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WALES 42 - 0 ITALY
Principality Stadium - Saturday 01 February 2020
KO: 14:15 HT: 21-0 Att: 68,582
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Wales v Italy The Guinness Six Nations is almost ready to kick off at the Principality Stadium with the anthems done
Wales v Italy Both teams have new coaches overseeing Wales & Italy with Wayne Pivac and Franco Smith...
Wales 0-0 Italy 1m We have kick off and Wales make a determined foray into Italian territory and win a penalty to drive them up to the 22 and advantage being played for a dubiously high tackle...
Wales 0-0 Italy 2m ...but the Azzurri do well to hold the Welsh on the other side of the 22 line, until the whistle goes for infringement at the breakdown and Dan Biggar to tee up for a first shot at goal
Wales 3-0 Italy 3m It's a simple conversion of the penalty into three points for Biggar after he's done his bizarre little dance around the tee, from in front of the posts and the scoreboard has opened
Wales 3-0 Italy 5m The restart from Tommaso Allan goes far, but not long, and though the Welsh push them back deftly, the Azzurri rock into the 22 from 14 phases with serious and efficient intent
Wales 3-0 Italy 7m Ball is stolen at the breakdown deep in the Welsh 22 and the homeside fly ahead, charging almost the length of the pitch, Tomos Williams chipping it into the goal area and touches down in the corner...
Wales 3-0 Italy 8m ...but in the run up, Leigh Halfpenny knocks the ball on and Williams knows there's no try; Italian defensive scrum on their 22 but not before Matteo Minozzi has been properly checked out for going down injured
Wales 3-0 Italy 9m An efficient scrum for the Azzurri and they clear the ball to halfway for the Welsh to have to work their way back, but are helped by a penalty for an Italian not rolling away, Biggar teeing up again
Wales 6-0 Italy 10m Another easy three for the Welsh from a kick just wide of centre, whilst debutant Johnny McNicholl is replaced by the other up until today uncapped Nick Tomkins
Wales 6-0 Italy 12m Even though it's expected that Wales will run up a significant score against the Azzurri, the Italians are showing a different style of play and are causing a little frustration
Wales 6-0 Italy 13m Wales do well with their attacking lineout and charge into the 22 but Italy have other ideas and steal and clear the ball away; Wales attack again and the ball is chipped ahead for Allan to touch down...
Wales 6-0 Italy 13m ...over the tryline to prevent a Welsh score, but a penalty comes right back at halfway for an intentional trip and Biggar tees up from 40m and a little wide of centre
Wales 9-0 Italy 15m A solid effort from Biggar and the Welsh are 9 points clear while still into the first quarter
Wales 9-0 Italy 16m From the restart, some delightful play from Wales whilst the Azzurri are falling off tackles and not defending so well as they have so far, allowing Josh Adams to fly over in the to score...
Wales 14-0 Italy 17m ...but of course into he age of the TMO, James Leckie has a look to check Adams' foot didn't find touch before he grounded the ball at eh flag post. He didn't and the try is good
Wales 14-0 Italy 19m However, Biggar misses the conversion from out wide
Wales 14-0 Italy 21m Wales quickly set up an attacking scrum from the restart, but are pinged for pushing early and the defensive scrum is for the Azzurri, but not before McNicholl returns from is Head Injury Assessment
Wales 14-0 Italy 23m Italy win their scrum and force the Welsh back over halfway back into their own territory, before another attack is launched...
Wales 14-0 Italy 25m But play is maintained in the midfield as the pace changes to slow a tad, the crowd awfully quiet which is unusual for the Welsh crowd
Wales 14-0 Italy 27m The noise swells as Wales look like they are intent on attack again, and the Italian penalties keep coming unnecessarily, the ball kicked to touch for a 5m attacking Welsh lineout
Wales 14-0 Italy 29m It's a good setpiece from the Welsh, the ball recycled as the defence is not ineffective, and the passing isn't the best as the homeside are forced to go wide from 5m out by the posts...
Wales 19-0 Italy 30m ...Williams passes poorly out to Biggar who deftly collects and passes out to Adams through his legs in a smart fashion who smacks down a brace with some aplomb
Wales 21-0 Italy 31m This time Biggar does not miss his mark and the Welsh side are 3 converted tries clear of the Azzurri and yet there's still 10 minutes to go in this half
Wales 21-0 Italy 33m It's a midfield scrum for Wales after they win the ball back from the Italian restart, and Ref Pearce is unimpressed with the Azzurri shenanigans, Callum Braley irritating Williams and the penalty is for Wales
Wales 21-0 Italy 35m Wales pop the ball to touch for an attacking lineout, but it's nowhere near straight and it's an Italian scrum, well won and they look to escape their own half...
Wales 21-0 Italy 36m ...Allan tries to clear but he ball is charged down for Williams to secure but he drops it in the Italian 22 and Leonardo Sarto gathers and runs away with the ball
Wales 21-0 Italy 37m A neat little pass is forward between the Azzurri giving Wales an attacking scrum in the Italian 22, a quick break for Sam Warburton to make an appearance as water boy while Giosuè Zilocchi gets up from treatment
Wales 21-0 Italy 39m Despite a penalty in front of the posts, Wales kick to touch for an attacking lineout, but back infield, hand over a penalty and Italy weather the storm well, forcing the Welsh back
Wales 21-0 Italy 40+1m The Azzurri make significant ground and charge into the Welsh 22 in attack, looking like they may save some face before the halftime whistle, winning a penalty at the breakdown and stick the ball in the corner
Wales 21-0 Italy 40+3m The lineout is good and advantage is being played for the Azzurri; another penalty comes, they repeat the kick to touch > 5m lineout which again is solid, but infringe at the breakdown for a Wales penalty: HT
Wales 21-0 Italy HT T: Adams (2) C: Biggar P: Biggar (3) | -
Wales 21-0 Italy 41m Italy kick off the second half and hope to make a dent on the scoreboard, but are pinned in the midfield before being forced backwards toward their 22...
Wales 21-0 Italy 43m The Azzurri finally breach halfway but a defensive lineout goes to Wales and the ball is kicked back into Italian territory, a Welsh lineout and the homeside make a few yards deeper toward the 22
Wales 21-0 Italy 45m But possession is wrestled back by the Italians and they force the Welsh back up to the midfield, winning a penalty and clearing for an attacking lineout outside the Welsh 22
Wales 21-0 Italy 47m The setpiece from Italy is efficient again and they make a few yards, but Wales retaliate and set up a defensive scrum, but not before changes are made in the Italian pack...
Wales 21-0 Italy 48m Danilo Fischetti , Marco Riccioni and Marco Lazzaroni replace Andrea Lovotti, Zilocchi and Alessandro Zanni
Wales 21-0 Italy 49m The scrum penalty goes to Italy and they again go to touch to encroach into Welsh territory, looking more cohesive in attack
Wales 21-0 Italy 51m The Azzurri look a lot more convincing as they battle into the Welsh 22, and threaten the tryline, but he Welsh eventually get he better of them and play is forced back to ward he midfield...
Wales 21-0 Italy 53m Ross Moriarty and Tomkins replace Toby Faletau and Hadleigh Parkes as the Italians are still in Welsh territory, just
Wales 21-0 Italy 55m The Azzurri again gain ground and had into the Welsh 22, but the opportunity is again lost as the Welsh turnover ball and force the Italians on the backfoot again
Wales 21-0 Italy 56m Before Wales set heir defensive scrum in the 22, Rob Evans and Cory Hill replace Jake Ball & Wyn Jones, Giovanni Licata & Jayden Hayward on for Sebastian Negri and Sarto
Wales 21-0 Italy 57m Wales win the scrum and clear to midfield, Italy coming back hard but Braam Steyn loses it forward, Wales taking full advantage from the midfield and...
Wales 21-0 Italy 58m ...the ball is run straight through the gaping chasm of missing defence, finished superbly on debut by Tomkins who scores his first international test try, but...
Wales 28-0 Italy 60m ...it's not given immediately, Ref Pearce going to the TMO before awarding it (it was clear as day!), and Biggar converts to rack up a score of 28 so far
Wales 28-0 Italy 61m Fraser Brown and Rhys Webb replace Dillon Lewis and Williams
Wales 28-0 Italy 62m Before you can blink from the restart, George North has charged over the whitewash for a fourth try and bonus point , but Ref Pearce again heads to the TMO for a possible knock on
Wales 28-0 Italy 63m And it was a correct call as North is denied his 40th test try, Welsh fingertips knocking on the ball before Canna disrupts play, prior to North collecting and charging in; it's no try
Wales 28-0 Italy 64m Italy force the Welsh away from their own half, and cross over halfway to see if they may finally be able to get some points on the board...
