A statistical preview of Saturday's Guinness Six Nations final round clash between Ireland and France at the Stade de France (kick-off 9.05pm local time/8.05pm Irish time). 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, October 31 FRANCE (3rd) v IRELAND (1st), Stade de France, 9.05pm local time/8.05pm Irish time (live Virgin Media One/BBC 2&1/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/FR2/DMAX/NBC/IRFU Live Blog) FRANCE: Anthony Bouthier (Montpellier); Vincent Rattez (Montpellier), Virimi Vakatawa (Racing 92), Arthur Vincent (Montpellier), Gael Fickou (Stade Francais); Romain Ntamack (Toulouse), Antoine Dupont (Toulouse); Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Mohamed Haouas (Montpellier), Bernard le Roux (Racing 92), Paul Willemse (Montpellier), Francois Cros (Toulouse), Charles Ollivon (Toulon) (capt), Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle). Replacements: Camille Chat (Racing 92), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Demba Bamba (Lyon), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon), Dylan Cretin (Lyon), Baptiste Serin (Toulon), Arthur Retiere (La Rochelle), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse). IRELAND: Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/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), Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster). Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley, Karl Dickson (both England) Television Match Official: Luke Pearce (England) Head-To-Head: Played – 98 France Won – 56 Ireland Won – 35 Drawn – 7 Ireland v France – Results Since 2000: 2000: Ireland won 27-25, Paris 2001: Ireland won 22-15, Dublin 2002: France won 44-5, Paris 2003: Ireland won 15-12, Dublin; France won 43-21, Melbourne 2004: France won 35-17, Paris 2005: France won 26-19, Dublin 2006: France won 43-31, Paris 2007: France won 20-17, Dublin; France won 25-3, Paris 2008: France won 26-21, Paris 2009: Ireland won 30-21, Dublin 2010: France won 33-10, Paris 2011: France won 25-22, Dublin; France won 19-12, Bordeaux; France won 26-22, Dublin 2012: 17-17 draw, Paris 2013: 13-13 draw, Dublin 2014: Ireland won 22-20, Paris 2015: Ireland won 18-11, Dublin; Ireland won 24-9, Cardiff 2016: France won 10-9, Paris 2017: Ireland won 19-9, Dublin 2018: Ireland won 15-13, Paris 2019: Ireland won 26-14, Dublin Biggest Wins: France: Points: 45-10, 1996 Five Nations; Margin: 44-5, 2002 Six Nations Ireland: Points: 30-21, 2009 Six Nations; Margin: 24-0, 1913 Five Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Tries In A Match: France 3 (Christian Darrouy 1963, David Venditti 1967, Vincent Clerc 2007); Ireland 3 (Joe Quinn 1913, Brian O'Driscoll 2000) Most Points In A Match: France 26 (Thierry Lacroix (1995 RWC); Ireland 17 (Michael Kiernan 1989, Ronan O'Gara 2001 and 2007, Jonathan Sexton 2014) Most Appearances – Ireland v France: 16 – Rory Best, Paul O’Connell, Ronan O'Gara 15 – Willie John McBride, Brian O'Driscoll, Fergus Slattery 14 – Mike Gibson 13 – John Hayes, Jamie Heaslip, Philippe Sella 12 – Cian Healy, Rob Kearney, Ken Kennedy, Tom Kiernan, Phil Orr, Fabien Pelous Top Points Scorers – Ireland v France: 127 – Ronan O'Gara 104 – Jonathan Sexton 73 – Michael Kiernan 61 – Morgan Parra 58 – Ollie Campbell 55 – Eric Elwood 50 – Didier Camberabero 46 – Thierry Lacroix, Frederic Michalak 40 – Vincent Clerc, David Humphreys, Brian O'Driscoll 39 – Jean-Baptise Elissalde Top Try Scorers – Ireland v France: 8 – Vincent Clerc, Christian Darrouy, Brian O'Driscoll 6 – George Stephenson 5 – Patrice Lagisquet, Emile Ntamack, Joseph Quinn, Philippe Saint-André 4 – Serge Blanco, Niall Brophy, Cedric Heymans, Adolphe Jaureguy, Jim McCarthy, Eugene Ribere, Philippe Sella, Jonathan Sexton France – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Six Nations: Lost 24-19 v Wales home (Six Nations) Lost 44-8 v England away (Six Nations) Won 27-10 v Scotland home (Six Nations) Lost 26-14 v Ireland away (Six Nations) Won 25-14 v Italy away (Six Nations) Won 32-3 v Scotland home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 17-14 v Scotland away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 47-19 v Italy home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Won 23-21 v Argentina neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool C) Won 33-9 v USA neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool C) Won 23-21 v Tonga neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool C) Lost 20-19 v Wales neutral (Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final) Won 24-17 v England home (Six Nations) Won 35-22 v Italy home (Six Nations) Won 27-23 v Wales away (Six Nations) Lost 28-17 v Scotland away (Six Nations) Won 38-21 v Wales home (Autumn Test) 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) Won 50-17 v Italy 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) 421 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 406 Neil Jenkins (Wales) 403 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 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) France – Most-Capped Players: 118 Fabien Pelous 111 Philippe Sella 98 Raphael Ibanez 93 Serge Blanco 89 Olivier Magne 86 Damien Traille 85 Nicolas Mas 84 Sylvain Marconnet 83 Dimitri Szarzewski 82 Imanol Harinordoquy 82 Louis Picamoles 80 Thierry Dusautoir 78 Abdelatif Benazzi 77 Frederic Michalak 76 Aurélien Rougerie 75 Julien Bonnaire France – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 436 Frederic Michalak 380 Christophe Lamaison 373 Dimitri Yachvili 370 Morgan Parra 367 Thierry Lacroix 354 Didier Camberabero 267 Gerald Merceron 265 Jean-Pierre Romeu 252 Thomas Castaignede 233 Serge Blanco 214 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde 200 Jean-Patrick Lescarboura France – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 38 Serge Blanco 34 Vincent Clerc 32 Philippe Saint-André 30 Philippe Sella 26 Philippe Bernat-Salles 26 Emile Ntamack 25 Christophe Dominici 23 Christian Darrouy 23 Aurélien Rougerie 20 Yannick Jauzion 20 Patrice Lagisquet Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 124 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 99 Cian Healy 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 92 Jonathan Sexton 84 Keith Earls 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 82 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 68 Peter O'Mahony Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 832 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 Jonathan Sexton 14 George Stephenson 13 Jamie Heaslip 12 Rory Best 12 Keith Crossan 12 David Wallace 11 Alan Duggan 11 Simon Geoghegan 11 CJ Stander 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) 837 Jonathan Sexton (832-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 Alun Wyn Jones (139-Wales, 9-Lions) 148 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 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)