A statistical preview of today's opening Guinness Six Nations tussle between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 4.45pm). The game marks Andy Farrell's debut as Ireland head coach. 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 1 IRELAND v SCOTLAND, Aviva Stadium, 4.45pm (live Virgin Media One/UTV/ITV/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/FR2/DMAX/NBC/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Jordan Larmour (St. Mary's College/Leinster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster), Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster) (capt), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Queen's University/Ulster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster), Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster), Caelan Doris (UCD/Leinster). Replacements: Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster), Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster). Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster). SCOTLAND: Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) (capt); Sean Maitland (Saracens), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh); Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors); Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Nick Haining (Edinburgh). Replacements: Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Allan Dell (London Irish), Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), Cornell du Preez (Worcester Warriors), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints), Chris Harris (Gloucester). Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) Assistant Referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France), Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television Match Official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Head-To-Head: Played – 136 Ireland Won – 64 Scotland Won – 66 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 2019: Ireland won 22-13, BT Murrayfield; Ireland won 27-3, International Stadium Yokohama Biggest Wins: Ireland: Points: 44-22, 2000 Six Nations; Margin: 36-6, 2003 Six Nations; 40-10, 2015 Six Nations Scotland: Points & Margin: 38-10, 1997 Five Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Ireland 26 (David Humphreys 2003); Scotland 18 (Chris Paterson 2007, Dan Parks 2010) Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 3 (Eugene Davy 1930, Seamus Byrne 1953, Brian O'Driscoll 2002); Scotland 4 (Bill Stewart 1913) Most Appearances – Ireland v Scotland: 15 – Rory Best, Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara 14 – Ross Ford, Mike Gibson 13 – 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, Rob Kearney, Tom Kiernan, Bill Maclagan Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Scotland: 125 – Ronan O'Gara 95 – Chris Paterson 84 – David Humphreys 79 – Jonathan Sexton 75 – Gavin Hastings 68 – 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 3 – David Bedell-Sivright, Tommy Bowe, Seamus Byrne, Keith Earls, Mike Gibson, Jamie Heaslip, Stuart Hogg, Jack Kyle, Jim McCarthy, Robert Mackenzie, Fred Moran, Maurice Mortell, Conor Murray, Trevor Ringland, Jacob Stockdale, Andrew Trimble, David Wallace, William Wotherspoon Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Six Nations: 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) Won 22-17 v Wales away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 19-10 v Wales home (GUINNESS Summer Series) Won 27-3 v Scotland neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Lost 19-12 v Japan away (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Won 35-0 v Russia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Won 47-5 v Samoa neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Lost 46-14 v New Zealand neutral (Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final) Scotland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Six Nations: Won 33-20 v Italy home (Six Nations) Lost 22-13 v Ireland home (Six Nations) Lost 27-10 v France away (Six Nations) Lost 18-11 v Wales home (Six Nations) Drew 38-38 v England away (Six Nations) Lost 32-3 v France away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 17-14 v France home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 44-10 v Georgia away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 36-9 v Georgia home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 27-3 v Ireland neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Won 34-0 v Samoa neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Won 61-0 v Russia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool A) Lost 28-21 v Japan away (Rugby World Cup Pool A) 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) 402 Owen Farrell (England) 388 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) 380 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 290 Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) 288 Gavin Hastings (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 – 69 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 65 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 64 Rory Best (Ireland) 63 Ronan O'Gara (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 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 53 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) 53 Willie John McBride (Ireland) 53 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 52 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 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 124 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 98 Peter Stringer 95 Cian Healy 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 88 Jonathan Sexton 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 82 Keith Earls 78 Conor Murray 72 Sean Cronin 72 David Humphreys 72 Geordan Murphy 72 David Wallace 71 Eoin Reddan 70 Kevin Maggs 70 Andrew Trimble 69 Tommy Bowe 69 Mike Gibson Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 791 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 Rob Kearney 16 Ronan O'Gara 16 Jacob Stockdale 15 Kevin Maggs 15 Keith Wood 14 Conor Murray 14 George Stephenson 13 Jamie Heaslip 12 Rory Best 12 Keith Crossan 12 Jonathan Sexton 12 David Wallace 11 Alan Duggan 11 Simon Geoghegan 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 76 John Barclay 76 Greig Laidlaw 75 Gordon Bulloch 72 Stuart Hogg 71 Stuart Grimes 70 Chris Cusiter 70 Kenny Logan 67 Dan Parks Scotland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 809 Chris Paterson 714 Greig Laidlaw 667 Gavin Hastings 269 Andy Irvine 266 Dan Parks 220 Kenny Logan 210 Peter Dods 166 Craig Chalmers 164 Gregor Townsend 144 Finn Russell Scotland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 24 Ian Smith 24 Tony Stanger 22 Chris Paterson 20 Tommy Seymour 19 Stuart Hogg 17 Gavin Hastings 17 Alan Tait 17 Gregor Townsend 15 Ivan Tukalo 14 Sean Lamont 14 Tim Visser 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) 906 Owen Farrell (England) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 809 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 796 Jonathan Sexton (791-Ireland, 5-Lions) 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 George North (39-Wales, 2-Lions) 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) 143 Alun Wyn Jones (134-Wales, 9-Lions) 142 Sergio Parisse (Italy) 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) 129 Stephen Moore (Australia) 127 Victor Matfield (South Africa) 127 Kieran Read (New Zealand) 124 Rory Best (Ireland) 124 Bryan Habana (South Africa) 121 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 120 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Davit Kacharava (Georgia) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 117 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) 117 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 117 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 115 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 115 Paul O'Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions) 112 Marco Bortolami (Italy) 112 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 112 Yuri Kushnarev (Russia) 111 Ross Ford (110-Scotland, 1-Lions) 111 Philippe Sella (France) 111 John Smit (South Africa) 111 George Smith (Australia) 110 Will Genia (Australia) 110 Stephen Jones (104-Wales, 6-Lions) 110 Sekope Kepu (Australia) 109 Jean de Villiers (South Africa) 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 Sean Lamont (Scotland) 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 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) 100 Rob Simmons (Australia)