2020 GUINNESS SERIES/AUTUMN NATIONS CUP: Friday, November 13 IRELAND v WALES, Aviva Stadium, 7pm (live RTÉ 2/Channel 4/RTÉ Player/S4C/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio Wales/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster), Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster), James Lowe (Leinster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster) (capt), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster); Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster), Caelan Doris (St. Mary's College/Leinster). Replacements: Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht), Ed Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster), Will Connors (UCD/Leinster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster), Billy Burns (UIster), Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster). WALES: Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets); Liam Williams (Scarlets), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), Josh Adams (Cardiff Blues); Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints), Gareth Davies (Scarlets); Rhys Carre (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Will Rowlands (Wasps), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) (capt), Shane Lewis-Hughes (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Bath). Replacements: Elliot Dee (Dragons), Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Callum Sheedy (Bristol), George North (Ospreys). Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) Assistant Referees: Pascal Gauzere, Alexandre Ruiz (both France) Television Match Official: Romain Poite (France) Head-To-Head: Played – 130 Ireland Won – 54 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 2020: Ireland won 24-14, 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, Alun Wyn Jones, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara, Jonathan Sexton 13 – Jamie Heaslip, Rob Kearney, Donncha O'Callaghan 12 – Keith Earls, Ieuan Evans, Leigh Halfpenny, Cian Healy, Willie John McBride, Conor Murray, George North, Phil Orr, Justin Tipuric 11 – Billy Bancroft, Gordon D'Arcy, John Hayes, Robert Jones, Stephen Jones, Moss Keane, Donal Lenihan, Brendan Mullin, Jamie Roberts, Fergus Slattery, Peter Stringer Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Wales: 113 – Neil Jenkins 107 – Stephen Jones 100 – Ronan O'Gara, Jonathan Sexton 84 – David Humphreys 81 – 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) Won 24-14 v Wales home (Six Nations) Lost 24-12 v England away (Six Nations) Won 50-17 v Italy home (Six Nations) Lost 35-27 v France away (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) Lost 24-14 v Ireland away (Six Nations) Lost 27-23 v France home (Six Nations) Lost 33-30 v England away (Six Nations) Lost 38-21 v France away (Autumn Test) Lost 14-10 v Scotland home (Six Nations) Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 124 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 100 Cian Healy 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 93 Jonathan Sexton 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 84 Keith Earls 83 Conor Murray 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 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 69 Peter O'Mahony Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 842 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 Jacob Stockdale 17 Andrew Trimble 16 Rob Kearney 16 Ronan O'Gara 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 Wales – Most-Capped Players: 140 Alun Wyn Jones 129 Gethin Jenkins 104 Stephen Jones 100 Gareth Thomas 100 Martyn Williams 96 George North 95 Adam Jones 94 Colin Charvis 94 Mike Phillips 94 Jamie Roberts 92 Gareth Llewellyn 91 Leigh Halfpenny 87 Neil Jenkins 87 Shane Williams 85 Dan Biggar 83 Jonathan Davies 81 James Hook 78 Taulupe Faletau 77 Ken Owens 77 Justin Tipuric Wales – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1049 Neil Jenkins 917 Stephen Jones 753 Leigh Halfpenny 452 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) 992 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 970 Stephen Jones (917-Wales, 53-Lions) 967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand) 954 Owen Farrell (923-England, 31-Lions) 911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 847 Jonathan Sexton (842-Ireland, 5-Lions) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 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: 149 Alun Wyn Jones (140-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) 120 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy) 119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions) 119 Alessandro Zanni (Italy) 118 Fabien Pelous (France) 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 Rob Simmons (Australia) 104 Martyn Williams (100-Wales, 4-Lions) 103 Matt Giteau (Australia) 103 Victor Gresev (Russia) 103 Michael Hooper (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) 102 Ben Youngs (100-England, 2-Lions) 101 David Campese (Australia) 101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy) 101 Goncalo Uva (Portugal) 101 Vasco Uva (Portugal) 100 Valentin Calafeteanu (Romania) 100 Giorgi Chkhaidze (Georgia) 100 Andrei Garbuzov (Russia) 100 Cian Healy (Ireland) 100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand) 100 James Slipper (Australia)