A statistical preview of this afternoon's crunch Guinness Six Nations clash between Triple Crown hopefuls Ireland and England at Twickenham Stadium (kick-off 3pm). 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Sunday, February 23 ENGLAND (5th) v IRELAND (2nd), Twickenham Stadium, 3pm (live Virgin Media One/UTV/ITV/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/FR2/DMAX/NBC/IRFU Live Blog) ENGLAND: Elliot Daly (Saracens); Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Owen Farrell (Saracens) (capt), Jonathan Joseph (Bath); George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Jamie George (Saracens), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Sam Underhill (Bath), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks). Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Will Stuart (Bath), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Ben Earl (Saracens), Willi Heinz (Gloucester), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs). 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), 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: Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Ultan Dillane (Galway Corinthians/Connacht), Caelan Doris (St. Mary's College/Leinster), John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster), Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster). Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Assistant Referees: Romain Poite, Alexandre Ruiz (both France) Television Match Official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Head-To-Head: Played – 135 England Won – 78 Ireland Won – 49 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 2019: England won 32-20, Aviva Stadium; England won 57-15, Twickenham Biggest Wins: England: Points & Margin: 57-15, 2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up Ireland: Points & Margin: 43-13, 2007 Six Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: England 23 (Paul Grayson 1996); Ireland 21 (Ollie Campbell 1983, Ronan O'Gara 2007) Most Tries In A Match: England 3 (Henry Taylor 1881, Chris Oti 1988); Ireland 2 (by 13 players – last by Tommy Bowe 2010) Most Appearances – Ireland v England: 16 – Rory Best 15 – Mike Gibson 14 – Willie John McBride, Ronan O'Gara, Rory Underwood 13 – Jason Leonard, Paul O'Connell, Brian O'Driscoll 12 – Cian Healy, Tom Kiernan, Jonathan Sexton, Fergus Slattery 11 – Rob Andrew, Will Carling, Dan Cole, Dylan Hartley, Moss Keane, Jack Kyle, Phil Orr, Jonny Wilkinson 10 – James Haskell, John Hayes, 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 93 - Owen Farrell 80 – Jonathan Sexton 67 – Paul Grayson 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, Elliot Daly, Will Greenwood, Alastair Smallwood 3 – Tommy Bowe, Jeff Butterfield, Ben Cohen, Kevin Flynn, Mike Gibson, Tom Grace, Austin Healey, Shane Horgan, Dicky Lockwood, Jonny May, Tony Novis, Brian O'Driscoll, Bertie O'Hanlon, Chris Oti, Dean Richards, Alan Roberts, Jon Sleightholme, Mike Slemen, Henry Taylor, Alfred Tedford, Tony Underwood England – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Six Nations: Won 32-20 v Ireland away (Six Nations) Won 44-8 v France home (Six Nations) Lost 21-13 v Wales away (Six Nations) Won 57-14 v Italy home (Six Nations) Drew 38-38 v Scotland home (Six Nations) Won 33-19 v Wales home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 13-6 v Wales away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 57-15 v Ireland home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 37-0 v Italy home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 35-3  Tonga neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool C) Won 45-7 v USA neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool C) Won 39-10 v Argentina neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool C) Won 40-16 v Australia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool Quarter-Final) Won 19-7 v New Zealand neutral (Rugby World Cup Semi-Final) Lost 32-12 v South Africa neutral (Rugby World Cup Final) Lost 24-17 v France away (Six Nations) Won 13-6 v Scotland away (Six Nations) 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) Won 24-14 v Wales home (Six Nations) International Championship All-Time Records: Points – 557 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 546 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 467 Stephen Jones (Wales) 417 Owen Farrell (England) 406 Neil Jenkins (Wales) 403 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 403 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 394 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) 55 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) 54 John Hayes (Ireland) 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) England – Most-Capped Players: 114 Jason Leonard 97 Dylan Hartley 97 Ben Youngs 95 Dan Cole 91 Jonny Wilkinson 85 Lawrence Dallaglio 85 Rory Underwood 84 Danny Care 84 Martin Johnson 83 Courtney Lawes 81 Owen Farrell 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 890 Owen Farrell 400 Paul Grayson 396 Rob Andrew 301 Toby Flood 300 George Ford 296 Jonathan Webb 269 Charlie Hodgson 240 Dusty Hare 210 Rory Underwood 203 Simon Hodgkinson England – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 49 Rory Underwood 31 Ben Cohen 31 Will Greenwood 30 Jeremy Guscott 29 Jonny May 28 Jason Robinson 24 Dan Luger 22 Josh Lewsey 20 Chris Ashton 20 Mark Cueto 18 Cyril Lowe 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 97 Cian Healy 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 90 Jonathan Sexton 83 Keith Earls 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 80 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 69 Devin Toner Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 814 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 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) 970 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand) 921 Owen Farrell (England) 911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 819 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) 145 Alun Wyn Jones (136-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) 122 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 121 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 121 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) 114 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 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) 100 Rob Simmons (Australia)