See below for a statistical preview of Saturday’s Six Nations clash between Scotland and Ireland at Murrayfield (kick-off 1.30pm).
2007 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, March 10
SCOTLAND v IRELAND, Murrayfield, 1.30pm (live RTE Two/BBC One)
…Teams to be announced…
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch Judges: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television Match Official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Head-To-Head:
Played – 119
Scotland Won – 61
Ireland Won – 52
Drawn – 5
Abandoned – 1
Biggest Wins In The Series:
Scotland – Points And Margin: 38-10 (1997)
Ireland – Points: 44-22 (2000); Margin: 36-6 (2003)
Scotland v Ireland Since 2002:
2002 – Ireland won 43-22, Lansdowne Road
2003 – Ireland won 36-6, Murrayfield
2003 – Ireland won 29-10, Murrayfield (RWC warm-up)
2004 – Ireland won 37-16, Lansdowne Road
2005 – Ireland won 40-13, Murrayfield
2006 – Ireland won 15-9, Lansdowne Road
Biggest Wins And Losses In The International Championship:
Scotland:
Win – Points: 38-10 v Ireland (1997); Margin: 38-10 v Ireland (1997), 31-3 v France (1912)
Loss – Points: 16-51 v France (1998); Margin: 3-43 v England (2001)
Ireland:
Win – Points And Margin: 60-13 v Italy (2000)
Loss – Points: 18-50 v England (2000); Margin: 6-46 v England (1997)
Composite Six Nations Record (2000-2007):
Scotland – Played 38, Won 12, Drawn 1, Lost 25
Ireland – Played 38, Won 27, Drawn 0, Lost 11
Form Guide From 2006 Six Nations:
Scotland:
France (6N) home – won 20-16
Wales (6N) away – lost 18-28
England (6N) home – won 18-12
Ireland (6N) away – lost 9-15
Italy (6N) home – won 13-10
South Africa away – lost 16-36
South Africa away – lost 15-29
Romania home – won 48-6
Pacific Islanders home – won 34-22
Australia home – lost 15-44
England (6N) away – lost 20-42
Wales (6N) home – won 21-9
Italy (6N) home – lost 17-37
Ireland:
Italy (6N) home – won 26-16
France (6N) away – lost 31-43
Wales (6N) home – won 31-5
Scotland (6N) home – won 15-9
England (6N) away – won 28-24
New Zealand away – lost 23-34
New Zealand away – lost 17-27
Australia away – lost 15-37
South Africa home – won 32-15
Australia home – won 21-6
Pacific Islanders home – won 61-17
Wales (6N) away – won 19-9
France (6N) home – lost 17-20
England (6N) home – won 43-13
Most Capped Players:
Scotland:
82 – Gregor Townsend, Scott Murray
75 – Gordon Bulloch
72 – Chris Paterson
71 – Stuart Grimes
65 – Scott Hastings
70 – Kenny Logan
61 – Gavin Hastings, Doddie Weir, Tom Smith
60 – Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath
57 – Jason White
Ireland:
83 – Malcolm O’Kelly
74 – Peter Stringer
72 – David Humphreys, Brian O’Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey
71 – John Hayes
70 – Kevin Maggs
69 – Ronan O’Gara, Mike Gibson
63 – Willie John McBride
All-Time Top Points Scorers:
Scotland:
667 – Gavin Hastings
539 – Chris Paterson
273 – Andy Irvine
220 – Kenny Logan
210 – Peter Dods
166 – Craig Chalmers
164 – Gregor Townsend
Ireland:
707 – Ronan O’Gara
560 – David Humphreys
308 – Michael Kiernan
296 – Eric Elwood
217 – Ollie Campbell
All-Time Top Try Scorers:
Scotland:
24 – Ian Smith, Tony Stanger
21 – Chris Paterson
17 – Gavin Hastings, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend
Ireland:
29 – Brian O’Driscoll
27 – Denis Hickie
19 – Shane Horgan
17 – Geordan Murphy, Brendan Mullin
15 – Girvan Dempsey, Keith Wood, Kevin Maggs
14 – George Stephenson
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