A statistical preview of this afternoon's eagerly-awaited Guinness Six Nations encounter between Ireland and reigning champions Wales at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 2.15pm). 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 8 IRELAND (3rd) v WALES (1st), Aviva Stadium, 2.15pm (live Virgin Media One/UTV/ITV/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/S4C/FR2/DMAX/NBC/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Jordan Larmour (St. Mary's College/Leinster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/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 (Academy/Ulster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster). Replacements: Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Max Deegan (Lansdowne/Leinster), John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster), Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster). WALES: Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets); George North (Ospreys), Nick Tompkins (Saracens), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Josh Adams (Cardiff Blues); Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues); Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) (capt), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Bath). Replacements: Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Rhys Carre (Saracens), Leon Brown (Dragons), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Dragons), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Owen Williams (Gloucester), Johnny McNicholl (Scarlets). Referee: Romain Poite (France) Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (England), Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television Match Official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Head-To-Head: Played – 129 Ireland Won – 53 Wales Won – 69 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; Ireland won 22-17, Principality Stadium; Ireland won 19-10, Aviva Stadium Biggest Wins: Ireland: Points & Margin: 54-10, 2002 Six Nations Wales: Points: 34-9, 1976 Five Nations; Margin: 29-0, 1907 Four Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Ireland 22 (David Humphreys 2002); Wales 20 (Neil Jenkins 1998, Gareth Anscombe 2019) Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 3 (Robert Montgomery 1887); Wales 3 (Johnnie Williams 1907, 1910; Bryn Williams 1920) Most Appearances – Ireland v Wales: 18 – Rory Best 16 – Brian O'Driscoll 14 – Mike Gibson, Gethin Jenkins, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara 13 – Jamie Heaslip, Alun Wyn Jones, Rob Kearney, Donncha O'Callaghan, Jonathan Sexton 12 – Ieuan Evans, Willie John McBride, Phil Orr 11 – Billy Bancroft, Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Leigh Halfpenny, John Hayes, Cian Healy, Robert Jones, Stephen Jones, Moss Keane, Donal Lenihan, Brendan Mullin, Conor Murray, George North, Jamie Roberts, Fergus Slattery, Peter Stringer, Justin Tipuric Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Wales: 113 – Neil Jenkins 107 – Stephen Jones 100 – Ronan O'Gara 96 – Jonathan Sexton 84 – David Humphreys 79 – 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, Jacob Stockdale 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) Won 18-14 v Scotland home (Six Nations) Wales – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Six Nations: 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) Lost 22-17 v Ireland home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 19-10 v Ireland away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 43-14 v Georgia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Won 29-25 v Australia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Won 29-17 v Fiji neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Won 35-13 v Uruguay neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Won 20-19 v France neutral (Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final) Lost 19-16 v South Africa neutral (Rugby World Cup Semi-Final) Lost 40-17 v New Zealand neutral (Rugby World Cup Bronze Final) Won 42-0 v Italy home (Six Nations) International Championship All-Time Records: Points – 557 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 546 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 467 Stephen Jones (Wales) 407 Owen Farrell (England) 406 Neil Jenkins (Wales) 403 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 399 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 392 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) 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) 20 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 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) 54 Jason Leonard (England) 53 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 53 Willie John McBride (Ireland) 53 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 53 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 96 Cian Healy 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 89 Jonathan Sexton 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 82 Keith Earls 79 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 68 Devin Toner Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 810 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 13 Jonathan Sexton 12 Rory Best 12 Keith Crossan 12 David Wallace 11 Alan Duggan 11 Simon Geoghegan Wales – Most-Capped Players: 135 Alun Wyn Jones 129 Gethin Jenkins 104 Stephen Jones 100 Gareth Thomas 100 Martyn Williams 95 Adam Jones 94 Colin Charvis 94 Mike Phillips 94 Jamie Roberts 92 Gareth Llewellyn 92 George North 87 Neil Jenkins 87 Shane Williams 86 Leigh Halfpenny 81 James Hook 80 Dan Biggar 76 Dwayne Peel 75 Jonathan Davies 75 Ryan Jones Wales – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1049 Neil Jenkins 917 Stephen Jones 737 Leigh Halfpenny 405 Dan Biggar 352 James Hook 304 Paul Thorburn 290 Shane Williams 211 Arwel Thomas 200 George North 200 Gareth Thomas Wales – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 58 Shane Williams 40 George North 40 Gareth Thomas 33 Ieuan Evans 22 Colin Charvis 20 Gerald Davies 20 Gareth Edwards 20 Tom Shanklin 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) 964 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 911 Owen Farrell (England) 911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 815 Jonathan Sexton (810-Ireland, 5-Lions) 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) 42 George North (40-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) 144 Alun Wyn Jones (135-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) 121 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 120 Davit Kacharava (Georgia) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 118 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 117 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) 117 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 115 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 115 Paul O'Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions) 113 Yuri Kushnarev (Russia) 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 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 Catalin Fercu (Romania) 108 Owen Franks (New Zealand) 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 Victor Gresev (Russia) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand) 100 Rob Simmons (Australia)