Wales 28-0 Italy 66m ...but it's not long before the Welsh wrestle back possession, as Ryan Elias replaces Ken Owens in the front row
Wales 28-0 Italy 67m Jarrod Evans replaces Biggar while Federico Zani comes on for captain Luca Bigi, as the Welsh breach Azzurri territory again
Wales 28-0 Italy 69m The Azzurri force the Welsh back to the midfield yet again, and you can clearly see improvement in some elements of the Italian game, but they just can't get front foot ball to make an impact, despite yards made
Wales 28-0 Italy 70m As the fourth try remains elusive for Wales, the pace has slowed while Guglielmo Palazzani and Dean Budd replace Braley and debutant Niccolò Cannone
Wales 28-0 Italy 72m Wales have possession but neither side look too bright these past couple of minutes, no ground really being made, and play simply bumbling along
Wales 28-0 Italy 74m The homeside make a few yards, a 10th penalty comes form the Azzurri and Jarrod E kicks the ball to the corner for a 22 attacking lineout...
Wales 33-0 Italy 76m ...a concerted effort from Wales, lineout is well won, the ball is driven to under the posts, recycled out, & not his normal speedy flair, but North finds that 40th try as he reaches out from the B/D to score
Wales 35-0 Italy 77m Halfpenny has taken over kicking duties and he quickly ads the conversion, the Welsh bonus point in the bag neatly
Wales 35-0 Italy 79m It's devastation for the Azzurri who are no doubt going to be nilled in this opening Six Nation Championship match, but they are in possession from the restart, but pinned between the Welsh 10m and halfway...
Wales 35-0 Italy 80m The clock has turned red, and the Azzurri still have the ball, but only after the Welsh have dragged them back to their 22...
Wales 40-0 Italy 80+2m ...they force Wales back to 10m but North makes a break, tho is shut down surrounded by blue shirts, ball is recycled and 2 breaks later, it's Adams who secures a hat trick from close range for 5 Welsh tries
Wales 42-0 Italy 80+3m Halfpenny adds the extras and Wales have a solid and convincing win in their opening match of the 2020
15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 Johnny McNicholl* 13 George North 12 Hadleigh Parkes 11 Josh Adams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Tomos Williams 1 Wyn Jones 2 Ken Owens 3 Dillon Lewis 4 Jake Ball 5 ALUN WYN JONES (C) 6 Aaron Wainwright 7 Justin Tipuric 8 Taulupe Faletau BENCH: 16 Ryan Elias 17 Rob Evans 18 Leon Brown 19 Cory Hill 20 Ross Moriarty 21 Rhys Webb 22 Jarrod Evans 23 Nick Tompkins*
SCORERS T: Adams (3), Tompkins, North C: Biggar (2), Halfpenny (2) P: Biggar (3)
15 Matteo Minozzi 14 Leonardo Sarto 13 Luca Morisi 12 Carlo Canna 11 Mattia Bellini 10 Tommaso Allan 9 Callum Braley 1 Andrea Lovotti 2 LUCA BIGI (C) 3 Giosuè Zilocchi 4 Alessandro Zanni 5 Niccolò Cannone* 6 Jake Polledri 7 Sebastian Negri 8 Braam Steyn BENCH: 16 Federico Zani 17 Danilo Fischetti 18 Marco Riccioni 19 Dean Budd 20 Marco Lazzaroni 21 Giovanni Licata 22 Guglielmo Palazzani 23 Jayden Hayward
Man of the Match: Justin Tipuric
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Asst Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Mike Fraser (NZRU) TMO: James Leckie (RA)
IRELAND 19 - 12 SCOTLAND
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 01 February 2020
KO: 16:45 HT: 10-6 Att: tbc
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Ireland 0-0 Scotland 0m The multiple anthem shenanigans are done in Dublin and it's KO at the Aviva Stadium from the Scots...
Ireland 0-0 Scotland 1m It's a solid start from the Scots who work from one touch to the other, but steadily working their way directly in to the Irish 22
Ireland 0-0 Scotland 2m However, the visitors are turned over early and the homeside kick he ball clear up out of their 22 for a defensive lineout, which works perfectly well, the ball kicked up to halfway
Ireland 0-0 Scotland 3m And so the Scots start again from the halfway line, and quickly again they are back up at the Irish 22, but Caelan Doris is down injured as play continues
Ireland 0-0 Scotland 4m Finally play is halted as the medics call for the stretcher for debutant No8 Doris, who's head clashed with Adam Hastings before he went down as Peter O'Mahony prepares to come on far earlier than anticipated
Ireland 0-3 Scotland 5m Doris is up and walks off under his own steam, but will not return for being knocked out. Meanwhile, Hastings pops over the first penalty and opening 3 points for Scotland from directly in front of the posts
Ireland 0-3 Scotland 6m Ireland restart well, Jordan Larmour making a significant break deep into Irish territory, and though shut down, the ball is quickly recycled but Ireland are pushed back from the Scottish 22
Ireland 0-3 Scotland 7m The Irish are still in possession and go 14 phases before Scottish No8 debutant Nick Haining steals possession outside his 22, but in the next move, the penalty is against the visitors
Ireland 0-3 Scotland 9m Irish opt to kick to corner and set up an attacking 5m lineout, execute it well and they begin their attack toward the Scottish goal line, defence holding fairly well...
Ireland 5-3 Scotland 10m The Irish forwards make a solid impact and the excellent work from Cian Healy, the ball goes from Conor Murray to Johnny Sexton, aided and abetted by Garry Ringrose and the Irish have the first try
Ireland 7-3 Scotland 11m Sexton has no trouble converting his try, and it's a superb start from Ireland
Ireland 7-3 Scotland 13m But quickly Ireland hand over opportunity to the Scots, and an attacking Scottish scrum has to be reset inside the Irish 10m...
Ireland 7-3 Scotland 14m The scrum penalty is handed to Scottish as the Irish are pinged for hinging and collapsing the scrum; Hastings prepares to tee up for another penalty
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 15m From out wide, closer to the 10m than the 22, young Hastings superbly curls his ball just inside the left upright to clear the posts and bring Scotland to within a point of Ireland
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 17m The Scottish defence are being worked hard as the Irish battle their way into Scots territory, and a penalty comes at the breakdown, the ball kicked to the Irish 22 for an attacking lineout
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 19m The Irish defence is not to be trifled with and they wrestle away possession and steal the ball in their own 22 following the lineout to nullify the threat of he Scots
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 21m It's a defensive Irish scrum which has to be reset, Ref Raynal having words with both front rows before we resume play, both sides arguing to the contrary, ball cleared outside of the 22 by Ireland
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 22m Scottish lineout ball is won but not secured, knocked into Irish hands to further force the Scots back, while Haining is down injured
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 23m But the Scots fight back with some verve, and force play to the far touch, and hurtle into the Irish 22, inches from the tryline before they are deftly turned over by Josh van der Flier and O'Mahony
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 24m Play is halted as O'Mahony gets treatment from an injury from Zander Fagerson's attempted clearout at the ruck - he's fine (as was Haining earlier) and play resumes...
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 26m Scotland's mischievous play does not halt the Irish in attack as they bulldoze their way into the Scots 22 led by CJ Stander, and play is halted again for O'Mahony getting checked
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 28m Play resumes with a Scottish penalty and they clear back over halfway back into Irish territory...
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 29m Who needs Finn Russell when Hastings is doing quite a smart job of filling his boots; the Irish crowd are unhappy at the Scottish fly half after Larmour's kick clears, but the Ref is fine with it
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 30m Irish players are a tad fraught as the Scot are back in the Irish 22 with an attacking scrum, but he pressure is heaped on and the homeside can clear the ball over halfway
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 31m The ball is thumped back into the Irish half, the homeside promptly hand over a kickable penalty for Hastings to tee up out wide close to touch inside the 10m, but this one doesn't float back in like the last
Ireland 7-6 Scotland 32m A solid restart from Ireland and James Ryan bulldozes his way toward the Scottish 22, and a penalty comes back up by the 10m for Sexton to tee up...
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 34m It's almost pin drop silence from Sexton to increase the Irish lead; Haining's interesting tackle on Jacob Stockdale who flips up and over is ignored, despite replays seen
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 36m The Irish defence is formidable as the restart ball goes from Stuart Hogg to Hastings but he is immediately shut down and Rob Herring is more than proficient in stealing the ball at the breakdown
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 37m Sexton tees up for another penalty to but from outside, this time the accuracy is not there and the Scots are saved
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 39m Ireland make an impressive break and are heading toward he Scottish 22 through Ringrose and Bundee Aki but are most deftly turned over and Sam Johnson makes an impressive break toward he Irish 22...
