* THE countries have met on 120 occasions. Wales lead the series 65-49, with six draws.
* WALES' record win in the fixture was a 29-0 success in 1907, while Ireland boast a best of 54-10 in Dublin 13 years ago.
* THE last drawn Test match between Wales and Ireland produced a 21-21 scoreline in 1991.
* SKIPPER Paul O'Connell will win his 100th cap for Ireland today.
* SAM Warburton (right) will captain Wales for a 34th time today, breaking the Welsh record held by Ryan Jones.
* IRELAND require three points from their last two games to be guaranteed back-to-back Five or Six Nations titles for the first time in more than 60 years.
* IRELAND have not been beaten since they suffered a 13-10 loss to England on February 22 last year.
* WALES have only beaten Ireland twice in Cardiff since 1983, with those victories being achieved in 2005 and 2011.
* WALES, defeated at the Millennium Stadium by England last month, have not lost two home games in the same Six Nations campaign since 2003.
* VICTORY for Ireland on Saturday would give them an 11th successive Test win, eclipsing their previous best of 10 games unbeaten set in 2002 and 2003.