Saturday 8th October 2011 KO: 18:00 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington. Key Facts & Figures. Wales. The venue

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1 Key Facts & Figures Head-to-head and have played each other on 116 occasions with winning 47, 63 and six drawn matches. They have met twice at Rugby World Cups with each winning once. won a pool match 13-6 in Wellington at RWC 1987 while won in a RWC 1995 pool fixture. have won four of their last six matches against, and nine of the last 12, but lost the last in Cardiff during this year s Six Nations. have scored a try in 18 of their last 19 encounters with, and at least two in 10 of the last 12 against the Welsh. have failed to score a try in three of their last five matches against. The last time beat without scoring a try was a 9-8 victory in Cardiff in Brian O Driscoll will play against for the 14th time, equalling the record against the Welsh set by Mike Gibson between 1964 and O Driscoll has scored six tries against, a total bettered by only John Kirwan (NZL, 8), Ian Smith (SCO, 8) and Will Greenwood (ENG, 7). O Driscoll can become the sixth player to record 10 international victories against, following Philippe Sella (FRA, 13), Jason Leonard (ENG, 11), Serge Blanco (FRA, 10), Victor Matfield (RSA, 10) and John Smit (RSA, 10). Ronan O Gara s 95 points against are already an record. He needs five points to become the fifth player to score a century of points against the Welsh. Ranked fifth in the IRB World Rankings, having climbed three places during RWC Have been behind for only five minutes at RWC 2011, the joint shortest time with a deficit alongside New Zealand. Have never got past this stage in four previous attempts, losing to Australia (2) and France (2). On a four-match winning streak at the Rugby World Cup, their best winning streak in the competition. Won all their pool matches at an RWC for the first time and also won their pool for the first time. Only South Africa conceded fewer points (24) than or (34 each) in RWC 2011 pool phase. Have never before conceded as few points in a RWC pool phase as they have here. Ronan O Gara is in the top three place kickers (minimum 10 attempts) at RWC 2011 with a success rate of 84 per cent. Top of this list is Stephen Jones (WAL, 91 per cent), but he has been left out of the Welsh 22 for Saturday s quarter-final. Have won 14 of their opponents 43 lineouts at RWC 2011, more than any of the other 19 participating teams. Made the fewest tackles (250) and missed the fewest (26) of the 20 participating teams during the pool phase of RWC Sixth in the IRB World Rankings, their joint highest ranking of the year. Victory against will equal longest winning streak of four at Rugby World Cups. This was set 24 years ago when they won their first four RWC 1987 matches before losing to New Zealand. Only two of 11 RWC defeats have been against northern hemisphere opposition; to in 1995 and to England eight years ago, a match in which outscored England three to one on tries. The last time won four Test matches in succession was during their 2008 Six Nations Grand Slam-winning campaign. Only New Zealand (240) scored more points than 180 during the pool stage of RWC points were their highest ever in an RWC pool phase. They are the third northern hemisphere team to score at least 180 points in the first round, following on from England (1999, 2003) and France (2003, 2007). Have not conceded a single point in four of the last five halves at RWC Namibia s converted try are the only points scored against since half-time of their match against Samoa. Their 80 per cent success rate with place kicks at RWC 2011 is the third best in the tournament behind France (85 per cent) and South Africa (82 per cent). Won 12 of their opponents lineouts during the pool phase of RWC Only (14) and Samoa (13) stole the ball more at this set-piece. Recorded their best RWC finish at a World Cup hosted in New Zealand, coming third in The venue Wellington Regional Stadium, colloquially known as The Cake Tin, opened in 2000 and regularly hosts domestic and international rugby union, rugby league, football and cricket. Has hosted 22 rugby Tests, including one for each team. lost to the All Blacks in 2008 and lost to South Africa in their opening pool match at RWC Five players have been named in the two match day 22s for this quarter-final who played for the British and Irish Lions here in their loss to the All Blacks in They are second rows Donncha O Callaghan and Paul O Connell, and prop Gethin Jenkins, wing Shane Williams and back row Ryan Jones. The RWC 1987 match between and was also played in Wellington, but at Athletic Park. have played two further matches in Wellington at the Athletic Park stadium used at RWC 1987, losing 11-3 to the All Blacks in 1976 and 59-6 to the same opponents in This is the seventh of the eight RWC 2011 matches to be hosted in Wellington. Was the first venue outside of Edinburgh, Scotland, to host the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Hosted New Zealand s final match to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Hosted matches at the 2008 FIFA under 17 Women s World Cup. International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (06/10/ :07). Page 1

