See below for a statistical preview of Saturday’s GUINNESS Series match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 5.30pm).
2010 GUINNESS SERIES: Saturday, November 20
IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND, Aviva Stadium, 5.30pm (live RTÉ Two/BBC Two)
IRELAND: Rob Kearney; Tommy Bowe, Brian O’Driscoll (capt), Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Jonathan Sexton, Eoin Reddan; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Tom Court, Donncha O’Callaghan, Mick O’Driscoll, Stephen Ferris, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Sean Cronin, John Hayes, Devin Toner, Denis Leamy, Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara, Keith Earls.
NEW ZEALAND: Mils Muliaina; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Hosea Gear; Dan Carter, Andrew Ellis; Tony Woodcock, Hikawera Elliot, Owen Franks, Anthony Boric, Tom Donnelly, Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw (capt), Kieran Read.
Replacements: Andrew Hore, John Afoa, Sam Whitelock, Liam Messam, Alby Mathewson, Stephen Donald, Sonny Bill Williams.
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television Match Official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Head-To-Head:
Played – 23
Ireland Won – 0
Drawn – 1
New Zealand Won – 22
Previous Meetings:
Saturday, November 25, 1905 – Tour Match – Ireland 0 New Zealand 15, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, November 1, 1924 – Tour Match – Ireland 0 New Zealand 6, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, December 7, 1935 – Tour Match – Ireland 9 New Zealand 17, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, January 9, 1954 – Tour Match – Ireland 3 New Zealand 14, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, December 7, 1963 – Tour Match – Ireland 5 New Zealand 6, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, January 20, 1973 – Tour Match – Ireland 10 New Zealand 10, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, November 23, 1974 – Tour Match – Ireland 6 New Zealand 15, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, June 5, 1976 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 11 Ireland 3, Athletic Park
Saturday, November 4, 1978 – Tour Match – Ireland 6 New Zealand 10, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, November 18, 1989 – Tour Match – Ireland 6 New Zealand 23, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, May 30, 1992 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 24 Ireland 21, Carisbrook
Saturday, June 6, 1992 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 59 Ireland 6, Athletic Park
Saturday, May 27, 1995 – Rugby World Cup – Ireland 19 New Zealand 43, Ellis Park
Saturday, November 15, 1997 – Autumn Test – Ireland 15 New Zealand 63, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, November 17, 2001 – Autumn Test – Ireland 29 New Zealand 40, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, June 15, 2002 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 15 Ireland 6, Carisbrook
Saturday, June 22, 2002 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 40 Ireland 8, Eden Pak
Saturday, November 12, 2005 – Autumn Test – Ireland 7 New Zealand 45, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, June 10, 2006 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 34 Ireland 23, Waikato Stadium
Saturday, June 17, 2006 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 27 Ireland 17, Eden Park
Saturday, June 7, 2008 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 21 Ireland 11, Westpac Stadium
Saturday, November 15, 2008 – Autumn Test – Ireland 3 New Zealand 22, Croke Park
Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 66 Ireland 28, Yarrow Stadium
Ireland v New Zealand: IRFU Stats Vault
Most Points And Biggest Margins:
Ireland: Points: 29-40, 2001 Autumn Test; Margin: –
New Zealand: Points & Margin: 59-6, 1992 Second Test
Individual Records In The Series Since 2001:
Most Points In A Match: Ireland 14 (David Humphreys, 2001 Autumn Test); New Zealand 20 (Nick Evans, 2005 Autumn Test)
Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 1 (by 14 players); New Zealand 2 (by 6 players)
Top Points Scorers – Ireland v New Zealand Since 2001:
38 – Ronan O’Gara
36 – Luke McAlister
35 – Dan Carter
30 – Andrew Mehrtens
25 – Doug Howlett
20 – Nick Evans
16 – David Humphreys, Brian O’Driscoll
15 – Leon McDonald, Sitiveni Sivivatu
Top Try Scorers – Ireland v New Zealand Since 2001:
5 – Doug Howlett
3 – Leon MacDonald, Sitiveni Sivivatu
2 – Brian O’Driscoll, Byron Kelleher, Ma’a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Jimmy Cowan, Sam Whitelock
1 – Denis Hickie, Kevin Maggs, Eric Miller, Dave Hewett, Chris Jack, Jonah Lomu, Aaron Mauger, Reuben Thorne, Gary Longwell, Marty Holah, Caleb Ralph, Marcus Horan, Piri Weepu, Andrew Trimble, Troy Flavell, Mils Muliaina, Jerry Flannery, Paul O’Connell, Clarke Dermody, Luke McAlister, Paddy Wallace, Brad Thorn, Kieran Read, Ben Franks, Neemia Tialata, Dan Tuohy, Tommy Bowe, Gordon D’Arcy
Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2009 Six Nations:
