A statistical preview of this afternoon's NatWest 6 Nations round 2 match between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 2.15pm). 2018 NATWEST 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 10 IRELAND (3rd) v ITALY (6th), Aviva Stadium, 2.15pm (live TV3/UTV/ITV/FR2/DMAX/NBC/RTÉ Radio 1/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Jacob Stockdale (Ballynahinch/Ulster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (capt), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster), Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster). Replacements: Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster), Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht), Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Leinster), Jordan Larmour (St. Mary's College/Leinster). ITALY: Matteo Minozzi (Zebre); Tommaso Benvenuti (Benetton Rugby), Tommaso Boni (Zebre), Tommaso Castello (Zebre), Mattia Bellini (Zebre); Tommaso Allan (Benetton Rugby), Marcello Violi (Zebre); Nicola Quaglio (Benetton Rugby), Luca Bigi (Benetton Rugby), Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby), Alessandro Zanni (Benetton Rugby), Dean Budd (Benetton Rugby), Sebastian Negri (Benetton Rugby), Braam Steyn (Benetton Rugby), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais) (capt). Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Toulouse), Andrea Lovotti (Zebre), Tiziano Pasquali (Benetton Rugby), Federico Ruzza (Benetton Rugby), Maxime Mbanda (Zebre), Edoardo Gori (Benetton Rugby), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Jayden Hayward (Benetton Rugby). Referee: Romain Poite (France) Assistant Referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France), Matthew Carley (England) Television Match Official: David Grashoff (England) Head-To-Head: Played - 27 Ireland Won - 23 Italy Won - 4 Ireland v Italy: IRFU Stat Zone Ireland v Italy - Results Since 2000: 2000: Ireland won 60-13, Dublin 2001: Ireland won 41-22, Rome 2002: Ireland won 32-17, Dublin 2003: Ireland won 37-13, Rome; Ireland won 61-6, Limerick 2004: Ireland won 19-3, Dublin 2005: Ireland won 28-17, Rome 2006: Ireland won 26-16, Dublin 2007: Ireland won 51-24, Rome; Ireland won 23-20, Belfast 2008: Ireland won 16-11, Dublin 2009: Ireland won 38-9, Rome 2010: Ireland won 29-11, Dublin 2011: Ireland won 13-11, Rome; Ireland won 36-6, Dunedin 2012: Ireland won 42-10, Dublin 2013: Italy won 22-15, Rome 2014: Ireland won 46-7, Dublin 2015: Ireland won 26-3, Rome; Ireland won 16-9, London 2016: Ireland won 58-15, Dublin 2017: Ireland won 63-10, Rome Biggest Wins: Ireland: Points: 63-10, 2017 Six Nations; Margin: 61-6, 2003 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up Italy: Points: 37-29, 1997 Test, Dublin; 37-22, 1997 Test, Bologna; Margin: 37-22, 1997 Test, Bologna Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Ireland 30 (Ronan O'Gara 2000); Italy 27 (Diego Dominguez 1997) Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 4 (Denis Hickie 2003); Italy 2 (Paolo Vaccari 1997) Most Appearances - Ireland v Italy: 15 - Brian O'Driscoll, Sergio Parisse 14 - Ronan O'Gara 13 - Rory Best, Martin Castrogiovanni 12 - Mauro Bergamasco, Gordon D'Arcy, John Hayes, Andrea Masi, Paul O'Connell, Salvatore Perugini, Alessandro Troncon, Alessandro Zanni 11 - Mirco Bergamasco, Marco Bortolami, Gonzalo Canale, Luke McLean, Donncha O'Callaghan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Peter Stringer Top Points Scorers - Ireland v Italy: 180 - Ronan O'Gara 96 - Diego Dominguez 67 - David Humphreys 64 - Jonathan Sexton 40 - Denis Hickie 37 - Paddy Jackson 36 - Paul Burke 30 - Girvan Dempsey, Keith Earls, Brian O'Driscoll Top Try Scorers - Ireland v Italy: 8 - Denis Hickie 6 - Girvan Dempsey, Keith Earls, Brian O'Driscoll 5 - Shane Horgan 4 - Tommy Bowe, John Kelly, CJ Stander, Andrew Trimble 3 - Craig Gilroy, Jamie Heaslip, Rob Henderson, Ronan O'Gara, Paolo Vaccari Ireland - Form Guide From Start Of The 2017 Six Nations: Lost 27-22 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Won 63-10 v Italy away (Six Nations) Won 19-9 v France home (Six Nations) Lost 22-9 v Wales away (Six Nations) Won 13-9 v England home (Six Nations) Won 55-19 v USA away (Summer Tour) Won 50-22 v Japan away (Summer Series) Won 35-13 v Japan away (Summer Series) Won 38-3 v South Africa home (GUINNESS Series) Won 23-20 v Fiji home (GUINNESS Series) Won 28-19 v Argentina home (GUINNESS Series) Won 15-13 v France away (Six Nations) Italy - Form Guide From Start Of The 2017 Six Nations: Lost 33-7 v Wales home (Six Nations) Lost 63-10 v Italy home (Six Nations) Lost 36-15 v England away (Six Nations) Lost 40-18 v France home (Six Nations) Lost 29-0 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Lost 22-19 v Fiji away (Summer Tour) Lost 40-27 v Australia away (Summer Tour) Won 19-10 v Fiji home (Autumn Series) Lost 31-15 v Argentina home (Autumn Series) Lost 35-6 v South Africa home (Autumn Series) Lost 46-15 v England home (Six Nations) International Championship All-Time Records: Points - 557 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 546 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 467 Stephen Jones (Wales) 406 Neil