2021 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Sunday, February 7 WALES v IRELAND, Principality Stadium, 3pm (live Virgin Media One/BBC One/S4C/RTÉ Radio 1/BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Radio Wales/IRFU Live Blog) WALES: Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets); Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester), George North (Ospreys), Johnny Williams (Scarlets), Hallam Amos (Cardiff Blues); Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues); Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) (capt), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Bath). Replacements: Elliot Dee (Dragons), Rhodri Jones (Ospreys), Leon Brown (Dragons), Will Rowlands (Wasps), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears), Nick Tompkins (Dragons). IRELAND: Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster); Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster), James Lowe (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), 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), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster), Will Connors (UCD/Leinster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Billy Burns (Ulster), Jordan Larmour (St. Mary's College/Leinster). Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (England), Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television Match Official: Tom Foley (England) Head-To-Head: Played – 131 Wales Won – 69 Ireland Won – 55 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; Ireland won 32-9, Aviva Stadium Biggest Wins: Wales: Points: 34-9, 1976 Five Nations; Margin: 29-0, 1907 Four Nations Ireland: Points & Margin: 54-10, 2002 Six Nations Individual Records In The Series: Most Points In A Match: Wales 20 (Neil Jenkins 1998, Gareth Anscombe 2019); Ireland 22 (David Humphreys 2002) Most Tries In A Match: Wales 3 (Johnnie Williams 1907, 1910; Bryn Williams 1920); Ireland 3 (Robert Montgomery 1887) Most Appearances – Ireland v Wales: 18 – Rory Best 16 – Brian O'Driscoll 15 – Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Sexton 14 – Mike Gibson, Gethin Jenkins, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara 13 – Keith Earls, Leigh Halfpenny, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Rob Kearney, Conor Murray, George North, Donncha O'Callaghan, Justin Tipuric 12 – Ieuan Evans, Willie John McBride, Phil Orr Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Wales: 113 – Neil Jenkins 108 – Jonathan Sexton 107 – Stephen Jones 100 – Ronan O'Gara 90 – Leigh Halfpenny 84 – David Humphreys 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 Wales – Form Guide From Start Of The 2020 Six Nations: 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) Lost 32-9 v Ireland away (Autumn Nations Cup) Won 18-0 v Georgia home (Autumn Nations Cup) Lost 24-13 v England home (Autumn Nations Cup) Won 38-18 v Italy home (Autumn Nations Cup) Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2020 Six Nations: 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 (Autumn Nations Cup) Lost 18-7 v England away (Autumn Nations Cup) Won 23-10 v Georgia home (Autumn Nations Cup) Won 31-16 v Scotland home (Autumn Nations Cup) International Championship All-Time Records: Points – 557 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 546 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 467 Stephen Jones (Wales) 431 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) 413 Owen Farrell (England) 406 Neil Jenkins (Wales) 403 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) 403 Chris Paterson (Scotland) 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) 59 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) Wales – Most-Capped Players: 143 Alun Wyn Jones 129 Gethin Jenkins 104 Stephen Jones 100 Gareth Thomas 100 Martyn Williams 98 George North 95 Adam Jones 94 Colin Charvis 94 Mike Phillips 94 Jamie Roberts 93 Leigh Halfpenny 92 Gareth Llewellyn Wales – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1049 Neil Jenkins 917 Stephen Jones 764 Leigh Halfpenny 458 Dan Biggar 352 James Hook 304 Paul Thorburn 290 Shane Williams 211 Arwel Thomas 205 George North 200 Gareth Thomas 166 Phil Bennett 157 Ieuan Evans Wales – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 58 Shane Williams 41 George North 40 Gareth Thomas 33 Ieuan Evans 22 Colin Charvis 20 Gerald Davies 20 Gareth Edwards 20 Tom Shanklin 18 Rhys Williams 17 Reggie Gibbs 17 Ken Jones 17 Johnny Williams Ireland – Most-Capped Players: 133 Brian O'Driscoll 128 Ronan O'Gara 124 Rory Best 108 Paul O'Connell 105 John Hayes 104 Cian Healy 98 Peter Stringer 95 Jamie Heaslip 95 Rob Kearney 95 Jonathan Sexton 94 Donncha O'Callaghan 92 Malcolm O'Kelly Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers: 1083 Ronan O'Gara 860 Jonathan Sexton 560 David Humphreys 308 Michael Kiernan 296 Eric Elwood 245 Brian O'Driscoll 217 Ollie Campbell 195 Paddy Jackson 160 Keith Earls 158 Tom Kiernan 150 Tommy Bowe 145 Denis Hickie Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers: 46 Brian O'Driscoll 32 Keith Earls 30 Tommy Bowe 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 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) 1000 Owen Farrell (969-England, 31-Lions) 992 Florin Vlaicu (Romania) 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) 865 Jonathan Sexton (860-Ireland, 5-Lions) 840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) 813 Leigh Halfpenny (764-Wales, 49-Lions) 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) 43 George North (41-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: 152 Alun Wyn Jones (143-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) 122 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) 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 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) 117 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) 116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia) 116 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 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) 107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions) 106 Mauro Bergamasco (Italy) 106 Rob Simmons (Australia) 106 Ben Youngs (104-England, 2-Lions) 105 Michael Hooper (Australia) 105 Sean Lamont (Scotland) 104 Cian Healy (Ireland) 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) 101 David Campese (Australia) 101 George North (98-Wales, 3-Lions) 101 Jonathan Sexton (95-Ireland, 6-Lions) 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 James Slipper (Australia)