Head To Head: Ireland v Scotland

IrishRugby.ie takes a look at some notable facts ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations tussle between Ireland and Scotland (Lansdowne Road, 3.30pm).

…Paul O’Connell jumps for joy as his Munster team mate John Hayes scores a try during last season’s 40-13 win for Ireland at Murrayfield…

HEAD TO HEAD: IRELAND v SCOTLAND

HEAD TO HEAD –
Played: 118
Ireland Won: 51
Scotland Won: 61
Drawn: 5
Abandoned: 1

BIGGEST WINS –
Ireland – Points: 44-22 (2000); Margin: 36-6 (2003)
Scotland – Points & Margin: 38-10 (1997)

…Ireland’s victorious Triple Crown side of 2004…

THE WORLD’S MOST PLAYED FIXTURE BEFORE MARCH 11 –
123 – Australia v New Zealand (First played in 1903)
123 – Scotland v England (First played in 1871)
118 – Ireland v Scotland (First played in 1877)
118 – England v Ireland (First played in 1875)
113 – England v Wales (First played in 1881)
111 – Scotland v Wales (First played in 1883)
111 – Ireland v Wales (First played in 1882)

IRELAND – 2005/06 FORM GUIDE –
Lost 7-45 v New Zealand (home), Lost 14-30 v Australia (home), Won 43-12 v Romania (home), Won 26-16 v Italy (home), Lost 31-43 v France (away), Won 31-5 v Wales (home)

SCOTLAND – 2005/06 FORM GUIDE –
Lost 19-23 v Argentina (home), Won 18-11 v Samoa (home), Lost 10-29 v New Zealand (home), Won 20-16 v France (home), Lost 18-28 v Wales (away), Won 18-12 v England (home)

IRELAND – MOST CAPPED PLAYERS –
78 – Malcolm O’Kelly
72 – David Humphreys
70 – Kevin Maggs
69 – Mike Gibson
64 – Peter Stringer
63 – Willie John McBride
62 – Anthony Foley, Brian O’Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey
61 – Fergus Slattery
60 – John Hayes

IRELAND – ALL-TIME LEADING POINTS SCORERS –
579 – Ronan O’Gara
560 – David Humphreys
308 – Michael Kiernan
296 – Eric Elwood

…Ireland’s second highest points scorer David Humphreys is tackled by legendary Scottish scrum half Gary Armstrong…

IRELAND – ALL-TIME LEADING TRY SCORERS –
27 – Brian O’Driscoll
25 – Denis Hickie
17 – Brendan Mullin
16 – Geordan Murphy
15 – Keith Wood, Kevin Maggs
14 – Girvan Dempsey, George Stephenson, Shane Horgan

…Ireland’s leading try scorer Brian O’Driscoll scores against Scotland in 2000…

SCOTLAND – MOST CAPPED PLAYERS –
82 – Gregor Townsend
75 – Gordon Bulloch
73 – Scott Murray
71 – Stuart Grimes
70 – Kenny Logan
65 – Scott Hastings
62 – Chris Paterson
61 – Doddie Weir, Gavin Hastings, Tom Smith
60 – Craig Chalmers, Brian Redpath

SCOTLAND – ALL-TIME LEADING POINTS SCORERS –
667 – Gavin Hastings
445 – Chris Paterson
273 – Andy Irvine
220 – Kenny Logan
210 – Peter Dods
166 – Craig Chalmers
164 – Gregor Townsend

…Gavin Hastings, with 667 points, is still Scotland’s leading points scorer…

SCOTLAND – ALL-TIME LEADING TRY SCORERS –
24 – Ian Smith, Tony Stanger
19 – Chris Paterson
17 – Alan Tait, Gavin Hastings, Gregor Townsend

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