A statistical preview of Sunday's Autumn Nations Cup match between Ireland and Georgia at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 2pm). 2020 GUINNESS SERIES/AUTUMN NATIONS CUP: Sunday, November 29 IRELAND (2nd) v GEORGIA (4th), Aviva Stadium, 2pm (live RTÉ One/Channel 4/Amazon Prime (UK only)/RTÉ Player/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/IRFU Live Blog) IRELAND: Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster); Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster), Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster), Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster), Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster); Billy Burns (UIster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht), Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) (capt), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster), Will Connors (UCD/Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster). Replacements: Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Kieran Marmion (Galway Corinthians/Connacht), Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Shane Daly (Cork Constitution/Munster). GEORGIA: Soso Matiashvili (Lelo Saracens); Akaki Tabutsadze (Lelo Saracens), Giorgi Kveseladze (RC Armazi Marneuli), Merab Sharikadze (Aurillac) (capt), Tamaz Mchedlidze (Agen); Tedo Abzhandadze (Brive), Vasil Lobzhanidze (Brive); Mikheil Nariashvili (Montpellier), Shalva Mamukashvili (Leicester Tigers), Beka Gigashvili (Toulon), Nodar Cheishvili (London Scottish), Lasha Jaiani (Exeter University), Beka Saginadze (Lelo Saracens), Tornike Jalagonia (Biarritz Olympique), Beka Gorgadze (Bordeaux-Begles). Replacements: Giorgi Chkoidze (Lelo Saracens), Lexo Kaulashvili (Bordeaux-Begles), Giorgi Melikidze (Stade Francais), Giorgi Javakhia (Lyon), Mikheil Gachechiladze (Enisei-STM), Mikheil Alania (Jiki Gori), Demur Tapladze (Lelo Saracens), Davit Niniashvili (Unattached). Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (England), Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television Match Official: Marius Mitrea (Italy) Head-To-Head: Played – 4 Ireland Won – 4 Georgia Won – 0 Ireland v Georgia – Previous Meetings: November 14, 1998 – Rugby World Cup Qualifier: Ireland 70 Georgia 0, Lansdowne Road September 28, 2002 – Rugby World Cup Qualifier: Ireland 63 Georgia 14, Lansdowne Road September 15, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Pool D: Ireland 14 Georgia 10, Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux November 16, 2004 – Guinness Series: Ireland 49 Georgia 7, Aviva Stadium Biggest Wins: Ireland: Points & Margin: 70-0, Rugby World Cup Qualifier, November 1998 Georgia: Points & Margin: - Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Ireland 20 (Eric Elwood 1998); Georgia 5 (by five players – last by Giorgi Nemsadze 2014) Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 2 (Girvan Dempsey 1998, Brian O'Driscoll 2002, Felix Jones 2014); Georgia 1 (by four players – last by Giorgi Nemsadze 2014) Most Appearances – Ireland v Georgia: 3 – Giorgi Chkhaidze, Girvan Dempsey, Goderdzi Shvelidze, Ilia Zedginidze 2 – Irakli Abuseridze, Otar Barkalaia, Gordan D'Arcy, Levan Datunashvili, Simon Easterby, Akvsenti Giorgadze, John Hayes, Denis Hickie, Paliko Jimsheladze, Davit Kacharava, Vasil Katsadze, Beso Khamashuridze, Merab Kvirikashvili, Kevin Maggs, Zurab Mtchedlishvili, Vano Nadiradze, Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Malcolm O'Kelly, Peter Stringer, Levan Tsabadze, Malkhaz Urjukashvili, Paul Wallace Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Georgia: 23 – Ronan O'Gara 20 – Girvan Dempsey, Eric Elwood 19 – Ian Madigan 10 – Felix Jones, Kevin Maggs, Brian O'Driscoll 7 – Merab Kvirikashvili Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Georgia: 4 – Girvan Dempsey 2 – Felix Jones, Kevin Maggs, Brian O'Driscoll 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) Won 32-9 v Wales home (Guinness Series/Autumn Nations Cup) Lost 18-7 v England away (Autumn Nations Cup) Georgia – Form Guide From Start Of The 2019 Season: Won 18-9 v Romania away (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 24-10 v Spain home (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 46-6 v Belgium away (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 52-3 v Germany home (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 22-6 v Russia away (Rugby Europe Championship) Lost 44-10 v Scotland home (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 36-9 v Scotland away (Rugby World Cup Warm-Up) Lost 43-14 v Wales neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Won 33-7 v Uruguay neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Lost 45-10 v Fiji neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Lost 27-8 v Georgia neutral (Rugby World Cup Pool D) Won 41-14 v Romania home (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 23-10 v Spain away (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 78-6 v Belgium home (Rugby Europe Championship) Won 39-24 v Portugal neutral (Rugby Europe Championship) Lost 48-7 v Scotland away (Autumn Test) Lost 40-0 v England away (Autumn Nations Cup) Lost 18-0 v Wales away (Autumn Nations Cup) Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 124 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 102 Cian Healy 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 94 Jonathan Sexton 92 Malcolm O'Kelly 86 Keith Earls 85 Conor Murray 82 Gordon D'Arcy 82 Girvan Dempsey 72 Sean Cronin 72 David Humphreys 72 Geordan Murphy 72 David Wallace 71 Peter O'Mahony 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 850 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 18 Jacob Stockdale 17 Brendan Mullin 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 Georgia – Most-Capped Players: 122 Davit Kacharava 115 Merab Kvirikashvili 100 Giorgi Chkhaidze 99 Lasha Malaguradze 95 Giorgi Nemsadze 88 Sandro Todua 85 Irakli Abuseridze 85 Lasha Khmaladze 82 Shalva Sutiashvili 77 Tedo Zibzibadze 76 Shalva Mamukashvili 75 Levan Datunashvili 75 Mamuka Gorgodze Georgia – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 840 Merab Kvirikashvili 320 Paliko Jimsheladze 320 Malkhaz Urjukashvili 190 Lasha Malaguradze 155 Soso Matiashvili 135 Mamuka Gorgodze 125 Davit Kacharava 124 Beka Tsiklauri 115 Irakli Machkhaneli 115 Tedo Zibzibadze 104 Nugzar Dzagnidze Georgia – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 27 Mamuka Gorgodze 25 Davit Kacharava 23 Irakli Machkhaneli 23 Tedo Zibzibadze 17 Merab Kvirikashvili 17 Malkhaz Urjukashvili 15 Bessik Khamashuridze 15 Giorgi Nemsadze 13 Sandro Todua 13 Ilia Zedginidze 12 Akvsenti Giorgadze 12 Grigol Labadze 12 Merab Sharikadze 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) 986 Owen Farrell (955-England, 31-Lions) 970 Stephen Jones (917-Wales, 53-Lions) 967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand) 911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878 Matt Burke (Australia) 855 Jonathan Sexton (850-Ireland, 5-Lions) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 813 Leigh Halfpenny (764-Wales, 49-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: 151 Alun Wyn Jones (142-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) 121 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) 106 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 105 Sean Lamont (Scotland) 105 Rob Simmons (Australia) 105 Ben Youngs (103-England, 2-Lions) 104 Michael Hooper (Australia) 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 Cian Healy (Ireland) 102 Stephen Larkham (Australia) 102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 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 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions) 100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions) 100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand) 100 George North (97-Wales, 3-Lions) 100 Jonathan Sexton (94-Ireland, 6-Lions) 100 James Slipper (Australia)