Won 30-21 v France home (Six Nations)
Won 38-9 v Italy away (Six Nations)
Won 14-13 v England home (Six Nations)
Won 22-15 v Scotland away (Six Nations)
Won 17-15 v Wales away (Six Nations)
Won 25-6 v Canada away (Summer Tour)
Won 27-10 v USA away (Summer Tour)
Drew 20-20 v Australia home (Autumn Series)
Won 41-6 v Fiji home (Autumn Series)
Won 15-10 v South Africa home (Autumn Series)
Won 29-11 v Italy home (Six Nations)
Lost 33-10 v France away (Six Nations)
Won 20-16 v England away (Six Nations)
Won 27-12 v Wales home (Six Nations)
Lost 23-20 v Scotland home (Six Nations)
Lost 66-28 v New Zealand away (Summer Tour)
Lost 22-15 v Australia away (Summer Tour)
Lost 23-21 v South Africa home (Autumn Series)
Won 20-10 v Samoa home (Autumn Series)
New Zealand – Form Guide From Start Of The 2009 Test Season:
Lost 27-22 v France home (Summer Series)
Won 14-10 v France home (Summer Series)
Won 27-6 v Italy home (Summer Series)
Won 22-16 v Australia home (Tri Nations)
Lost 28-19 v South Africa away (Tri Nations)
Lost 31-19 v South Africa away (Tri Nations)
Won 19-18 v Australia away (Tri Nations)
Lost 32-29 v South Africa home (Tri Nations)
Won 33-6 v Australia home (Tri Nations)
Won 32-19 v Australia neutral (Bledisloe Cup)
Won 19-12 v Wales away (Autumn Tour)
Won 20-6 v Italy away (Autumn Tour)
Won 19-6 v England away (Autumn Tour)
Won 39-12 v France away (Autumn Tour)
Won 66-28 v Ireland home (Summer Series)
Won 42-9 v Wales home (Summer Series)
Won 29-10 v Wales home (Summer Series)
Won 32-12 v South Africa home (Tri Nations)
Won 31-17 v South Africa home (Tri Nations)
Won 49-28 v Australia away (Tri Nations)
Won 20-10 v Australia home (Tri Nations)
Won 29-22 v South Africa away (Tri Nations)
Won 23-22 v Australia away (Tri Nations)
Lost 26-24 v Australia neutral (Bledisloe Cup)
Won 26-16 v England away (Autumn Tour)
Won 49-3 v Scotland away (Autumn Tour)
Ireland – Most-Capped Players:
105 Brian O’Driscoll
103 John Hayes
101 Ronan O’Gara
93 Peter Stringer
92 Malcolm O’Kelly
82 Girvan Dempsey
72 David Humphreys
70 Kevin Maggs
70 Paul O’Connell
69 Mike Gibson
68 Geordan Murphy
Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:
980 Ronan O’Gara
560 David Humphreys
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood
217 Ollie Campbell
215 Brian O’Driscoll
158 Tom Kiernan
145 Denis Hickie
113 Tony Ward
112 Mike Gibson
Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:
40 Brian O’Driscoll
29 Denis Hickie
21 Shane Horgan
19 Girvan Dempsey
18 Geordan Murphy
17 Brendan Mullin
16 Tommy Bowe
15 Kevin Maggs
15 Ronan O’Gara
15 Keith Wood
New Zealand – Most-Capped Players:
92 Sean Fitzpatrick
92 Richie McCaw
92 Mils Muliaina
82 Keven Mealamu
81 Justin Marshall
79 Ian Jones
77 Dan Carter
74 Tana Umaga
72 Tony Woodcock
70 Andrew Mehrtens
68 Joe Rokocoko
New Zealand – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:
1158 Dan Carter
967 Andrew Mehrtens
645 Grant Fox
291 Carlos Spencer
245 Doug Howlett
236 Christian Cullen
234 Jeff Wilson
230 Joe Rokocoko
New Zealand – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:
49 Doug Howlett
46 Christian Cullen
46 Joe Rokocoko
44 Jeff Wilson
37 Jonah Lomu
36 Tana Umaga
35 John Kirwan
31 Mils Muliaina
29 Dan Carter
27 Sitiveni Sivivatu
World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers:
1178 Jonny Wilkinson (1111-England, 67-Lions)
1158 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
1090 Neil Jenkins (1049-Wales, 41-Lions)
1010 Diego Dominguez (983-Italy, 27-Argentina)
980 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
911 Michael Lynagh (Australia)
893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
887 Stephen Jones (834-Wales, 53-Lions)
878 Matt Burke (Australia)
752 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
733 Gavin Hastings (667-Scotland, 66-Lions)
World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers:
64 David Campese (Australia)
53 Shane Williams (51-Wales, 2-Lions)
50 Rory Underwood (49-England, 1-Lions)
49 Doug Howlett (New Zealand)
46 Christian Cullen (New Zealand)
46 Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand)
44 Jeff Wilson (New Zealand)
41 Brian O’Driscoll (40-Ireland, 1-Lions)
41 Gareth Thomas (40-Wales, 1-Lions)
40 Chris Latham (Australia)
Note: Daisuke Ohata scored 69 tries for Japan, but not all against major international opposition
The ‘100 Caps’ Club:
139 George Gregan (Australia)
119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions)
118 Fabien Pelous (France)
111 Brian O’Driscoll (105-Ireland, 6-Lions)
111 Philippe Sella (France)
110 George Smith (Australia)
105 John Hayes (103-Ireland, 2-Lions)
103 Victor Matfield (South Africa)
103 Ronan O’Gara (101-Ireland, 2-Lions)
103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions)
102 Stephen Larkham (Australia)
102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
102 John Smit (South Africa)
101 David Campese (Australia)
101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy)
101 Martyn Williams (97-Wales, 4-Lions)
100 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
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