2 Key Facts & Figures (cont d) The line-ups Seventeen of the 30 players (10, seven ) selected in the two starting XVs were selected or later called up for the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. Every player from 10 to 15 on Saturday was on that tour. Assuming Rory Best is fit on Saturday, will play with an unchanged team for the first time ever at a Rugby World Cup. The team for the match boasts 734 caps, assuming Best starts, making it their fifth most capped starting XV ever and their most experienced for over two years since a Six Nations victory against Scotland. The team includes s most experienced second row partnership ever, Donncha O Callaghan and Paul O Connell, who will play together for the 43rd time. In the centres, Gordon D Arcy and Brian O Driscoll extend their world record to 47 matches together. If Best plays, will start with 12 of the XV who lined up for the loss to in March. Stephen Ferris, Conor Murray and Rob Kearney are the trio who didn t appear that day. number 8 Jamie Heaslip is the only player from either side to have played every minute of RWC have made four changes to their starting line-up, equalling their most for a quarter-final match, set in Alun Wyn Jones and Jonathan Davies move from the bench to second row and outside centre respectively, while Danny Lydiate and Shane Williams return to blindside flanker and left wing respectively from outside the 22 that beat Fiji 66-0 last Sunday. Jones, Davies, Lydiate and Williams are among eight players in the XV that played in the last match between these teams, a victory to the Welsh in Cardiff in March. There are a further four players from that match on the bench for this quarter-final. will be hoping Williams can reverse his try-scoring form against. Williams, who is leading try scorer in all Tests and RWC matches, has scored only one of his 55 career tries in eight matches against, his poorest return against a Six Nations or Tri Nations team. International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (06/10/ :07). Page 2

3 Team Sheets 15 IRELAND IRB RANKING: 5 Test #: 611 Rob Kearney Replacements Tommy Bowe 14 Brian O Driscoll (C) Gordon D Arcy 12 9 Keith Earls Sean Cronin () 17 Tom Court (Ulster) 18 Donnacha Ryan () 19 Denis Leamy () 20 Eoin Reddan () 21 Jonathan Sexton () 22 Andrew Trimble (Ulster) Ronan O Gara Conor Murray Stephen Ferris Ulster 6 Paul O Connell Jamie Heaslip 5 8 Donncha O Callaghan 4 Sean O Brien 7 Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 734 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 28 Oldest Player: Ronan O Gara (34) Youngest Player: Conor Murray (22) Avg Weight Forwards: 113 kg Officials Mike Ross 3 Rory Best Ulster 2 Cian Healy 1 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) - 28 Tests Tests at Venue: 2 Tests : 5 Tests : 5 Tests Test Debut: 31/08/ Namibia v Uganda Assistant Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Gethin Jenkins 1 Huw Bennett 2 Adam Jones 3 Assistant Referee: Romain Poite (France) TV Match Official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) 4 5 Danny Lydiate 6 Luke Charteris Newport Gwent Dragons Alun Wyn Jones Sam Warburton (C) 7 Newport Gwent Dragons Mike Phillips Toby Faletau 8 Newport Gwent Dragons 9 Rhys Priestland 10 Replacements 16 Lloyd Burns (Newport Gwent Dragons) 17 Paul James () 18 Bradley Davies () 19 Ryan Jones () 20 Lloyd Williams () 21 James Hook (USA Perpignan) 22 Scott Williams (Scarlets) Aviron Bayonnais Scarlets Shane Williams Jamie Roberts Leigh Halfpenny Jonathan Davies 15 Scarlets George North Scarlets Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 562 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 26 Oldest Player: Shane Williams (34) Youngest Player: George North (19) Avg Weight Forwards: 115 kg WALES IRB RANKING: 6 Test #: 630 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (06/10/ :07). Page 3

4 Head to Head Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 12/03/ Cardiff 13/03/ Dublin 21/03/ Cardiff 08/03/ Dublin 04/02/ Cardiff Summary 116 Matches (6 Draw) 47 Won Points Tries Conversions Penalties Drop Goals 33 Player Records For against For against Mike Gibson - 14 Appearances 12 - Ieuan Evans Ronan O Gara - 95 Points Neil Jenkins Brian O Driscoll - 6 Tries 8 - Johnnie Williams Ronan O Gara - 13 Conversions 10-2 Players David Humphreys - 18 Penalties 26 - Neil Jenkins 5 Players - 2 Drop Goals 3 - Jonathan Davies Player Records in a Match For against For against David Humphreys on 03/02/ Points 20 - Neil Jenkins on 21/03/1998 Robert Montgomery on 12/03/ Tries 3 - On 4 Occasions David Humphreys on 16/08/ Conversions 3 - On 8 Occasions David Humphreys on 03/02/ Penalties 4 - On 7 Occasions David Humphreys on 20/02/ Drop Goals 2 - Jonathan Davies on 25/05/1987 Team Records in a Match For against For against On 03/02/ Points 34 - On 21/02/1976 On 2 Occasions - 6 Tries 6 - On 3 Occasions On 16/08/ Conversions 3 - On 9 Occasions On 03/02/ Penalties 5 - On 19/03/2005 On 20/02/ Drop Goals 2 - On 25/05/1987 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (06/10/ :07). Page 4

