A statistical preview of today's Rugby World Cup warm-up match between Ireland and Wales at the Principality Stadium (kick-off 2.30pm). RUGBY WORLD CUP WARM-UP MATCH: Saturday, August 31 WALES v IRELAND, Principality Stadium, 2.30pm (live Channel 4/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster MW/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Will Addison (Enniskillen/Ulster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster), Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster); Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht), Kieran Marmion (Galwegians/Connacht); Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster), John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Iain Henderson (Queen's University/Ulster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt), Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster). Replacements: Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Ulster), Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster), Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster), Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster). Referee: Romain Poite (France) Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Karl Dickson (England) Television Match Official: Rowan Kitt (England) Head-To-Head: Played – 127 Wales Won – 69 Ireland Won – 51 Drawn – 7 Ireland v Wales – Results Since 2000: 2000: Wales won 23-19, Lansdowne Road 2001: Ireland won 36-6, Millennium Stadium 2002: Ireland won 54-10, Lansdowne Road 2003: Ireland won 25-24, Millennium Stadium; Ireland won 35-12, Lansdowne Road 2004: Ireland won 36-15, Lansdowne Road 2005: Wales won 32-20, Millennium Stadium 2006: Ireland won 31-5, Lansdowne Road 2007: Ireland won 19-9, Millennium Stadium 2008: Wales won 16-12, Croke Park 2009: Ireland won 17-15, Millennium Stadium 2010: Ireland won 27-12, Croke Park 2011: Wales won 19-13, Millennium Stadium; Wales won 22-10, Westpac Stadium 2012: Wales won 23-21, Aviva Stadium 2013: Ireland won 30-22, Millennium Stadium 2014: Ireland won 26-3, Aviva Stadium 2015: Wales won 23-16, Millennium Stadium; Ireland won 35-21, Millennium Stadium; Wales won 16-10, Aviva Stadium 2016: 16-16 draw, Aviva Stadium 2017: Wales won 22-9, Principality Stadium 2018: Ireland won 37-27, Aviva Stadium 2019: Wales won 25-7, Principality Stadium Biggest Wins: Wales: Points: 34-9, 1976 Five Nations; Margin: 29-0, 1907 Four Nations Ireland: Points & Margin: 54-10, 2002 Six Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Wales 20 (Neil Jenkins 1998, Gareth Anscombe 2019); Ireland 22 (David Humphreys 2002) Most Tries In A Match: Wales 3 (Johnnie Williams 1907, 1910; Bryn Williams 1920); Ireland 3 (Robert Montgomery 1887) Most Appearances – Ireland v Wales: 16 - Rory Best, Brian O'Driscoll 14 - Mike Gibson, Gethin Jenkins, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara 13 - Jamie Heaslip, Donncha O'Callaghan 12 - Ieuan Evans, Alun Wyn Jones, Rob Kearney, Willie John McBride, Phil Orr, Jonathan Sexton 11 - Billy Bancroft, Gordon D'Arcy, John Hayes, Robert Jones, Stephen Jones, Moss Keane, Donal Lenihan, Brendan Mullin, Jamie Roberts, Fergus Slattery, Peter Stringer Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Wales: 113 - Neil Jenkins 107 - Stephen Jones 100 - Ronan O'Gara 92 - Jonathan Sexton 84 - David Humphreys 74 - Leigh Halfpenny 57 - Eric Elwood 54 - Phil Bennett 52 - Michael Kiernan Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Wales: 8 - Johnnie Williams 7 - Brian O'Driscoll 6 - Gerald Davies, Ieuan Evans, Teddy Morgan 5 - Gareth Edwards 4 - Keith Earls, Rusty Gabe Wales – Form Guide From Start Of The 2018 Six Nations: Won 34-7 v Scotland home (Six Nations) Lost 12-6 v England away (Six Nations) Lost 37-27 v Ireland away (Six Nations) Won 38-14 v Italy home (Six Nations) Won 14-13 v France home (Six Nations) Won 22-20 v South Africa neutral (Summer Test) Won 23-10 v Argentina away (Summer Series) Won 30-12 v Argentina away (Summer Series) Won 21-10 v Scotland home (Autumn Series) Won 9-6 v Australia home (Autumn Series) Won 74-24 v Tonga home (Autumn Series) Won 20-11 v South Africa home (Autumn Series) Won 24-19 v France away (Six