A statistical preview of Saturday's rearranged Guinness Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 3.30pm). 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, October 24 IRELAND (4th) v ITALY (6th), Aviva Stadium, 3.30pm (live Virgin Media One/UTV/ITV/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/FR2/DMAX/NBC/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster), Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster) (capt), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Caelan Doris (UCD/Leinster), Will Connors (UCD/Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster). Replacements: Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht), Ed Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht), Ultan Dillane (Galway Corinthians/Connacht), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster). ITALY: Jayden Hayward (Benetton Rugby); Edoardo Padovani (Benetton Rugby), Luca Morisi (Benetton Rugby), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Mattia Bellini (Zebre); Paolo Garbisi (Benetton Rugby), Marcello Violi (Zebre); Danilo Fischetti (Zebre), Luca Bigi (Zebre) (capt), Giosuè Zilocchi (Zebre), Marco Lazzaroni (Benetton Rugby), Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby), Sebastian Negri (Benetton Rugby), Braam Steyn (Benetton Rugby), Jake Polledri (Gloucester). Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi (Benetton Rugby), Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby), Pietro Ceccarelli (Brive), David Sisi (Zebre), Johan Meyer (Zebre), Maxime Mbanda (Zebre), Callum Braley (Benetton Rugby), Federico Mori (Kawasaki Robot Calvisano). Referee: Matthew Carley (England) Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Christophe Ridley (both England) Television Match Official: Tom Foley (England) Head-To-Head: Played – 31 Ireland Won – 27 Italy Won – 4 Ireland v Italy – Results Since 2000: 2000: Ireland won 60-13, Dublin 2001: Ireland won 41-22, Rome 2002: Ireland won 32-17, Dublin 2003: Ireland won 37-13, Rome; Ireland won 61-6, Limerick 2004: Ireland won 19-3, Dublin 2005: Ireland won 28-17, Rome 2006: Ireland won 26-16, Dublin 2007: Ireland won 51-24, Rome; Ireland won 23-20, Belfast 2008: Ireland won 16-11, Dublin 2009: Ireland won 38-9, Rome 2010: Ireland won 29-11, Dublin 2011: Ireland won 13-11, Rome; Ireland won 36-6, Dunedin 2012: Ireland won 42-10, Dublin 2013: Italy won 22-15, Rome 2014: Ireland won 46-7, Dublin 2015: Ireland won 26-3, Rome; Ireland won 16-9, London 2016: Ireland won 58-15, Dublin 2017: Ireland won 63-10, Rome 2018: Ireland won 56-19, Dublin; Ireland won 54-7, Chicago 2019: Ireland won 26-16, Rome; Ireland won 29-10, Dublin Biggest Wins: Ireland: Points: 63-10, 2017 Six Nations; Margin: 61-6, 2003 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up Italy: Points: 37-29, 1997 Test, Dublin; 37-22, 1997 Test, Bologna; Margin: 37-22, 1997 Test, Bologna Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Ireland 30 (Ronan O'Gara 2000); Italy 27 (Diego Dominguez 1997) Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 4 (Denis Hickie 2003); Italy 2 (Paolo Vaccari 1997) Most Appearances – Ireland v Italy: 16 – Sergio Parisse 15 – Brian O'Driscoll, Alessandro Zanni 14 – Rory Best, Ronan O'Gara 13 – Martin Castrogiovanni 12 – Mauro Bergamasco, Gordon D'Arcy, Leonardo Ghiraldini, John Hayes, Andrea Masi, Paul O'Connell, Salvatore Perugini, Alessandro Troncon 11 – Mirco Bergamasco, Marco Bortolami, Gonzalo Canale, Sean Cronin, Rob Kearney, Luke McLean, Donncha O'Callaghan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Peter Stringer Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Italy: 180 – Ronan O'Gara 96 – Diego Dominguez 76 – Jonathan Sexton 67 – David Humphreys 40 – Keith Earls, Denis Hickie 37 – Paddy Jackson 36 – Paul Burke 30 – Girvan Dempsey, Brian O'Driscoll Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Italy: 8 – Keith Earls, Denis Hickie 6 – Girvan Dempsey, Brian O'Driscoll 5 – Shane Horgan 4 – Tommy Bowe, John Kelly, CJ Stander, Andrew Trimble 3 – Sean Cronin, Craig Gilroy, Jamie Heaslip, Rob Henderson, Jordan Larmour, Conor Murray, Ronan O'Gara, Jacob Stockdale, Paolo Vaccari 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) Lost 24-12 v England away (Six Nations) Italy – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Six Nations: Lost 33-20 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Lost 26-15 