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 40m Scots recycle well and are in touching distance of a score but they too are turned over and the Irish clear back up to the midfield; ball flies aerial back and forth until Sexton kicks to touch for HT from his 22
Ireland 10-6 Scotland HT T: Sexton C: Sexton P: Sexton | P: Hastings (2)
Ireland 10-6 Scotland HT Possibly not the walk in the park Ireland expected with Scotland having really stepped up since #RWC2019 and bringing the game to Ireland
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 40m Sexton kicks off the second half while Robbie Henshaw has replaced an injured Garry Ringrose
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 41m A good start for Ireland as they set up a 5m attacking lineout already, well won and they have to play the width of the pitch as they attempt to veer toward the uprights, advantage being played 7m out...
Ireland 10-6 Scotland 43m The penalty comes from the advantage - the 9th from Scotland, this one for not rolling away and a suspected high tackle; Hogg is unimpressed and has a word with Ref Raynal
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 44m Meanwhile, Sexton smacks over another 3-pointer through the uprights from in front of the posts
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 45m What a chance for Scotland as from the restart they fly toward the 22 along touch, but Larmour intercepts a crucial pass at his 22 and he bolts away, though the ball finds touch off green hands
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 46m Stuart McInally replaces Fraser Brown as Scotland set a midfield scrum just on the Irish side of halfway, winning the penalty for Ireland wheeling the scrum
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 47m A 22 lineout is set for Scotland and they battle at the Irish defence, not making too may yards no thanks to a wall of green
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 49m Minutes pass and he Scots can't find a way through, but set another attacking lineout, this time just inside the Irish 22 on the nearside and advantage is being played for not rolling away
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 50m Dave Kilcoyne has replaced Healy as the persistent Scots veer toward the Irish tryline, Captain Hogg heading to the corner and he celebrates a try as Ref Raynal indicates to TMO...
Ireland 13-6 Scotland 50m The replay shows Hogg dropping the ball before grounding and he apologise, but in the meantime, Rory Sutherland collides with just arrived Kilcoyne who is knocked out and stretched off the pitch, so Healy returns to the field of play
Ireland 13-9 Scotland 51m A replay also illustrates an Irish infringement before Hogg's dropped ball, giving the Scots a penalty all but in front of the posts and Hasting reduces the deficit to 4
Ireland 13-9 Scotland 53m But the Scots waste no time in repaying the penalty compliment, allowing Sexton the kick for touch to set an attacking 22 lineout
Ireland 13-9 Scotland 55m So rather than securing a 7-point converted try in the Irish 22, Scotland are as quickly in their own and defending the good Irish setpiece, and hand over yet another penalty...Scotland's 11th 🙈
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 56m Captain Sexton wastes no time in adding another 3-pointer for Ireland
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 58m Ireland taking full advantage of Scotland's churlish unforced errors and they are quickly back at the Scottish 22 on the front foot again
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 59m But as the Irish drive a maul forward toward the whitewash, Hamish Watson wrestles and rips the ball away to enforce a turnover and clear the Irish away from their dangerzone
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 60m Scotland create some breathing space while John Cooney replaces Murray at scrum half
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 61m It's a Scottish defensive scrum well clear of their 22 and they clear the ball and the Irish back to over halfway...
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 63m But the ball is lost to the opposition and Ireland breach the Scottish half again, though only momentarily and play is in the midfield in Scots' hands
Ireland 16-9 Scotland 65m Scotland teeter on the edge of the Irish 22, and there's no more than a converted try in this game; a penalty comes from Ireland and Hastings tees up...
Ireland 16-12 Scotland 66m Allan Dell, Ben Toolis and George Horne replace Rory Sutherland, Jonny Gray and Huw Jones as Hastings adds another 3 points
Ireland 16-12 Scotland 68m Andrew Porter and Devin Toner have replaced Healy and Henderson as the Scots set a defensive scrum on their 22
Ireland 16-12 Scotland 70m Scots do well to kick the Irish away again who have to attack from halfway, and Johnson who's been so proficient so far trundles into the line of Andrew Conway to shove him over 🙄
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 72m That churlish behaviour under a high ball from Johnson costs Scotland another penalty 3 points from Sexton in front of the posts
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 74m Before the Scots wake up and smell the coffee, Ross Byrne and Ronan Kelleher on for Sexton and Herring, Cornell du Preez, WP Nel and Rory Hutchinson on for Haining, Fagerson and Johnson
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 75m Scotland make seriously significant in roads into Irish territory, picking and going only 5m short of the Irish tryline, edging ever closer but hat wall of green is formidable...
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 76m The Scots drive, recycle, are inches from the whitewash and they go again and again and twist and turn a forge a path...but that defence 🙊
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 77m But it's Stander who turns over the Scots for a 12th time and all that effort from Scotland is immediately thwarted, the Irish player jubilant, Tadhg Furlong being helped off for Healy to come back on
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 78m The Scots are cleared back to outside the Irish 22, the Irish have a defensive 22 lineout, the Scots attack again but struggle to breach the 22...
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 79m ...and the ball stolen yet again at the breakdown by Ireland gives them a final defensive scrum on their 22...
Ireland 19-12 Scotland 80m Irish only have to run the clock over 80 minutes into the red, the scrum is eventually set and Cooney gets the ball to Aki and they just hang on to possession for Henshaw to kick the ball into touch for FT
15 Jordan Larmour 14 Andrew Conway 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Bundee Aki 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 JONATHAN SEXTON (C) 9 Conor Murray 1 Cian Healy 2 Rob Herring 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Iain Henderson 5 James Ryan 6 CJ Stander 7 Josh van der Flier 8 Caelan Doris* BENCH: 16 Ronan Kelleher* 17 David Kilcoyne 18 Andrew Porter 19 Devin Toner 20 Peter O'Mahony 21 John Cooney 22 Ross Byrne 23 Robbie Henshaw
SCORERS T: Sexton C: Sexton P: Sexton (4)
15 STUART HOGG (C) 14 Sean Maitland 13 Huw Jones 12 Sam Johnson 11 Blair Kinghorn 10 Adam Hastings 9 Ali Price 1 Rory Sutherland 2 Fraser Brown 3 Zander Fagerson 4 Scott Cummings 5 Jonny Gray 6 Jamie Ritchie 7 Hamish Watson 8 Nick Haining* BENCH: 16 Stuart McInally 17 Allan Dell 18 Simon Berghan 19 Ben Toolis 20 Cornell du Preez 21 George Horne 22 Rory Hutchinson 23 Chris Harris
SCORERS P: Hastings (4)
Man of the Match: CJ Stander
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Asst Referees: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR), Federico Anselmi (UAR) TMO: Glenn Newman (NZRU)
FRANCE 24 - 17 ENGLAND
Stade de France - Sunday 02 February 2020
KO: 16:00 HT: 17-0 Att: tbc
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France v England 10 minutes till KO at the Stade de France. It's going to be immense! In answer to Mike Brown - England by 9 🇫🇷 🏉🏴
France v England The atmosphere is at peak French bonkers in Paris, and the verve of GSTQ from the England Boys was impressive... And now for the fabulous La Marseillaise...
France v England It's an old wise RWC2019 finalist coach for England, and new coach but infamous and formidable player Fabien Gauthier now holding the reigns for Les Bleus
France v England The teams are almost ready to go, the chants of Allez Les Bleus already drowning out anyone else, and Ref Nige is primed...
France 0-0 England 0m We have KO from George Ford and the kicking game has already begun, George Furbank thumping the ball over halfway for Anthony Bouthier to call it, both full back debutants today...
France 0-0 England 1m England 10m defensive scrum and Maro Itoje wins it well for Ben Youngs to thump it away, caught be Vincent Rattez
France 0-0 England 2m The nerves are showing a tad already, or maybe more rustiness as England maul in the midfield, in French territory but Ford's kick to touch is horrific and misses its mark for a French halfway lineout
France 0-0 England 3m The lineout ball is stolen by the England boys and they bulldoze toward the French 22, but are halted and the French clear their lines
France 0-0 England 4m France recover well and now it's their turn to charge into English territory, and Teddy Thomas bolts into the 22 before he goes down short...
France 5-0 England 5m ...but a quick recycle, a missed tackle from England and the ball flies out toward touch, collected by Vincent Rattez who pounces into the goal area and scores in try French flair fashion
France 7-0 England 6m It's not a difficult conversion for Romain Ntamack and the French are deservedly ahead - they're here to play!
France 7-0 England 8m England have an attacking lineout from the restart and they are quickly into the 22 but Furbank fluffs a pass after Manu Tuilagi carries like a beast - France clear...
