Head-To-Head: Ireland v Scotland

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