A statistical preview of today's Guinness Six Nations second round encounter between Celtic rivals Ireland and Scotland at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh (kick-off 2.15pm). 2019 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 9 SCOTLAND (1st) v IRELAND (5th), BT Murrayfield, 2.15pm (live Virgin Media One/BBC One/FR2/DMAX/NBC/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/IRFU Live Blog) SCOTLAND: Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors); Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Maitland (Saracens); Finn Russell (Racing 92), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne) (capt); Allan Dell (Edinburgh), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Josh Strauss (Sale Sharks). Replacements: Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors), D'Arcy Rae (Glasgow Warriors), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh). IRELAND: Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/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), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster), Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster). Replacements: Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht), Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster), John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster), Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster), Jordan Larmour (St. Mary's College/Leinster). Referee: Romain Poite (France) Assistant Referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France), Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television Match Official: Rowan Kitt (England) Head-To-Head: Played - 133 Scotland Won - 66 Ireland Won - 62 Drawn - 5 Abandoned - 1 The five drawn matches were in 1893, 1896, 1900 (all 0-0), 1979 (11-11) and 1994 (6-6). The abandoned game was in 1885 at Ormeau in Belfast, when the pitch became waterlogged during a storm. Ireland v Scotland – Results Since 2000: 2000: Ireland won 44-22, Lansdowne Road 2001: Scotland won 32-10, Murrayfield 2002: Ireland won 43-22, Lansdowne Road 2003: Ireland won 36-6, Murrayfield; Ireland won 29-10, Murrayfield 2004: Ireland won 37-16, Lansdowne Road 2005: Ireland won 40-13, Murrayfield 2006: Ireland won 15-9, Lansdowne Road 2007: Ireland won 19-18, Murrayfield; Scotland won 31-21, Murrayfield 2008: Ireland won 34-13, Croke Park 2009: Ireland won 22-15, Murrayfield 2010: Scotland won 23-20, Croke Park 2011: Ireland won 21-18, Murrayfield; Scotland won 10-6, Murrayfield 2012: Ireland won 32-14, Aviva Stadium 2013: Scotland won 12-8, Murrayfield 2014: Ireland won 28-6, Aviva Stadium 2015: Ireland won 40-10, Murrayfield; Ireland won 28-22, Aviva Stadium 2016: Ireland won 35-25, Aviva Stadium 2017: Scotland won 27-22, BT Murrayfield 2018: Ireland won 28-8, Aviva Stadium Biggest Wins: Scotland: Points & Margin: 38-10, 1997 Five Nations Ireland: Points: 44-22, 2000 Six Nations; Margin: 36-6, 2003 Six Nations; 40-10, 2015 Six Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Scotland 18 (Chris Paterson 2007, Dan Parks 2010); Ireland 26 (David Humphreys 2003) Most Tries In A Match: Scotland 4 (Bill Stewart 1913); Ireland 3 (Eugene Davy 1930, Seamus Byrne 1953, Brian O'Driscoll 2002) Most Appearances – Ireland v Scotland: 15 Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara 14 Ross Ford, Mike Gibson 13 Rory Best, John Hayes, Willie John McBride, Chris Paterson 12 Sean Lamont, Paul O'Connell, Phil Orr, Fergus Slattery, Peter Stringer 11 Sandy Carmichael, Jim Hamilton, Scott Hastings, Jamie Heaslip, Moss Keane, Tom Kiernan, Bill Maclagan Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Scotland: 125 Ronan O'Gara 95 Chris Paterson 84 David Humphreys 77 Jonathan Sexton 75 Gavin Hastings 57 Greig Laidlaw 56 Michael Kiernan 51 Ollie Campbell, Peter Dods 49 Andy Irvine 31 Mike Gibson Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Scotland: 6 Roy Laidlaw 5 Alan Duggan, Brendan Mullin, Brian O'Driscoll 4 Eugene Davy, Andrew Henderson, Denis Hickie, Arthur Smith, Tony Stanger, George Stephenson, Bill Stewart, Ivan Tukalo, Bunny Wauchope Scotland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2018 Six Nations: Lost 34-7 v Wales away (Six Nations) Won 32-26 v France home (Six Nations) Won 25-13 v England home (Six Nations) Lost 28-8 v Ireland away (Six Nations) Won 29-27 v Italy away (Six Nations) Won 48-10 v Canada away (Summer Tour) Lost 30-29 v USA away (Summer Tour) Won 44-15 v Argentina away (Summer Tour) Lost 21-10 v Wales away (Autumn Test) Won 54-17 v Fiji home (Autumn Series) Lost 26-20 v South Africa home (Autumn Series) Won 14-9 v Argentina home (Autumn Series) Won 33-20 v Italy home (Six Nations) 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) Lost 32-20 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) 388 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) 367 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 355 Owen Farrell (England) 288 Gavin Hastings (Scotland) 275 Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) 270 David Humphreys (Ireland) 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 – 66 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 65 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 63 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 61 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) Scotland – Most-Capped Players: 110 Ross Ford 109 Chris Paterson 105 Sean Lamont 87 Scott Murray 85 Mike Blair 82 Gregor Townsend 77 Nathan Hines 77 Jason White 75 Gordon Bulloch 71 John Barclay 71 Stuart Grimes 70 Chris Cusiter 70 Kenny Logan 67 Greig Laidlaw 67 Dan Parks Scotland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 809 Chris Paterson 667 Gavin Hastings 658 Greig Laidlaw 269 Andy Irvine 266 Dan Parks 220 Kenny Logan 210 Peter Dods 166 Craig Chalmers 164 Gregor Townsend Scotland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 24 Ian Smith 24 Tony Stanger 22 Chris Paterson 19 Stuart Hogg 19 Tommy Seymour 17 Gavin Hastings 17 Alan Tait 17 Gregor Townsend 15 Ivan Tukalo 14 Sean Lamont 14 Tim Visser Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 114 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 85 Cian Healy 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 79 Jonathan Sexton 73 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 68 Conor Murray 67 Marcus Horan 66 Sean Cronin Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 748 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 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) 135 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 134 Gethin Jenkins (129-Wales, 5-Lions) 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) 114 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 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)