France 7-0 England 10m Les Bleus win their defensive lineout and head over halfway, and we've a pause before a penalty goes to England for a scrum; it's 893:872kgs in the packs, France with an advantage and they steal scrum ball
France 7-0 England 12m The pace is insane and they ball flies from one side of halfway to the other, and back in English territory, it's the French that get under a high ball and attack in to the 22...
France 7-0 England 14m ...Les Bleus are all over the England tryline, the French dropping go forward ball, England coming in from the side, and we have a break while Owen Farrell and Virimi Vakatawa get attention
France 10-0 England 15m Play resumes, both boys just fine (not footballers after all!), and Ntamack deftly pops over the penalty, splicing the uprights and taking the French into double figures
France 10-0 England 16m To worsen England's fortunes, Jonathan Joseph has had to come on early to replace Manu Tuilagi, who is furious, and England may really feel this with no Billy Vunipola either
France 10-0 England 17m England need to compose themselves and find their game quickly if they are to make a dent in Les Bleus' score, the homeside playing very comfortably and with serious intent, their new coaches' plans paying off
France 10-0 England 18m The visitors steadily march toward the French 22 but a penalty comes for Ntamack to thump away and the French are magnificent in both defence and attack right now...
France 10-0 England 19m ...and Lawes misses a high ball in a collision with Charles Ollivon, the ball is carried off, ends up back in Ollivon's hands and he flies over the tryline while England sit back and wait 🙄
France 15-0 England 20m Time off as TMO: Brian MacNeice has a look at the collision and the ball comes off Lawes, Ollivon is not offside, and the try is good for Les Bleus
France 17-0 England 21m Ntamack flicks over the conversion and Les Bleus are deservedly hugely ahead - England need to buck up their ideas if they are to correct this scoreboard deficit
France 17-0 England 23m Having an uncapped full back is proving to be a bad choice - Furbank, yet again, is the guilty party as England lose possession and the French can take advantage again
France 17-0 England 25m England regather and take the game to France, kicking to touch for a 22 lineout and they not only hang on to the ball, but breach the 22 and head for the whitewash...
France 17-0 England 26m ...a third foray into the French 22, a third turnover by France and the ball is kicked jaw-droppingly far, all momentum lost for England again
France 17-0 England 27m From 3 metres from the French tryline, England are suddenly defending their own 22 with a 22 lineout, disrupted by France but the ball is finally cleared from the dangerzone
France 17-0 England 28m It's a French lineout back on halfway, but Charlie Ewels has a disruptive plan and the ball is stolen, both sides not winning their own setpiece regularly
France 17-0 England 29m Les Bleus appear to be sharper all round, but just enough of a percentage to take every opportunity while England are missing every one of theirs
France 17-0 England 30m French put in to a lineout and Faz escapes a wrist slap at the breakdown as France are well offside, handing possession back to England, setting up an attacking lineout again
France 17-0 England 32m The lineout is not clinical, it is won by England, but committing too many chaps to the play means a deficit out wide, and the French engineer turnover ball yet again
France 17-0 England 33m Ref Nige has a word with both teams as the lineout line up is getting too narrow, and Kyle Sinckler completely ignores the Ref on the 22, and France have a free kick 🙈
France 17-0 England 35m England are now just gifting Les Bleus position, the ball, advantage, and are lucky a third try doesn't come again, and have a chance to clear their lines from a 5m defensive lineout
France 17-0 England 37m England do well and shove France way back up toward the midfield, France have a lineout, the play stays around halfway and Itoje is pinged for offside - so churlish - handing back possession to Les Bleus
France 17-0 England 39m France 10m attacking lineout and they retain the ball, head toward the 22 but a penalty goes to England for a defensive scrum outside their 22...
France 17-0 England 40m ...scrum penalty to England, Vakatawa gets a wrist slap from Ref Nige and is told to potter away so Ford can set up a lineout at the French 22
France 17-0 England 40+2m A clinical setpiece from England and the visitors are steady and careful with their attack, keeping the ball tight and slowly edging toward he whitewash...
France 17-0 England 40+3m Les Bleus are doing an excellent job of pinning England back at the 22, and the visitors are finding it nigh on impossible to make any real ground, the ball goes loose for France to thump into touch for HT
France 17-0 England HT T: Rattez, Ollivon C: Ntamack (2) P: Ntamack | -
France 17-0 England 40m There are no changes at HT and England have a small mountain the climb...
France 17-0 England 41m Furbank has plenty of time to clear from his own 22 from a lineout and play resumes quickly in the midfield, Ford marshalling his team from halfway to the French 22 for a 5m defensive lineout for Les Bleus
France 17-0 England 43m The lineout is rubbish, Itoje collects on the ground but can't quite reach the whitewash, England forced to recycle and they do repeatedly to the posts...
France 17-0 England 44m ...advantage is being played for England but there's a heap of white bodies disguising the tryline - the penalty comes for England to take advantage
France 17-0 England 45m Sensibly England opt for a 5m attacking scrum directly under the posts, it has to be reset, but they need 2 converted tries to catch up and take the lead
France 17-0 England 46m The scrum collapses in a heap, JJ heads round the fringe to score but drops the ball; the French backline, thankfully, are all entirely offside so the penalty is for England again
France 17-0 England 47m Time off as JJ is checked out for injury as he winces in pain; time on and the scrum is a couple of metres over from the posts, and England don't have a clear run to the whitewash...yet...
France 17-0 England 48m ...and they won't as the ball is knocked on in attack, France with advantage being played; Antoine Dupont clears French lines and England's opportunity goes begging
France 17-0 England 49m Luke Cowan-Dickie replaces Jamie George who has been a bit crushed; Jefferson Poirot and Demba Bamba on for Cyril Baille and Mohamed Haouas, and the ball is quickly nicked by France
France 17-0 England 50m For almost 10 minutes, all the possession has been wit England, deep in French territory, but now Les Bleus kick the ball to shift play back to the midfield
France 17-0 England 51m France lineout on their 10m after Ellis Genge replaces Joe Marler, and the ball is well stolen, the French crowd screechingly furious at Genge's tackle on Ollivon who is down whinging
France 17-0 England 52m The whistling is deafening as Ref Nige check the video again, and deems he tackle perfectly legal, and Ollivon is now, of course, just fine; France clear their lines from their 22
France 17-0 England 53m Jonny May takes the clearance ball beautifully but on the ground, Poirot rips the ball away which please the crowd no end
France 22-0 England 54m Lewis Ludlam replaces Lawes as Les Bleus perform some magic from Ollivon starting by taking lineout ball and finishing to secure a brace by sliding over the whitewash with such panache
France 24-0 England 55m Handbags erupt behind the goal area, no one wise to why; Ref Nige has strong words with both captains who are sent back to pass on the message to their teams before time on and a beautiful conversion
France 24-0 England 56m Replays show handbags are drawn for LCD and Tom Curry both sliding into Ollivon after he's scored. Nothing more than a tantrum.
France 24-0 England 56m Boris Palu and Cameron Woki replace Paul Willemse and François Cros, George Kruis on for Ewels and May pounces on a ball sublimely popped behind the try line despite Thomas' best effort to stop him > TMO
France 24-7 England 58m The try is excellent, the conversion from Faz is too and finally England are on the board, but still have a small mountain to climb
France 24-7 England 60m The restart has an attacking scrum for France out near touch outside the England 22, which takes an age to set properly...
France 24-7 England 61m ...and when it does, the shove from England is immense, and they should be able to take advantage here, but they don't, and Woki is impressive with his bulldozing attacking over the 22...
France 24-7 England 62m It's another scrum and this time the penalty comes for England, but handbags break out again; Ref Nige is unimpressed and it's definitely a French fault this time. Ollivon gets the lecture...
France 24-7 England 63m England clear over halfway and have an attacking lineout, collect and drive and the maul spins but England reach the French 22....
France 24-14 England 64m May grabs that ball from his own 22 and sprints through the entire defence of Les Bleus, jinks, pirouettes, and spins under the posts to score! And it's a simple conversion for Faz
France 24-14 England 65m 15 minutes and 11 points required for England to complete the comeback, and if you had to put money on any international European side doing it, it'd be England...
France 24-14 England 66m Finally, England have found their focus, Faz is running the show, the visitors have set up another scrum - the Achilles heel for Les Bleus, and changes are made...
France 24-14 England 67m Peato Mauvaka is on for Julien Marchand, while Willi Heinz replaced Youngs just prior to May's second try
France 24-14 England 68m The scrum has to be reset before Furbank kicks to the French 22 for a defensive 5m lineout for Les Bleus, which goes long and England attacks again...
France 24-14 England 69m ...England require two scores, one converted, but Les Bleus are going to do everything they can to stop them, along with the predominantly French crowd behind them
France 24-14 England 70m England momentarily lose possession but claim the ball back, keep attacking, but a pass is unimpressive, Curry collects but at the next breakdown, ball is out and scrum is for France
France 24-14 England 71m There's a time off before the scrum is set, and France's scrum has improved with the debutant replacements...