5 Head Coach: Declan Kidney Debut: 08/11/2008 v Canada (W 55-0) Winning Ratio: 62.16% Average Tries per Match: 2.32 Record Under Declan Kidney 23 Wins 1 Drawn 13 Lost 838 For Points 603 Against 86 For Tries 47 Against 66 For Conversions 37 Against 85 For Penalties 87 Against 7 For Drop Goals 11 Against Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 02/10/2011 Italy W 36 6 Dunedin 25/09/2011 Russia W Rotorua 17/09/2011 Australia W 15 6 Auckland 11/09/2011 USA W New Plymouth 27/08/2011 England L 9 20 Dublin Points For 144 Points Ag 54 Tries For 15 Tries Ag 5 Player Info For Player Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Cian Healy /11/ Rory Best /11/ Mike Ross /05/ Donncha O Callaghan /03/ Paul O Connell /02/ Stephen Ferris /11/ Sean O Brien /11/ Jamie Heaslip /11/ Conor Murray /08/ Ronan O Gara /02/ Keith Earls /11/ Gordon D Arcy /10/ Brian O Driscoll (C) /06/ Tommy Bowe /11/ Rob Kearney /06/ Total Sean Cronin /11/ Tom Court /02/ Donnacha Ryan /11/ Denis Leamy /11/ Eoin Reddan /02/ Jonathan Sexton /11/ Andrew Trimble /11/ Records For Caps Brian O Driscoll Ronan O Gara John Hayes Tries 45 - Brian O Driscoll 29 - Denis Hickie 21 - Shane Horgan Points Ronan O Gara David Humphreys Michael Kiernan Player Records (In a Match) Points: 32 - Ronan O Gara v Samoa on 20/06/2003 Tries: 4-3 players Conversions: 10-2 players Penalties: 8 - Paul Burke v Italy on 04/01/1997 Drop Goals: 2-9 players Team Records (In a Match) Points: 83 v USA on 10/06/2000 Tries: 13 v USA on 10/06/2000 Conversions: 10 on 2 Occasions Penalties: 8 v Italy on 04/01/1997 Drop Goals: 2 on 11 Occasions International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (06/10/ :07). Page 5

6 Head Coach: Warren Gatland Debut: 02/02/2008 v England (W 26-19) Winning Ratio: 48.89% Average Tries per Match: 2.13 Player Info For Record Under Warren Gatland 22 Wins 1 Drawn 22 Lost 1053 For Points 916 Against 96 For Tries 83 Against 75 For Conversions 63 Against 136 For Penalties 116 Against 5 For Drop Goals 9 Against Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 02/10/2011 Fiji W 66 0 Hamilton 26/09/2011 Namibia W 81 7 New Plymouth 18/09/2011 Samoa W Hamilton 11/09/2011 South Africa L Wellington 20/08/2011 Argentina W Cardiff Points For 208 Points Ag 47 Tries For 26 Tries Ag 5 Player Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Gethin Jenkins /11/ Huw Bennett /08/ Adam Jones /08/ Luke Charteris /11/ Alun Wyn Jones /06/ Danny Lydiate /11/ Sam Warburton (C) /06/ Toby Faletau /06/ Mike Phillips /08/ Rhys Priestland /02/ Shane Williams /02/ Jamie Roberts /02/ Jonathan Davies /05/ George North /11/ Leigh Halfpenny /11/ Total Lloyd Burns /06/ Paul James /08/ Bradley Davies /02/ Ryan Jones /11/ Lloyd Williams /08/ James Hook /06/ Scott Williams /06/ Records For Caps Stephen Jones Gareth Thomas 99 - Martyn Williams Tries 55 - Shane Williams 40 - Gareth Thomas 33 - Ieuan Evans Points Neil Jenkins Stephen Jones James Hook Player Records (In a Match) Points: 30 - Neil Jenkins v Italy on 20/03/1999 Tries: 4-9 players Conversions: 14 - Gavin Henson v Japan on 26/11/2004 Penalties: 9 - Neil Jenkins v France on 28/08/1999 Drop Goals: 3 - Neil Jenkins v Scotland on 17/02/2001 Team Records (In a Match) Points: 102 v Portugal on 17/05/1994 Tries: 16 v Portugal on 17/05/1994 Conversions: 14 v Japan on 26/11/2004 Penalties: 9 v France on 28/08/1999 Drop Goals: 3 v Scotland on 17/02/2001 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (06/10/ :07). Page 6