Autagavaia (Marist St. Joseph’s); Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes), George Pisi (Northampton Saints), Johnny Leota (Sale Sharks), Brando Va’aulu (Tokyo Gas); Tusi Pisi (Suntory Sungoliath/Hurricanes), Kahn Fotuali’i (Northampton Saints) (capt); Sakaria Taulafo (Stade Francais), Wayne Ole Avei (Bordeaux-Begles), Logovi’i Mulipola (Leicester Tigers), Fa’atiga Lemalu (Sanix Blues), Filo Paulo (Cardiff Blues), Ofisa Treviranus (London Irish), Jack Lam (Hurricanes), Taiasina Tu’ifua (Bordeaux-Begles).

Replacements: Ti’i Paulo (Clermont Auvergne), Viliamu Afatia (Agen), James Johnston (Saracens), Iosefa Tekori (Toulouse), Alafoti Fa’osiliva (Bath), Jeremy Su’a (Worcester Warriors), Isaia Tu’ifua (Taranaki), Fautua Otto (Bristol).

Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes, Luke Pearce (both England)
Television Match Official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Head-to-Head:

Played – 5
Ireland Won – 4
Samoa Won – 1

Previous Meetings:

October 29, 1988 – Tour Match – Ireland 49 Samoa 22, Lansdowne Road
November 12, 1996 – Tour Match – Ireland 25 Samoa 40, Lansdowne Road
November 11, 2001 – Autumn Test – Ireland 35 Samoa 8, Lansdowne Road
June 20, 2003 – Summer Tour – Samoa 14 Ireland 40, Apia
November 13, 2010 – Autumn Test – Ireland 20 Samoa 10, Aviva Stadium

Ireland v Samoa: IRFU Stats Vault

Biggest Wins And Margins:

Ireland: Points: 49-22, 1988 Tour Match; Margin: 49-22, 1988 Tour Match; 35-8, 2001 Autumn Test

Samoa: Points & Margin: 40-25, 1996 Tour Match

Individual Records In The Series:

Most Points In A Match: Ireland 32 (Ronan O’Gara, 2003 Summer Test); Samoa 15 (Earl Va’a, 1996 Tour Match)

Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 2 (Keith Crossan, 1988 Tour Match; Ronan O’Gara, 2003 Summer Test); Samoa 2 (Phineas Young, 1988 Tour Match; To’o Vaega, 1996 Tour Match)

Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2012 Six Nations:

Lost 23-21 v Wales home (Six Nations)
Won 42-10 v Italy home (Six Nations)
Drew 17-17 v France away (Six Nations)
Won 32-14 v Scotland home (Six Nations)
Lost 30-9 v England away (Six Nations)
Lost 42-10 v New Zealand away (Summer Tour)
Lost 22-19 v New Zealand away (Summer Tour)
Lost 60-0 v New Zealand away (Summer Tour)
Lost 16-12 v South Africa home (Autumn Series)
Won 46-24 v Argentina home (Autumn Series)
Won 30-22 v Wales away (Six Nations)
Lost 12-6 v England home (Six Nations)
Lost 12-8 v Scotland away (Six Nations)
Drew 13-13 v France home (Six Nations)
Lost 22-15 v Italy away (Six Nations)
Won 15-12 v USA away (Summer Tour)
Won 40-14 v Canada away (Summer Tour)

Samoa – Form Guide From The Start Of The 2012 Test Season:

Won 20-18 v Tonga neutral (IRB Pacific Nations Cup)
Won 29-26 v Fiji neutral (IRB Pacific Nations Cup)
Won 27-26 v Japan away (IRB Pacific Nations Cup)
Lost 17-16 v Scotland home (Summer Test)
Won 42-12 v Canada neutral (IRB International Rugby Series)
Won 26-19 v Wales away (Autumn Tour)
Lost 22-14 v France away (Autumn Tour)
Won 27-17 v Scotland neutral (Quadrangular Tournament)
Won 39-10 v Italy neutral (Quadrangular Tournament)
Lost 56-23 v South Africa away (Quadrangular Tournament)

Ireland – Most-Capped Players:

128 Ronan O’Gara
125 Brian O’Driscoll
105 John Hayes
98 Peter Stringer
94 Donncha O’Callaghan
92 Malcolm O’Kelly
85 Paul O’Connell
82 Girvan Dempsey
73 Gordon D’Arcy
72 David Humphreys
72 David Wallace
72 Geordan Murphy
70 Kevin Maggs

Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

1083 Ronan O’Gara
560 David Humphreys
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood
282 Jonathan Sexton
245 Brian O’Driscoll
217 Ollie Campbell
158 Tom Kiernan

Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

46 Brian O’Driscoll
29 Denis Hickie
26 Tommy Bowe
21 Shane Horgan
19 Girvan Dempsey
18 Geordan Murphy
17 Brendan Mullin
16 Ronan O’Gara
15 Kevin Maggs
15 Keith Wood

Samoa – Most-Capped Players:

64 Brian Lima
61 To’o Vaega
59 Semo Sititi
43 Opeta Palepoi
42 Census Johnston
40 Mahonri Schwalger
38 Steve So’oialo
36 Andrew Aiolupo
36 David Lemi
35 Lome Fa’atau
34 Peter Fatialofa
34 Pat Lam
34 Daniel Leo

Samoa – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

172 Earl Va’a
145 Silao Leaegailesolo
140 Brian Lima
137 Darren Kellett
119 Roger Warren
106 Gavin Williams
99 Tanner Vili
85 Semo Sititi
85 Alesana Tuilagi

Samoa – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

29 Brian Lima
17 Semo Sititi
17 Alesana Tuilagi
15 Afato So’oalo
14 Lome Fa’atau
12 To’o Vaega
10 George Leaupepe
10 David Lemi
9 Elvis Seveali’i

World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers:

1421 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
1246 Jonny Wilkinson (1179-England, 67-Lions)
1090 Neil Jenkins (1049-Wales, 41-Lions)
1083 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
1010 Diego Dominguez (27-Argentina, 983-Italy)
970 Stephen Jones (917-Wales, 53-Lions)
967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
911 Michael Lynagh (Australia)
893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
878 Matt Burke (Australia)
809 Chris Paterson (Scotland)

World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers:

64 David Campese (Australia)
60 Shane Williams (58-Wales, 2-Lions)
53 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
50 Rory Underwood (49-England, 1-Lions)
49 Doug Howlett (New Zealand)
47 Brian O’Driscoll (46-Ireland, 1-Lions)
46 Christian Cullen (New Zealand)
46 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)
133 Brian O’Driscoll (125-Ireland, 8-Lions)
130 Ronan O’Gara (128-Ireland, 2-Lions)
121 Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions)
118 Fabien Pelous (France)
116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia)
111 Philippe Sella (France)
111 John Smit (South Africa)
111 George Smith (Australia)
110 Victor Matfield (South Africa)
110 Stephen Jones (104-Wales, 6-Lions)
109 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
108 Keven Mealamu (New Zealand)
107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions)
105 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand)
104 Martyn Williams (100-Wales, 4-Lions)
103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions)
103 Gethin Jenkins (98-Wales, 5-Lions)
103 Andrea Lo Cicero (Italy)
102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
102 Stephen Larkham (Australia)
101 David Campese (Australia)
101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy)
100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)