France 24-14 England 72m Les Bleus would like to waste precious seconds but have to 'use it' off the back off the scrum; Will Stuart makes his England debut on for Sinckler as the French push England back upfield...
France 24-14 England 74m ...play is back close to the French 22 in French hands but Ntamack's clear doesn't go too far
France 24-14 England 75m Ollie Devoto has replaced Ford wile England lose possession at an attacking lineout, but grab it straight back and the forwards all hurtle ahead toward the whitewash, Heinz to Kruis to posts...but held up
France 24-14 England 76m Time off for Matthieu Jalibert to replace Ntamack and all to have a breather; time back on for an England attacking 5m scrum...
France 24-14 England 77m ...France try to waste time but Ref Nige calls time off again; the ball (wrongly) is taken out of the scrum and Dupont tackles Heinz immensely for the ball to go loose and Thomas touches it down over the tryline
France 24-14 England 79m It's a French scrum and they keep the ball in tight, have bodies over the ball, aren't letting England into the heap of blue bodies, and Dupont kicks it touch - thinking it's 80 minutes 🙈
France 24-14 England 79m So that's a 5m scrum to England, which goes ahead after Arthur Vincent replaces Vakatawa (with time off!), and the penalty is for England again as the French crowd and coaches celebrate
France 24-17 England 80+1m All England can take now is a losing bonus point, so a penalty kick is safer than another scrum so that's what Faz opts for, and he splices the uprights for that losing point
France 24-14 England FT That was well fought and well won victory for Les Bleus 😁🎉 England had plenty of opportunity to turn that game round in the first half, and it was too little too late in the second🙄
15 Anthony Bouthier* 14 Teddy Thomas 13 Virimi Vakatawa 12 Gaël Fickou 11 Vincent Rattez 10 Romain Ntamack 9 Antoine Dupont 1 Cyril Baille 2 Julien Marchand 3 Mohamed Haouas* 4 Bernard Le Roux 5 Paul Willemse 6 François Cros 7 CHARLES OLLIVON (C) 8 Grégory Alldritt BENCH: 16 Peato Mauvaka 17 Jefferson Poirot 18 Demba Bamba 19 Boris Palu* 20 Cameron Woki* 21 Baptiste Serin 22 Matthieu Jalibert 23 Arthur Vincent
SCORERS T: Rattez, Ollivon (2) C: Ntamack (3) P: Ntamack
15 George Furbank*14 Jonny May 13 Manu Tuilagi 12 OWEN FARRELL (C) 11 Elliot Daly 10 George Ford 9 Ben Youngs 1 Joe Marler 2 Jamie George 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Maro Itoje 5 Charlie Ewels 6 Courtney Lawes 7 Sam Underhill 8 Tom Curry BENCH: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 17 Ellis Genge 18 Will Stuart* 19 George Kruis 20 Lewis Ludlam 21 Willi Heinz 22 Ollie Devoto 23 Jonathan Joseph
SCORERS T: May (2) C: Farrell (2) P: Farrell
Man of the Match: Grégory Alldritt
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) Asst Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Brendon Pickerill (NZRU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
IRELAND 24 - 14 WALES
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 08 February 2020
KO: 14:15 HT: 12-7 Att: tbc
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Ireland v Wales We're just minutes from KO at the Aviva Stadium now that the long-winded hand-shaking malarkey is over, & three anthems for two nations are underway... 🙄 🇮🇪🏉 🏴
Ireland 0-0 Wales 0m Ireland KO the match after Wales won the toss and he visitors take it in well, sending Ireland back to halfway immediately
Ireland 0-0 Wales 1m However, not the start Wales hoped for as Ireland go wide and charge to the tryline along touch, the ball not in hand and saved at the death at the tryline - 5m attacking scrum for Ireland
Ireland 0-0 Wales 2m Huge effort from Wales as they repel the Irish scrum and can clear their lines - but Dan Biggar's kick is poor and doesn't find touch
Ireland 0-0 Wales 3m Ireland make inroads again toward the Welsh 22, but again and again Wales smuggle the ball back and clear the Irish back up toward halfway
Ireland 0-0 Wales 5m Despite some dubious kicking, Ireland may be attacking persistently but Wales are doing a smart job of sending their opposition packing after each wave...
Ireland 0-0 Wales 6m Wales finally venture into Irish territory but are quickly kicked back over halfway, they attack again but the result is the same moments later, the kicking game taking over...
Ireland 0-0 Wales 8m The Welsh have time to take a moment before clearing their lines again, Ireland with an attacking scrum just inside the Welsh half, but the penalty goes to Wales at the breakdown from Justin Tipuric's turnover
Ireland 0-0 Wales 10m It's a Welsh defensive scrum which needs to be reset just outside their 10m and it's rock solid before Wales win another penalty at the breakdown for the Irish not releasing
Ireland 0-0 Wales 11m Conor Murray was the guilty party there as Biggar clears to touch for an attacking lineout and a first definitive foray into Irish territory, but time off first for Peter O'Mahony to get his head wrapped
Ireland 0-0 Wales 12m The lineout goes to plan, but Bundee Aki has other ideas and effects the turnover just inside his 22 and halts any ambition Wales have to breach it in attack
Ireland 0-0 Wales 13m Captain Johnny Sexton clears the Welsh back with intent, and the visitors are back at the halfway line for a lineout...
Ireland 0-0 Wales 14m Ireland secure their midfield lineout and it's not long before they breach the Welsh 22 out wide, but the Welsh nick the ball back through Biggar
Ireland 0-0 Wales 15m However, the Irish reciprocate immediately, Sexton kicking to touch to set up an attacking 5m lineout and they win the ball neatly, driving toward the goal line veering for the uprights...
Ireland 0-0 Wales 16m ...the maul is deftly halted by the Welsh pack a couple of metres short of their tryline; Sexton is trying to claim the maul was collapsed, but it was quite clearly correctly called by Ref Poite
Ireland 0-0 Wales 17m Worryingly for Wales, Biggar's clearance kicks have been quite poor so far and Ireland can attack again from just inside the Welsh 22 with another lineout
Ireland 5-0 Wales 18m The ball isn't quite as quick this time and the advance is halted just sort of the uprights, the ball is recycled and is flung wide for Jordan Larmour to pounce over the tryline with almost no defence
Ireland 5-0 Wales 20m It's a shocking attempt at a conversion from Sexton and the ball reaches maybe 7 foot before dribbling to the ground 🙈
Ireland 5-0 Wales 22m The restart is fine but CJ Stander (an excellent No8 - take note Eddie Jones) gets over Welsh ball and the steal is more than proficient, Sexton kicking for another attacking Irish lineout...
Ireland 5-0 Wales 23m Jake Ball almost steals the lineout ball, doesn't make it on the first attempt but James Ryan can't secure it and Ball has the ball on the second...
Ireland 5-0 Wales 23m So it's Welsh defensive ball but we have a time off as Josh Adams gets medical attention
Ireland 5-0 Wales 25m Wales repel the Irish again and give them a defensive lineout, but not before Johnny McNicholl replaces Adams who gingerly limps off the pitch
Ireland 5-0 Wales 26m As we settle into the second quarter, Wales clear over halfway for an attacking lineout on far touch and they make a few yards as they work their way infield...
Ireland 5-5 Wales 27m ...and it's delightful play from the visitors as they use the width well, passing back and forth in attack and Tomos Williams sprints to the goal line to score
Ireland 5-5 Wales 27m An interesting Welsh pass which could be forward, could not be, the TMO Glenn Newman and Ref Poite decide is perfectly legal and the try stands, though Sexton wants it viewed again - he'll irritate the ref soon
Ireland 5-7 Wales 28m Sexton eventually is sent back to his goal line with head bowed and Biggar pops over the conversion after he's re-tied his boot laces 😁
Ireland 5-7 Wales 30m Excellent restart for Ireland and they have an attacking 5m scrum out wide and they push toward tryline and the uprights...
Ireland 10-7 Wales 31m ...and with some deft play from the Irish forwards, it's Tadhg Furlong who drives over the goal line to retake the lead close to the uprights, shoved forward by Rob Herring who has his back - literally
Ireland 12-7 Wales 32m It'd be pretty damn difficult to miss this conversion, and thankfully Sexton doesn't. Do hope England and Mr E Jones are paying attention...the speed of ball coming out of rucks is excellent
Ireland 12-7 Wales 34m This is a vast improvement on the first match of last weekend - there's actually some rugby worth regarding...
Ireland 12-7 Wales 35m It's a time off and the water boys are on as they players can take a breath after Wales have bulldozed into the Irish 22...