Nations) Won 26-15 v Italy away (Six Nations) Won 21-13 v England home (Six Nations) Won 18-11 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Won 25-7 v Ireland home (Six Nations) Lost 33-19 v England away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 13-6 v England home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) 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) Won 22-13 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Won 26-16 v Italy away (Six Nations) Won 26-14 v France home (Six Nations) Lost 25-7 v Wales away (Six Nations) Won 29-10 v Italy home (GUINNESS Summer Series) Lost 57-15 v England away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Wales – Most-Capped Players: 129 Gethin Jenkins 127 Alun Wyn Jones 104 Stephen Jones 100 Gareth Thomas 100 Martyn Williams 95 Adam Jones 94 Colin Charvis 94 Mike Phillips 94 Jamie Roberts 92 Gareth Llewellyn 87 Neil Jenkins 87 Shane Williams 85 George North 81 Leigh Halfpenny 81 James Hook 76 Dwayne Peel 75 Jonathan Davies 75 Ryan Jones Wales – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1049 Neil Jenkins 917 Stephen Jones 716 Leigh Halfpenny 352 James Hook 351 Dan Biggar 304 Paul Thorburn 290 Shane Williams 211 Arwel Thomas Wales – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 58 Shane Williams 40 Gareth Thomas 38 George North 33 Ieuan Evans 22 Colin Charvis 20 Gerald Davies 20 Gareth Edwards 20 Tom Shanklin Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 118 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 91 Rob Kearney 90 Cian Healy 83 Jonathan Sexton 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 77 Keith Earls 73 Conor Murray 72 David Humphreys 72 Geordan Murphy 72 David Wallace 71 Eoin Reddan 70 Kevin Maggs 70 Andrew Trimble 69 Tommy Bowe 69 Sean Cronin 69 Mike Gibson Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 761 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 150 Keith Earls 145 Denis Hickie Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 46 Brian O'Driscoll 30 Tommy Bowe 30 Keith Earls 29 Denis Hickie 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 Conor Murray 14 George Stephenson 14 Jacob Stockdale 13 Jamie Heaslip 13 Rob Kearney 12 Keith Crossan 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) 951 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 831 Owen Farrell (England) 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) 40 George North (38-Wales, 2-Lions) (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) 139 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 136 Alun Wyn Jones (127-Wales, 9-Lions) 134 Gethin Jenkins (129-Wales, 5-Lions) 132 Keven Mealamu (New Zealand) 130 Ronan O’Gara (128-Ireland, 2-Lions) 129 Stephen Moore (Australia) 127 Victor Matfield (South Africa) 124 Bryan Habana (South Africa) 121 Kieran Read (New Zealand) 120 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 118 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 118 Rory Best (Ireland) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 115 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 115 Paul O'Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions) 114 Davit Kacharava (Georgia) 113 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 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) 111 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 110 Stephen Jones (104-Wales, 6-Lions) 110 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) 109 Jean de Villiers (South Africa) 109 Yuri Kushnarev (Russia) 109 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 108 Owen Franks (New Zealand) 107 Catalin Fercu (Romania) 107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions) 106 Mauro Bergamasco (Italy) 105 Sekope Kepu (Australia) 105 Sean Lamont (Scotland) 104 Will Genia (Australia) 104 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 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 Giorgi Chkhaidze (Georgia) 101 Victor Gresev (Russia) 101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 101 Goncalo Uva (Portugal) 101 Vasco Uva (Portugal) 100 Valentin Calafeteanu (Romania) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)