A breakdown of regional derby history ahead of Sunday's games shows the Ospreys leading the way
THE WELSH REGIONAL DERBIES 2003-2014
OVERALL
There have been 272 Inter-Regional derbies in the RaboDirect PRO12.
The Ospreys lead the way with 43 wins and 2 draws from their 67 games to date. That gives them a 64% success rate. Next best are Scarlets with 57%. Cardiff Blues have a 42% success rate and the Dragons are currently on 33%.
There was one season when there were five regions. The Celtic Warriors won four of their eight fixtures for a 50% success rate.
Top 20 Appearances
47 Adam Jones (Ospreys)
Matthew Rees (42 Scarlets / 5 Warriors)
46 Adam M Jones (26 Dragons / 20 Scarlets)
45 Ryan Jones (40 Ospreys / 5 Warriors)
43 Phil John (Scarlets)
40 T Rhys Thomas (37 Blues / 3 Dragons)
Deiniol Jones (32 Blues / 8 Warriors)
39 Andrew Bishop (Ospreys)
Paul James (Ospreys)
Richard Hibbard (Ospreys)
38 Steve Jones (Dragons)
Rob Sidoli (21 Dragons / 14 Blues / 3 Warriors)
Ceri Sweeney (22 Blues / 16 Dragons)
37 Ian Gough (19 Dragons / 18 Ospreys)
Duncan Jones (Ospreys)
Iestyn Thomas (Scarlets)
36 Gavin Thomas (18 Scarlets / 14 Dragons / 4 Ospreys)
John Yapp (Blues)
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
35 Mike Phillips (14 Ospreys / 10 Blues / 11 Scarlets)
Deacon Manu (Scarlets)
Adam Black (Dragons)
Only two backs appear in the top 20 list of players who have made the most appearances in Welsh Regional Derbies. Ospreys centre Andrew Bishop leads the way with 39 games, while Mike Phillips made 35 appearances for the Scarlets, Blues and Ospreys, including one start on the wing.
Top 5 Points Scorers
332 Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
228 Stephen Jones (Scarlets)
210 Ben Blair (Blues)
195 Gavin Henson (Ospreys)
186 James Hook (Ospreys)
Top 5 Try Scorers
12 Penalty Tries
10 Shane Williams (Ospreys)
9 Ryan Jones (Ospreys)
Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
Aled Brew (6 Dragons / 2 Ospreys / 1 Blues)
Matthew Watkins (8 Scarlets / 1 Dragons)
Highest Score by a team in a Welsh Regional Derby
60 Ospreys (v Scarlets, 27/12/06)
Lowest Score by a team in a Welsh Regional Derby
0 Blues (v Scarlets, 13/03/04)
Dragons (v Ospreys, 18/03/05)
Blues (v Ospreys, 01/01/10)
Most Points by a player in a Welsh Regional Derby
26 Dan Biggar (Ospreys v Scarlets 27/12/10)