Ireland 12-7 Wales 37m The Irish defensive scrum is solid and the kick over halfway puts Wales back on the backfoot with a shocking lineout throw not secured, but Herring knocks the ball on to lose Irish advantage on the Welsh 22
Ireland 12-7 Wales 39m There's some jiggling around the scrum before it is properly set and Wales clear the Irish back up to the midfield, but it comes straight back into Welsh territory
Ireland 12-7 Wales 40m It's a Welsh defensive lineout on their 10m and they do secure it this time, the ball shovelled into touch moments later for the end of the first half
Ireland 12-7 Wales HT T: Larmour, Furlong C: Sexton | T: Williams C: Biggar
Ireland 12-7 Wales 40m Well it's not been boring so far - here's hoping this second half is electric though, now that Ireland have finally deigned to grace the pitch...
Ireland 12-7 Wales 41m Wales keep grabbing possession & immediately fluff it by dropping the ball 🙄 Time off as Robbie Henshaw gets some attention; Nick Tompkins is not having a good day...his knock on creates an Irish scrum on H/W
Ireland 12-7 Wales 43m Ireland quickly hustle their way over halfway and attempt to head toe he 22 but a wall of red doesn't let them make much progress, forced wide...
Ireland 12-7 Wales 44m Sexton pumps the ball ahead to gain territory and Ref Poite halts play to send Henshaw and Biggar off for Head Injury Assessments - Keith Earls and Jarrod Evans on
Ireland 12-7 Wales 45m Ireland's 22 attacking lineout is good and Wales panic, advantage being played for two penalties given and eventually Toby Faletau's effort is what gives Sexton the kick to touch for 5m lineout
Ireland 12-7 Wales 46m It's a good effort from the Irish and the homeside heave over the tryline to score again; Ref Poite registers an on field try but goes to check with TMO...
Ireland 17-7 Wales 47m Deliberations done and the try is good for Josh van der Flier
Ireland 19-7 Wales 48m Sexton bangs over the conversion and a third try is comfortably in the bag for Ireland
Ireland 19-7 Wales 49m Ross Moriarty and Gareth Davies replace Aaron Wainwright and Williams
Ireland 19-7 Wales 50m Time off before Wales have the penalty for a high tackle, kicking into Irish territory while Ireland make some changes too...
Ireland 19-7 Wales 51m As Wales steadily work their way into the Irish 22, Dave Kilcoyne replaces Cian Healy, and the Welsh are into the 22 near touch only for McNicholl to knock the ball on 🙈 But, advantage was being played...
Ireland 19-7 Wales 53m ...so Evans pumps the ball into touch for an attacking 5m lineout which they win; Ireland almost wrestle the ball back but O'Mahony hands over a penalty
Ireland 19-7 Wales 54m It's a 5m attacking scrum for Wales as news comes through that both Biggar and Henshaw have failed their HIAs
Ireland 19-7 Wales 55m Such a concerted effort from Wales and the ball finds Hadleigh Parkes who in turn reaches over the tryline to score despite three defenders on him - but the downward pressure is unconvincing so we're off to the TMO
Ireland 19-7 Wales 56m For that crucial split second, Parkes loses control of the ball and there is no pressure or even control 🙈; it's knock on Wales and a defensive 5m scrum for Ireland
Ireland 19-7 Wales 57m It's a good scrum from Ireland and they clear their lines, Wales having to make up all that ground all over again
Ireland 19-7 Wales 58m Stander hands over the advantage to Wales at the breakdown and the ball is thumped deep into the Irish 22 for Wales to attack again...
Ireland 19-7 Wales 59m ...and they do, slowly but steadily edging toward the Irish goal line, forced to recycle for efficient defence and they are just wide of the uprights
Ireland 19-7 Wales 60m Stander wrestles back possession inches from his tryline but the whistle goes for infringement since Ref Poite had already warned him and it's a Welsh attacking scrum again
Ireland 19-7 Wales 61m Time off as Sexton points out to Ref he may be wrong - Poite says he'll look at it again; good playing of the ref by the Irish captain. The scrum is still for Wales, collapses and has to be reset
Ireland 19-7 Wales 63m The scrum collapses yet again and Kilcoyne has engineered it well for Ireland to come away with a scrum penalty to clear Wales away again
Ireland 19-7 Wales 63m Rhys Carre replaces Wyn Jones while Ireland drive the Welsh back up to halfway, Jacob Stockdale doing brilliantly but then isolated up at the 10m, and Parkes and Tompkins rip it
Ireland 19-7 Wales 65m Ireland come away with a penalty and they drive the ball into he Welsh 22, determined to secure that fourth and bonus point try, but Herring knocks the ball on
Ireland 19-7 Wales 66m Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter & Devin Toner on for Herring, Furlong & Henderson; Leon Brown on for Dillon Lewis
Ireland 19-7 Wales 68m Meanwhile, Wales have won their defensive scrum and push the Irish back up to the midfield, though slowly the Irish work their way back to the Welsh 22...
Ireland 19-7 Wales 70m Ireland breach the 22; the Welsh defence is formidable but a penalty comes for the homeside and will have the attacking scrum after a time off
Ireland 19-7 Wales 71m Stander takes over the captaincy as Sexton is replaced by Ross Byrne, Max Deegan makes his test debut on for O’Mahony, while Adam Beard has replaced Ball. The scrum is set and Wales do well to repel the attack
Ireland 19-7 Wales 72m John Cooney replaces Murray as a Welsh defensive scrum is set...and George North finally gets his hands on the ball - and gifts to Ireland in his 22 🙈
Ireland 24-7 Wales 74m It's an attacking Irish scrum as Ryan Elias replaces Ken Owens, and the homeside fling the ball out wide whilst the Welsh are all left at the breakdown, Andrew Conway slipping the defence to score in the corner
Ireland 24-7 Wales 76m Byrne has a difficult conversion from 41m out wide and he cant' find his mark, but no matter as there's no coming back form this for Wales, Ireland having bagged the bonus point
Ireland 24-7 Wales 78m Newbie Tompkins continues to unimpress with ball in hand, dropping it persistently, and despite having control of the restart, the Welsh are back defending their own half
Ireland 24-7 Wales 79m No sooner has Stander been awarded Man of the Match, his long-awaited yellow card comes and Wales can kick for territory and an attacking 22 lineout in the dying p moments...
Ireland 24-12 Wales 80m It's too little too late for Wales, but the Irish now lose focus for Tipuric to find the gap to reach out and ground the ball over the whitewash for a final consolation try having firmly won their lineout
Ireland 24-14 Wales 80+1m And Leigh Halfpenny adds the extras to save a little face for Wales before the match final whistle goes
Ireland 24-14 Wales FT Hmmm...not quite the electric game hoped for. Neither side is looking particularly brilliant right now; Wales aren't bad but left gaping crevasses for Ireland to take advantage and jink through to score
15 Jordan Larmour 14 Andrew Conway 13 Robbie Henshaw 12 Bundee Aki 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 JONATHAN SEXTON (C) 9 Conor Murray 1 Cian Healy 2 Rob Herring 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Iain Henderson 5 James Ryan 6 Peter O’Mahony 7 Josh van der Flier 8 CJ Stander BENCH: 16 Ronan Kelleher 17 Dave Kilcoyne 18 Andrew Porter 19 Devin Toner 20 Max Deegan* 21 John Cooney 22 Ross Byrne 23 Keith Earls
SCORERS T: Larmour, Furlong, van der Flier, Conway C: Sexton (2) 
Stander
15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 George North 13 Nick Tompkins 12 Hadleigh Parkes 11 Josh Adams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Tomos Williams 1 Wyn Jones 2 Ken Owens 3 Dillon Lewis 4 Jake Ball 5 ALUN WYN JONES (C) 6 Aaron Wainwright 7 Justin Tipuric 8 Taulupe Faletau BENCH: 16 Ryan Elias 17 Rhys Carre 18 Leon Brown 19 Adam Beard 20 Ross Moriarty 21 Gareth Davies 22 Jarrod Evans 23 Johnny McNicholl
SCORERS T: Williams, Tipuric C: Biggar, Halfpenny
Man of the Match: CJ Stander
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR) Asst Referees: Luke Pearce (RFU), Mike Fraser (NZRU) TMO: Glenn Newman (NZRU)
SCOTLAND 6 - 13 ENGLAND
BT Murrayfield - Saturday 08 February 2020
KO: 16:45 HT: 0-3 Att: tbc
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Scotland v England Tis almost time. The teams are out. Will this be the game of the weekend?! 🏴🏉 🏴 The Princess Royal looks glorious and ready to get behind her team - she is much loved in Scottishland!