v Wales home (Six Nations) Lost 26-16 v Ireland home (Six Nations) Lost 57-14 v England away (Six Nations) Lost 25-14 v France home (Six Nations) Lost 29-10 v Ireland away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 85-15 v Russia home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 47-19 v France away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 37-0 v England away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 47-22 v Namibia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool B) Won 48-7 v Canada neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool B) Lost 49-3 v South Africa neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool B) Lost 42-0 v Wales away (Six Nations) Lost 35-22 v France away (Six Nations) Lost 17-0 v Scotland home (Six Nations) International Championship All-Time Records: Points – 557 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 546 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 467 Stephen Jones (Wales) 441 Owen Farrell (England) 406 Neil Jenkins (Wales) 403 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 403 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 400 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) 57 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) 56 Mike Gibson (Ireland) 56 Gethin Jenkins (Wales) 55 Ross Ford (Scotland) 54 John Hayes (Ireland) 54 Jason Leonard (England) 54 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 53 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 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) Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 124 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 98 Cian Healy 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 91 Jonathan Sexton 84 Keith Earls 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 81 Conor Murray 72 Sean Cronin 72 David Humphreys 72 Geordan Murphy 72 David Wallace 71 Eoin Reddan 70 Kevin Maggs 70 Devin Toner 70 Andrew Trimble 69 Tommy Bowe 69 Mike Gibson 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 Italy – Most-Capped Players: 142 Sergio Parisse 119 Martin Castrogiovanni 119 Alessandro Zanni 112 Marco Bortolami 106 Mauro Bergamasco 104 Leonardo Ghiraldini 103 Andrea Lo Cicero 101 Alessandro Troncon 95 Andrea Masi 89 Mirco Bergamasco 89 Luke McLean 86 Gonzalo Canale 83 Carlo Checchinato 83 Salvatore Perugini 81 Fabio Ongaro Italy – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 983 Diego Dominguez 483 Stefano Bettarello 294 Luigi Troiani 269 Tommaso Allan 260 Ramiro Pez 256 Mirco Bergamasco 154 Luciano Orquera Italy – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 25 Marcello Cuttitta 22 Paolo Vaccari 21 Carlo Checchinato 21 Manrico Marchetto 19 Alessandro Troncon 17 Mirco Bergamasco 17 Serafino Ghizzoni 17 Massimo Mascioletti 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) 992 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 970 Stephen Jones (917-Wales, 53-Lions) 967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand) 945 Owen Farrell (914-England, 31-Lions) 911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 819 Jonathan Sexton (814-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) 147 Alun Wyn Jones (138-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) 124 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 122 Davit Kacharava (Georgia) 121 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 119 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 118 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 117 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 115 Yuri Kushnarev (Russia) 115 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 115 Paul O'Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions) 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 Catalin Fercu (Romania) 109 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 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 Victor Gresev (Russia) 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) 102 Rob Simmons (Australia) 101 David Campese (Australia) 101 Giorgi Chkhaidze (Georgia) 101 Michael Hooper (Australia) 101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 101 Goncalo Uva (Portugal) 101 Vasco Uva (Portugal) 101 Ben Youngs (99-England, 2-Lions) 100 Valentin Calafeteanu (Romania) 100 Andrei Garbuzov (Russia) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)