A statistical preview of today's Guinness Six Nations first round match between Ireland, who regained the title last year, and England at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 4.45pm). 2019 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 2 IRELAND v ENGLAND, Aviva Stadium, 4.45pm (live Virgin Media One/UTV/ITV/FR2/DMAX/NBC/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster); Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Jacob Stockdale (Ballynahinch/Ulster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (capt), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster). Replacements: Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht), Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster), John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster), Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster), Jordan Larmour (St. Mary's College/Leinster). ENGLAND: Elliot Daly (Wasps); Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs); Owen Farrell (Saracens), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Jamie George (Saracens), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Billy Vunipola (Saracens). Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Dan Robson (Wasps), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Chris Ashton (Sale Sharks). Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) Assistant Referees: Romain Poite (France), Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television Match Official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Head-To-Head: Played - 133 Ireland Won - 49 England Won - 76 Drawn - 8 The drawn games were in 1882 (two tries each), 1910 (0-0), 1925 (6-6), 1953 (9-9), 1955 (6-6), 1963 (0-0), 1966 (6-6) and 1968 (9-9) Ireland v England - Results Since 2000: 2000: England won 50-18, Twickenham 2001: Ireland won 20-14, Lansdowne Road 2002: England won 45-11, Twickenham 2003: England won 42-6, Lansdowne Road 2004: Ireland won 19-13, Twickenham 2005: Ireland won 19-13, Lansdowne Road 2006: Ireland won 28-24, Twickenham 2007: Ireland won 43-13, Croke Park 2008: England won 33-10, Twickenham 2009: Ireland won 14-13, Croke Park 2010: Ireland won 20-16, Twickenham 2011: Ireland won 24-8, Aviva Stadium; England won 20-9, Aviva Stadium 2012: England won 30-9, Twickenham 2013: England won 12-6, Aviva Stadium 2014: England won 13-10, Twickenham 2015: Ireland won 19-9, Aviva Stadium; England won 21-13, Twickenham 2016: England won 21-10, Twickenham 2017: Ireland won 13-9, Aviva Stadium 2018: Ireland won 24-15, Twickenham Biggest Wins: Ireland: Points & Margin: 43-13, 2007 Six Nations England: Points: 50-18, 2000 Six Nations; Margin: 46-6, 1997 Five Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Ireland 21 (Ollie Campbell 1983, Ronan O'Gara 2007); England 23 (Paul Grayson 1996) Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 2 (by 13 players - last by Tommy Bowe 2010); England 3 (Henry Taylor 1881, Chris Oti 1988) Most Appearances - Ireland v England: 15 - Mike Gibson 14 - Rory Best, Willie John McBride, Ronan O'Gara, Rory Underwood 13 - Jason Leonard, Paul O'Connell, Brian O'Driscoll 12 - Tom Kiernan, Fergus Slattery 11 - Rob Andrew, Will Carling, Dylan Hartley, Moss Keane, Jack Kyle, Phil Orr, Jonathan Sexton, Jonny Wilkinson 10 - Dan Cole, James Haskell, John Hayes, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Michael Kiernan, Ray McLoughlin, Brendan Mullin, Noel Murphy, George Stephenson, Peter Stringer Top Points Scorers - Ireland v England: 107 - Jonny Wilkinson 101 - Ronan O'Gara 70 - Jonathan Sexton 67 - Paul Grayson 66 - Owen Farrell 47 - David Humphreys 43 - Jonathan Webb 41 - Ollie Campbell, Bob Hiller, Tom Kiernan Top Try Scorers - Ireland v England: 7 - Rory Underwood 6 - Cyril Lowe 5 - George Robinson 4 - Wilfred Bolton, Will Greenwood, Alastair Smallwood 3 - Tommy Bowe, Jeff Butterfield, Ben Cohen, Kevin Flynn, Mike Gibson, Tom Grace, Austin Healey, Shane Horgan, Dicky Lockwood, Tony Novis, Brian O'Driscoll, Bertie O'Hanlon, Chris Oti, Dean Richards, Alan Roberts, Jon Sleightholme, Mike Slemen, Henry Taylor, Alfred Tedford, Tony Underwood [jwplayer LX9U9pyb] Ireland - Form Guide From Start Of The 2018 Six Nations: Won 15-13 v France away (Six Nations) Won 56-19 v Italy home (Six Nations) Won 37-27 v Wales home (Six Nations) Won 30-25 v Scotland home (Six Nations) Won 24-15 v England away (Six Nations) Lost 18-9 v Australia away (Summer Series) Won 26-21 v Australia away (Summer Series) Won 20-16 v Australia away (Summer Series) Won 54-7 v Italy neutral (Autumn Test) Won 28-17 v Argentina home (GUINNESS Series) Won 16-9 v New Zealand home (GUINNESS Series) Won 57-14 v USA home (GUINNESS Series) England - Form Guide From Start Of The 2018 Six Nations: Won 46-15 v Italy away (Six Nations) Won 12-6 v Wales home (Six Nations) Lost 25-13 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Lost 22-16 v France away (Six Nations) Lost 24-15 v Ireland home (Six Nations) Lost 42-39 v South Africa away (Summer Series) Lost 23-12 v South Africa away (Summer Series) Won 25-10 v South Africa away (Summer Series) Won 12-11 v South Africa home (Autumn Series) Lost 16-15 v New Zealand home (Autumn Series) Won 35-15 v Japan home (Autumn Series) Won 37-18 v Australia home (Autumn Series) 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) 388 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) 357 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 343 Owen Farrell (England) 288 Gavin Hastings (Scotland) 270 David Humphreys (Ireland) 269 Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) 232 Paul Grayson (England) Tries - 26 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 24 Ian Smith (Scotland) 22 Shane Williams (Wales) 19 George North (Wales) 18 Gareth Edwards (Wales) 18 Cyril Lowe (England) 18 Rory Underwood (England) Caps - 65 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 65 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 63 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 60 Rory Best (Ireland) 60 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 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) 50 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) Ireland - Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 113 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 87 Rob Kearney 84 Cian Healy 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 78 Jonathan Sexton 72 Keith Earls 72 David Humphreys 72 Geordan Murphy 72 David Wallace 71 Eoin Reddan 70 Kevin Maggs 70 Andrew Trimble 69 Tommy Bowe 69 Mike Gibson 67 Marcus Horan 67 Conor Murray Ireland - All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 738 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 135 Keith Earls Ireland - All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 46 Brian O'Driscoll 30 Tommy Bowe 29 Denis Hickie 27 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 Conor Murray 12 Jacob Stockdale 12 David Wallace 11 Alan Duggan 11 Simon Geoghegan [jwplayer i0UmLQOu] England - Most-Capped Players: 114 Jason Leonard 97 Dylan Hartley 91 Jonny Wilkinson 85 Lawrence Dallaglio 85 Rory Underwood 84 Danny Care 84 Martin Johnson 81 Dan Cole 80 Ben Youngs 78 Joe Worsley 77 Matt Dawson 77 James Haskell 75 Mike Catt 75 Mike Tindall 73 Steve Thompson 73 Phil Vickery England - All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1179 Jonny Wilkinson 726 Owen Farrell 400 Paul Grayson 396 Rob Andrew 301 Toby Flood 296 Jonathan Webb 269 Charlie Hodgson 240 Dusty Hare 232 George Ford 210 Rory Underwood 203 Simon Hodgkinson England - All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 49 Rory Underwood 31 Ben Cohen 31 Will Greenwood 30 Jeremy Guscott 28 Jason Robinson 24 Dan Luger 22 Josh Lewsey 20 Chris Ashton 20 Mark Cueto 18 Cyril Lowe 18 Jonny May 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) 888 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 809 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 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) 134 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 132 Keven Mealamu (New Zealand) 130 Alun Wyn Jones (121-Wales, 9-Lions) 130 Ronan O'Gara (128-Ireland, 2-Lions) 129 Stephen Moore (Australia) 127 Victor Matfield (South Africa) 124 Bryan Habana (South Africa) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 118 Kieran Read (New Zealand) 118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 117 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 115 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 115 Paul O'Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions) 113 Rory Best (Ireland) 113 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 112 Marco Bortolami (Italy) 112 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 112 Davit Kacharava (Georgia) 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 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 108 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions) 107 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) 106 Mauro Bergamasco (Italy) 106 Owen Franks (New Zealand) 105 Catalin Fercu (Romania) 105 Sean Lamont (Scotland) 104 Martyn Williams (100-Wales, 4-Lions) 103 Matt Giteau (Australia) 103 Sekope Kepu (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 Yuri Kushnarev (Russia) 101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 101 Goncalo Uva (Portugal) 101 Vasco Uva (Portugal) 100 Giorgi Chkhaidze (Georgia) 100 Will Genia (Australia) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)