Scotland v England The atmosphere is electric so that's a good start! The Scots smell blood as The Proclaimers are belted out across the cold and bracing stadium of swirling wind accompanied by a full brass band
Scotland v England Anthems are underway and crap it's cold and raining, blowing almost a hooley; Flower Of Scotland is appropriately deafening 🏴🎉😁 Bagpipes have stopped but the Scots are still belting out the anthem!
Scotland 0-0 England 0m We have KO from captain Stuart Hogg for the 2020 #CalcuttaCup and the Scots are directly into the England 22 with ball in hand...
Scotland 0-0 England 1m Maro Itoje isn't letting the Scots gain any more yardage and the homeside are being repeatedly shutdown, not making an inroads further into the 22 yet...
Scotland 0-0 England 2m 15 phases are built but it's the visitors who come away with the penalty, discipline held and effort rewarded
Scotland 0-0 England 3m England lines are cleared, the lineout is not so much won as Scotland lose it by wandering across the line and the penalty goes to England just inside their own half
Scotland 0-0 England 4m Despite the wind, captain Owen Farrell slices a superb kick to take England deep into Scottish territory; the Scots repel the English from their defensive lineout toward the midfield...
Scotland 0-0 England 5m ...but it's an attacking lineout for England just inside the Scottish half, from which they are forced back a tad before battling toward the Scottish 22
Scotland 0-0 England 6m Scottish defensive lineout is lost to the Auld Enemy and a kicking game ensues for Hogg to call a mark and kick England back up to halfway
Scotland 0-0 England 7m The kicking game isn't working so well for Scotland and it's an England penalty; Faz opts for a kick at the uprights from c.40m out wide, outside the 22,into the wind...
Scotland 0-0 England 8m It's a worse than normal petulance from the Scottish crowd jeering which turns into full blown shouting as the ball flies wide of both posts; little respect for the kicker but they're not told to be quiet 🙄
Scotland 0-0 England 10m Shame about the wind messing up kicking at uprights; the Scots are pinged again for offside and Faz tees up again from a tad closer...
Scotland 0-3 England 11m The roaring and jeering from the Scots does not bother Faz, and this time neither does the wind as he opens the England account in Murrayfield
Scotland 0-3 England 12m Itoje is pinged for a high tackle on Malcolm Bradbury and advantage is being played; the penalty comes and Scotland kick to touch for an attacking 22 lineout
Scotland 0-3 England 13m But Scotland blow yet another lineout and Gorge Ford clears the Scots back to just outside the 22 for another attacking lineout
Scotland 0-3 England 15m This time Scotland don't blow the lineout and drive well, into the England 22, eventually being halted in the maul and the penalty is for the visitors with a defensive scrum
Scotland 0-3 England 17m The scrum takes an age to set, and has to be reset as Ref Gaüzère accuses the front rows of #pre-engaging
Scotland 0-3 England 18m England come away with a free kick and Ford thumps it outside the 22 for a Scottish attacking lineout; boy that wind is fierce
Scotland 0-3 England 19m Fraser Brown is unable to throw in straight and it's an England defensive scrum, deftly executed and the ball is cleared back up to the midfield
Scotland 0-3 England 20m It's a free kick to Scotland from the lineout and the homeside are quickly back up at the England 22...but a smartly turned over by the visitors
Scotland 0-3 England 22m Possession is changing hands repeatedly in the midfield, and finally England breach Scottish territory, but it's the Scots in possession...
Scotland 0-3 England 23m ...Ali Price kicks it away, it comes back at him, some play on the ground before Price kicks again this time firmly inside the England 10m...
Scotland 0-3 England 24m Both sides are insisting on a kicking game, which seems pretty churlish with this wind redirecting the ball from every angle; Willi Heinz clears from the back of a ruck...
Scotland 0-3 England 25m ...it is kicked back and lands in the in-goal area for Ford to touch down. England waste no time in breaching Scottish territory, Adam Hastings saves the ball but Sam Underhill turns it over...
Scotland 0-3 England 26m ...and the penalty comes for Faz to tee up from 31m. It's not longer jeering and wolf-whistling from Scottish 'fans', it's full blown roaring and shouting and is frankly despicable behaviour in international rugby
Scotland 0-3 England 28m Given the swirling winds, it's unsurprising the ball can't find the uprights, so play resumes with only 3 points between the sides rather than the 9 than would be for settled weather
Scotland 0-3 England 29m The extent of the wind is such that Jamie George's throw to directly in front of him is swept off course in the midfield; he puts his hands up but the Scots attempt to get lairy regardless 🙄
Scotland 0-3 England 31m It's a Scottish scrum and they retain the ball but only long enough to move laterally before England come away with a penalty; halfway scrum for England thanks to Tom Curry being a nuisance to Scotland
Scotland 0-3 England 33m Hogg gets under a high ball and is wrapped up by Underhill whale Hastings manages to kick the ball away for an England defensive lineout
Scotland 0-3 England 34m The ball comes back into Scottish hands for Hogg to clear from his own half but the kick doesn't go to plan and suddenly they're defending their own territory again
Scotland 0-3 England 35m The Scots infringe again and this time Faz opts for the corner for a 22 lineout - sensible given the appalling weather - ball in hand is the way to score in this game
Scotland 0-3 England 37m But the England lineout falters for Scottish scrum and the homeside clear their lines
Scotland 0-3 England 38m England fight back and set up an attacking 22 lineout, this time securing the ball and they move in-field, Ford dropping into the pocket to attempt a drop goal which just sheers the wrong side of the upright
Scotland 0-3 England 40m Points will only come if the players keep ball in hand and head for the whitewash; Scots drive back over into England territory and have a lineout...
Scotland 0-3 England 40+1m ...which results in a penalty to England, the ball nicked for Scotland and the final scuffle brings the HT whistle and a much needed breather from this exhausting affair so far
Scotland 0-3 England HT - | P: Farrell
Scotland 0-3 England 40m We're back; the weather is worsening, the Scots have come about with renewed vigour and are deep in the England 22 already...
Scotland 0-3 England 41m ...and they look to attack the whitewash rather too convincingly for England fans 🙊 But the defence does not falter in the danger zone just yet...
Scotland 0-3 England 42m Scotland appear to have got the 'stick it up your jumper' message and are still seriously threatening the tryline, before a time out for Brown to get attention
Scotland 0-3 England 44m Brown's fine and Scotland have an attacking lineout which the secure and attack again; advantage being played as Underhill(?) is pinged for holding on
Scotland 3-3 England 45m Hastings opts for the uprights and tees up in the pouring rain; the wind appears to have abated for that second and young Hastings equalises the scoreboard
Scotland 3-3 England 47m England fluff an opportunity from the restart and Hastings thumps the ball well again, sending England hurtling back...
Scotland 3-3 England 48m Oh the weather 🙈 This is not conducive with good rugby. But both teams are being forced to think on their feet and use their rugby nous for a change...and Scotland are coming out on top so far this half
Scotland 3-3 England 49m England are forced into desperate measures and kick the ball into touch giving Scotland a 22 attacking lineout and they finally have a handle on their lineout, attacking into the England 22...
Scotland 3-3 England 50m ...but Faz makes a monster tackle on Jonny Gray for Kyle Sinckler to nick the ball and the clear is impressive - Scotland having to make up a lot of ground
Scotland 3-3 England 52m Play is simply frantic, no side really getting the upper hand; Scots attacking lineout which is blown again while Stuart McInally replaces Brown, and Courtney Lawes is on for Ludlum
Scotland 3-3 England 54m As the insanity continues, interesting to observe Scotland have had 60% possession and 66% territory so far. An England regroup needs to occur, but they can't do much without possession of the ball 🙄
Scotland 3-3 England 55m It's not like we've never said this before, but it has to be said again: "@EnglandRugby FFS stop kicking possession away!" Anyway, Ben Toolis & Chris Harris are on for Scott Cummings & Huw Jones
Scotland 3-3 England 56m England finally win a penalty and can kick for territory as Ellis Genge replaces Mako Vunipola; but England's kick isn't good enough and they're still in their own half 🙄
Scotland 3-3 England 58m Likely a groan will be heard from all England fans as Heinz is replaced by Ben Youngs, after England knock on the ball in their own half again and Scotland are back on the front foot
Scotland 3-3 England 60m Yes the weather is shite, but it is for both teams; England, however, are kicking appallingly as Elliot Daly misses yet another mark and Scotland again are in possession, upping their territory stats further
Scotland 3-3 England 61m Zander Fagerson and Rory (NOT DONALD🙄!) Sutherland are replaced by Allan Dell and Simon Berghan, and the Scots are still bossing this game thanks to England's mistakes, not their own prowess
Scotland 3-3 England 63m England finally gain some territory and have possession with a scrum just outside the Scottish 22...but there's a lot of faffing to make it happen...