Jenkins (Wales) 403 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 363 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) 328 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 320 Owen Farrell (England) 288 Gavin Hastings (Scotland) 270 David Humphreys (Ireland) 232 Paul Grayson (England) 228 Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) Tries - 26 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 24 Ian Smith (Scotland) 22 Shane Williams (Wales) 18 Gareth Edwards (Wales) 18 Cyril Lowe (England) 18 Rory Underwood (England) Caps - 65 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 63 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 61 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 60 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 56 Rory Best (Ireland) 56 Mike Gibson (Ireland) 56 Gethin Jenkins (Wales) 55 Ross Ford (Scotland) 54 John Hayes (Ireland) 54 Jason Leonard (England) 53 Willie John McBride (Ireland) 53 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 51 Marco Bortolami (Italy) 51 Paul O'Connell (Ireland) 51 Martyn Williams (Wales) 50 Stephen Jones (Wales) 50 Philippe Sella (France) 50 Rory Underwood (England) Ireland - Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 108 Paul O'Connell 107 Rory Best 105 John Hayes 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 79 Rob Kearney 74 Cian Healy 72 David Humphreys 72 Geordan Murphy 72 David Wallace 71 Eoin Reddan 70 Kevin Maggs 70 Andrew Trimble 69 Tommy Bowe 69 Mike Gibson 69 Jonathan Sexton 67 Marcus Horan Ireland - All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 654 Jonathan Sexton 560 David Humphreys 308 Michael Kiernan 296 Eric Elwood 245 Brian O'Driscoll 217 Ollie Campbell 195 Paddy Jackson 158 Tom Kiernan 150 Tommy Bowe 145 Denis Hickie 130 Keith Earls Ireland - All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 46 Brian O'Driscoll 30 Tommy Bowe 29 Denis Hickie 26 Keith Earls 21 Shane Horgan 19 Girvan Dempsey 18 Geordan Murphy 17 Brendan Mullin 17 Andrew Trimble 16 Ronan O'Gara 15 Kevin Maggs 15 Keith Wood 14 George Stephenson 13 Jamie Heaslip 13 Rob Kearney 12 Keith Crossan 12 David Wallace Italy - Most-Capped Players: 130 Sergio Parisse 119 Martin Castrogiovanni 112 Marco Bortolami 106 Mauro Bergamasco 103 Andrea Lo Cicero 101 Alessandro Troncon 100 Alessandro Zanni 95 Andrea Masi 90 Leonardo Ghiraldini 89 Mirco Bergamasco 89 Luke McLean 86 Gonzalo Canale 83 Carlo Checchinato 83 Salvatore Perugini 81 Fabio Ongaro Italy - All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 983 Diego Dominguez 483 Stefano Bettarello 294 Luigi Troiani 260 Ramiro Pez 256 Mirco Bergamasco 164 Tommaso Allan 154 Luciano Orquera Italy - All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 25 Marcello Cuttitta 22 Paolo Vaccari 21 Carlo Checchinato 21 Manrico Marchetto 19 Alessandro Troncon 17 Mirco Bergamasco 17 Serafino Ghizzoni 17 Massimo Mascioletti World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers: 1598 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) 854 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 835 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers: 67 Bryan Habana (South Africa) 64 David Campese (Australia) 60 Shane Williams (58-Wales, 2-Lions) 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) 46 Julian Savea (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: 148 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 141 Brian O'Driscoll (133-Ireland, 8-Lions) 139 George Gregan (Australia) 134 Gethin Jenkins (129-Wales, 5-Lions) 132 Keven Mealamu (New Zealand) 130 Ronan O'Gara (128-Ireland, 2-Lions) 130 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 129 Stephen Moore (Australia) 127 Victor Matfield (South Africa) 124 Bryan Habana (South Africa) 123 Alun Wyn Jones (114-Wales, 9-Lions) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 116 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 115 Paul O'Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions) 112 Marco Bortolami (Italy) 112 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 111 Ross Ford (110-Scotland, 1-Lions) 111 Philippe Sella (France) 111 John Smit (South Africa) 111 George Smith (Australia) 110 Stephen Jones (104-Wales, 6-Lions) 109 Jean de Villiers (South Africa) 109 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 109 Kieran Read (New Zealand) 108 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 107 Rory Best (Ireland) 107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions) 106 Mauro Bergamasco (Italy) 106 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 105 Sean Lamont (Scotland) 104 Davit Kacharava (Georgia) 104 Martyn Williams (100-Wales, 4-Lions) 103 Matt Giteau (Australia) 103 Andrea Lo Cicero (Italy) 103 Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand) 103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions) 102 Stephen Larkham (Australia) 102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 101 David Campese (Australia) 101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 101 Vasco Uva (Portugal) 100 Giorgi Chkhaidze (Georgia) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand) 100 Alessandro Zanni (Italy)