Head To Head: England v Ireland

Click here for a head to head preview of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash between England and Ireland (Twickenham, kick-off 5.30pm).

…Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll goes past Charlie Hodgson for his try during last season’s meeting at Lansdowne Road…

HEAD TO HEAD: ENGLAND V IRELAND

HEAD TO HEAD –
Played: 118
England Won: 69
Ireland Won: 41
Drawn: 8

BIGGEST WINS –
England – Points: 50-18 (2000); Margin: 46-6 (1997)
Ireland – Points: 26-21 (1974); Margin: 22-0 (1947)

THE WORLD’S MOST PLAYED FIXTURE BEFORE MARCH 18 –
123 – Australia v New Zealand (First played in 1903)
123 – Scotland v England (First played in 1871)
119 – 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)

ENGLAND V IRELAND IN THE 6 NATIONS SINCE 2000 –
2000 – Twickenham – England W 50-18
2001 – Lansdowne Road – Ireland W 20-14
2002 – Twickenham – England W 45-11
2003 – Lansdowne Road – England W 42-6
2004 – Twickenham – Ireland – 19-13
2005 – Lansdowne Road – Ireland W 19-13

COMPOSITE 6 NATIONS RECORDS –
England Played 34 Won 24 Drawn 0 Lost 10
Ireland Player 34 Won 24 Drawn 0 Lost 10

ENGLAND 2005/06 FORM GUIDE –
Won 26-16 v Australia (home), Lost 19-23 v New Zealand (home), Won 40-3 v Samoa (home), Won 47-13 v Wales (home), Won 31-16 v Italy (away), Lost 12-18 v Scotland (away), Lost 6-31 v France (away)

…Girvan Dempsey’s try was the highlight of Ireland’s last visit to Twickenham in 2004, which finished in a 19-13 win for the visitors…

ENGLAND SINCE JONNY WILKINSON INJURIES AND 2003 RUGBY WORLD CUP WIN –
Won 50-9 v Italy (6N), Won 35-13 v Scotland (6N), Lost 13-19 v Ireland (6N), Won 31-21 v Wales (6N), Lost 21-24 v France (6N), Lost 3-36 v New Zealand, Lost 12-36 v New Zealand, Lost 15-51 v Australia, Won 70-0 v Canada, Won 32-16 v South Africa, Lost 19-21 v Australia, Lost 9-11 v Wales (6N), Lost 17-18 v France (6N), Lost 13-19 v Ireland (6N), Won 39-7 v Italy (6N), Won 43-22 v Scotland (6N), Won 26-16 v Australia, Lost 19-23 v New Zealand, Won 40-3 v Samoa, Won 47-13 v Wales (6N), Won 31-16 v Italy (6N), Lost 12-18 v Scotland (6N), Lost 6-31 v France (6N)

*England are behind 11-12 in wins and defeats since the 2003 Rugby World Cup Win*

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), Won 15-9 v Scotland (home)

ENGLAND – MOST CAPPED PLAYERS –
114 – Jason Leonard
85 – Rory Underwood
84 – Martin Johnson
77 – Lawrence Dallaglio
76 – Matt Dawson
72 – Will Carling
71 – Richard Hill
71 – Rob Andrew

ENGLAND – TOP POINTS SCORERS –
817 – Jonny Wilkinson
400 – Paul Grayson
396 – Rob Andrew
296 – Jonathan Webb
243 – Charlie Hodgson
240 – Dusty Hare
210 – Rory Underwood (includes 4-point tries)

…Simon Geoghegan celebrates his famous try, with Philip Danaher in the background, during Ireland’s 13-12 triumph at Twickenham back in 1994…

ENGLAND – ALL-TIME LEADING TRY SCORERS –
49 – Rory Underwood
31 – Will Greenwood
30 – Ben Cohen, Jeremy Guscott
24 – Dan Luger
22 – Jason Robinson
21 – Josh Lewsey
18 – Cyril Lowe
16 – Matt Dawson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back
15 – Austin Healey

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

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

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

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