Match Stats Preview: Ireland v Scotland

…Ronan O’Gara on the attack during last season’s meeting at Murrayfield, whcih Ireland won 40-13…

RBS 6 NATIONS: Saturday, March 11

IRELAND v SCOTLAND, Lansdowne Road, 3.30pm

6 NATIONS RECORDS:
Matches Played: Ireland 33, Scotland 33
Matches Won: Ireland 23 (69%), Scotland 10 (30%)
Matches Lost: Ireland 10 (30%), Scotland 22 (66%)
Most Wins In A Season: Ireland 4 (three times), Scotland 2 (four times)
Total Points Scored: Ireland 903, Scotland 552
Total Points Conceded: Ireland 704, Scotland 907
Total Tries Scored (Average Per Match): Ireland 89 (2.7), Scotland 46 (1.4)
Total Tries Conceded (Average Per Match): Ireland 71 (2.2), Scotland 93 (2.8)
Overall 6 Nations Ranking (Points): Ireland 3rd (46 Points), Scotland 5th (21 Points)

CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS:
IRELAND –
Championship Wins: 10
Grand Slams: 1
Triple Crowns: 7

Highest Score: 60 (60-13 v Italy, 2000)
Biggest Win: 47 (60-13 v Italy, 2000)
Highest Score Conceded: 50 (18-50 v England, 2000)
Biggest Defeat: 40 (6-46 v England, 1997)
Most Appearances: 56 Mike Gibson (1964-1979)
Most Points In Matches: 285 Ronan O’Gara (2000-2006)
Most Points In A Match: 30 Ronan O’Gara (v Italy, 2000)
Most Tries In A Match: 3 by 7 players – last being Brian O’Driscoll (v Scotland, 2002)
Most Conversions In A Match: 6 Ronan O’Gara (v Italy, 2000)
Most Penalties In A Match: 6 Ollie Campbell (v Scotland, 1982), Ronan O’Gara (v Italy, 2000), David Humphreys (v Wales, 2002)
Most Drop Goals In A Match: 2 Billy McCombe (v France, 1975), Eric Elwood (v England, 1993), David Humphreys (v Wales, 1999)

SCOTLAND –
Championship Wins: 14
Grand Slams: 3
Triple Crowns: 10

Highest Score: 38 (38-10 v Ireland, 1997)
Biggest Win: 28 (31-3 v France, 1912; 38-10 v Ireland, 1997)
Highest Score Conceded: 51 (15-51 v France, 1998)
Biggest Defeat: 40 (3-43 v England, 2001)
Most Appearances: 43 Gregor Townsend (1993-2003)
Most Points In Matches: 288 Gavin Hastings (1986-1995)
Most Points In A Match: 24 Brendan Laney (v Italy, 2002)
Most Tries In A Match: 5 George Lindsay (v Wales, 1887)
Most Conversions In A Match: 5 Frederick Turner (v France, 1912), John Allan (v England, 1931), Rowan Shepherd (v Ireland, 1997)
Most Penalties In A Match: 6 Gavin Hastings (v France, 1986), Chris Paterson (v Italy, 2005)
Most Drop Goals In A Match: 2 on several occasions

CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD – ALL-TIME –
Played: 111
Ireland Won: 49
Scotland Won: 56
Drawn: 5
Abandoned: 1

CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD – AT HOME –
Played: 55
Ireland Won: 27
Scotland Won: 24
Drawn: 4

BIGGEST POINTS WIN –
Ireland 44 Scotland 22 (2000)
Scotland 38 Ireland 10 (1997)

CURRENT FORM –
IRELAND –
Last Ten Matches: LLWWLLWWLW
Points Scored: 282; Points Conceded: 239
Tries Scored: 31; Tries Conceded: 23

SCOTLAND –
Last Ten Matches: LLWWLWLWLW
Points Scored: 224; Points Conceded: 234
Tries Scored: 25; Tries Conceded: 26

2006 6 NATIONS: TEAM STATS (After 3 matches):
IRELAND –
Tries: 9
Conversions: 8/9
Penalties: 9/12
Drop Goals: 0/0

Scrums Won: 24
Scrums Lost: 1
Lineouts Won: 59
Lineouts Lost: 7
Penalties Conceded: 25
Drives From Rucks: 96
Passes From Rucks: 100
Mauls Won: 18
Ball Won In Open Play: 214
Ball Won In Opponent’s 22: 64
Set Piece Ball Won: 125

Kicks To Touch: 28
Errors From Kicks: 11
Offloads In Tackle: 51
Tackles Made: 178
Tackles Missed: 26
Total Errors Made: 61
Turnovers Won: 18
Free Kicks Awarded: 6
Passed Completed: 453
Possession Kicked: 70

SCOTLAND –
Tries: 4
Conversions: 3/4
Penalties: 9/10
Drop Goals: 1/2

Scrums Won: 27
Scrums Lost: 1
Lineouts Won: 48
Lineouts Lost: 10
Penalties Conceded: 30
Drives From Rucks: 50
Passes From Rucks: 71
Mauls Won: 19
Ball Won In Open Play: 140
Ball Won In Opponent’s 22: 58
Set Piece Ball Won: 121

Kicks To Touch: 27
Errors From Kicks: 4
Offloads In Tackle: 43
Tackles Made: 213
Tackles Missed: 25
Total Errors Made: 57
Turnovers Won: 22
Free Kicks Awarded: 1
Passed Completed: 426
Possession Kicked: 74

DID YOU KNOW?

* Saturday’s game will be the last RBS 6 Nations fixture to be played at the current Lansdowne Road as it closes down for re-development. Ireland will play their home games for the next two years at Croke Park.

* Ireland’s first win in international rugby came against Scotland in 1881 at Ormeau Park in Belfast.

* Five of the current Ireland squad – Simon Easterby, John Hayes, Shane Horgan, Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer – made their Test debuts against Scotland in the 2000 6 Nations. Ireland won 44-22 that day. Since the 32-10 collapse to the Scots at Murrayfield in 2001, Ireland have won the last five meetings between the sides.

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