Scotland 3-3 England 64m The penalty comes to England for the Scots wheeling the scrum; it's outside the 22, just wide of centre. Genge is on his stomach holding the ball on the tee as Faz hopes to double the score for England...
Scotland 3-3 England 65m ...but even Faz, one of the best fly halves on the planet (let's not talk about him playing at 12 🙈) cannot perform miracles and the ball can't find the uprights
Scotland 3-3 England 66m Ben Earl makes his England debut to replace Underhill after a formidable performance
Scotland 3-3 England 67m The Scots clear but it's an England scrum; just inside the Scots 10m, which has to be reset...
Scotland 3-3 England 68m ...and finally some drama 🎉 Ball flies toward the tryline under the posts from Ford's chip; Hogg goes to save the ball & flies onto the whitewash; the ball pops up and Ford grounds the ball over the line...
Scotland 3-8 England 69m TMO > Hogg has grounded he ball over the line with his torso; 5m attacking scrum for England. The scrum is immense and the ball is held. The ball is dragged ahead toward the whitewash...Genge grounds it!
Scotland 3-10 England 70m This time there's no question over grounding and Ref Gaüzère's hand shoots straight up for the try next to the posts; Faz adds the extras and England are ahead again
Scotland 3-10 England 71m Meanwhile, Joe Launchbury has replaced Kruis while Scotland hope to make some more territory from the restart...
Scotland 3-10 England 73m Scotland do make some yards, but quickly find themselves back on halfway, and England are back in possession...
Scotland 3-10 England 74m For the first time 'Swing Low' is clearly rebounding around the stadium as Nick Haining replaces Bradbury at No8
Scotland 3-10 England 75m Another penalty comes for England as the rain appears to have worsened, and Faz tees up from almost directly in front of the posts at the 22, Genge holding on for dear life on the ground...
Scotland 3-13 England 76m ...Faz doesn't falter and England are 10 points clear of their Auld Enemy
Scotland 6-13 England 78m But neither side can breathe a sigh of relief just yet as England immediately hand of a kickable penalty to Hastings who cancels out the last 3-pointer with one of his own
Scotland 6-13 England 79m A converted try in the dying minutes would allow Scotland to retain the Calcutta Cup; meanwhile, Sam Underhill is awarded Man of the Match
Scotland 6-13 England 79m England restart, Scotland thump it back and play is in the midfield with England in possession; Youngs thumps the ball deeper into Scottish territory, it's kicked back and Scotland steal it at the breakdown
Scotland 6-13 England 80m The ball pings from one team to the other, Price kicks it high and it is run toward the Scottish 22, ball is recycled as the clock turns red and England thump the ball into touch for FT and the win
Scotland 6-13 England FT Well that was insane. And definitely for the purists! Congrats England Rugby on winning back the Calcutta Cup - Faz might not recognise it it's been that long🙊🤣
15 STUART HOGG (C) 14 Sean Maitland 13 Huw Jones 12 Sam Johnson 11 Blair Kinghorn 10 Adam Hastings 9 Ali Price 1 Rory Sutherland 2 Fraser Brown 3 Zander Fagerson 4 Scott Cummings 5 Jonny Gray 6 Jamie Ritchie 7 Hamish Watson 8 Magnus Bradbury BENCH: 16 Stuart McInally 17 Allan Dell 18 Simon Berghan 19 Ben Toolis 20 Nick Haining 21 George Horne 22 Rory Hutchinson 23 Chris Harris
SCORERS P: Hastings (2)
15 George Furbank 14 Jonny May 13 Jonathan Joseph 12 OWEN FARRELL (C) 11 Elliot Daly 10 George Ford 9 Willi Heinz 1 Mako Vunipola 2 Jamie George 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Maro Itoje 5 George Kruis 6 Lewis Ludlam 7 Sam Underhill 8 Tom Curry BENCH: 16 Tom Dunn* 17 Ellis Genge 18 Will Stuart 19 Joe Launchbury20 Courtney Lawes 21 Ben Earl* 22 Ben Youngs 23 Ollie Devoto
SCORERS T: Genge C: Farrell P: Farrell (2)
Man of the Match: Sam Underhill
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) Asst Referees: Mathieu Raynal (FFR), Federico Anselmi (UAR) TMO: James Leckie (RA)
FRANCE 35 - 22 ITALY
Stade de France - Sunday 09 February 2020
KO: 16:00 HT: 23-10 Att: tbc
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France v Italy If last week's Les Bleus are anything to go by, this will be a routing for the Azzurri 🙈 🇫🇷🏉🇮🇹
France v Italy Ah La Marseillaise - best anthem ever! 🇫🇷🏉🇮🇹
France 0-0 Italy 1m We have KO from the Azzurri who have one last minute change with Alessandro Zanni off in the warm up, Dean Budd starts and Jimmy Tuivaiti comes onto the bench
France 3-0 Italy 3m Italy hand over an early penalty which is more than kickable for Les Bleus and Romain Ntamack pings over the opening points of the match
France 3-0 Italy 5m France are menacing from the outset and quickly charge toward the Italian 22 from the restart with a chip through but it is saved and cleared by the Azzurri
France 8-0 Italy 6m But the kick to clear veers off sideways giving Les Bleu a lineout deep in the 22, and it takes no time for Teddy Thomas to pounce on the grubber kick to score while defence is discombobulated
France 8-0 Italy 7m France has avoided Storm Ciara so Paris isn't suffering from crazy winds, but Ntamack's kick is still affected by the strong breeze and misses the uprights
France 8-0 Italy 9m Oh. The Italian defence is quite unimpressive so far, and not a patch on last week; France are quickly back deep in Italian territory and have an attacking lineout at the 22...
France 8-0 Italy 10m ...but the Azzurri tidy this attack up nicely with Mattia Bellini stealing possession at the breakdown and the clearance kick putting France well outside the 22
France 8-0 Italy 12m And this time the French haven't got it so easy, struggling to get over the 22, and coughing up possession to the Azzurri for a solid kick to touch and lineout on halfway
France 8-0 Italy 13m The lineout is good, drive is solid, turnover comes anyway and France are belting back into Azzurri territory, making serious yards through Antoine Dupont who pings the ball back infield before falling into touch
France 8-0 Italy 14m Mohamed Haouas collects and barges ahead, the ball is recycled and it's not long before the Italians infringe again for a penalty with Ntamack's range...
France 8-0 Italy 15m ...but that ghastly strong breeze decides the ball must not find it's mark again, and the score remains
France 13-0 Italy 17m The Italians just can't keep the French out, Dupont attacking with such flair, the ball recycled all the way to the whitewash, and after a couple of attempts captain Charles Ollivon finds it to ground the ball
France 13-0 Italy 18m Though this is the most difficult kick for Ntamack so far, out wide, the ball flies on the correct trajectory perfectly right between the uprights, and pings off the bar the wrong way for Les Bleus 🙈
France 13-0 Italy 20m One has to feel sorry for the Azzurri now, as they're not finding many gaps through the French defence, but they make a few yards before play is halted for some medical attention
France 13-0 Italy 22m Play resumes and it's an Italian attacking scrum outside the French 22 and they do well to keep possession and drive toward the whitewash, though forced laterally more than ahead...
France 13-5 Italy 23m ...but the Azzurri are calm and patient and from a poor pass out to Jayden Hayward, the full back collects and flings it out to Matteo Minozzi who files over in the corner, Thomas out of position
France 13-7 Italy 25m Tommaso Allan is just as calm with his acute conversion from out wide and he adds the extras, putting the Azzurri right back in the mix
France 13-7 Italy 27m A little aerial football ensues and results in Les Bleus infringing this time to give Tommy Allan another opportunity to kick some points for the Azzurri...
France 13-10 Italy 28m ...well the cockiness of Les Bleus has been checked as Allan kicks the Italians into double figures and only 3 points short of the French. We may well have a game on here 🙊
France 13-10 Italy 30m The French are on the attack again, outside the Italian 22 and Ref Brace notes Giosuè Zilocchi off his feet in front of the posts, playing advantage for Les Bleus, and the penalty comes...
France 16-10 Italy 31m ...it's an easy 3-pointer for Ntamack and the French aren't having to put in much of an effort since the Azzurri keep handing over churlish penalties
France 16-10 Italy 33m The Italians are having moments of excellence, coupled with nightmarish attack, some of Allan's place-kicking going horribly awry, but Ntamack gifts an insane scrum to Italy just outside the French 22...
France 16-10 Italy 35m ...and the setpiece is just fine, but France grab a get-out-of-jail card and instead of fighting off an attack from the Azzurri in their 22, they repel and go bulldozing themselves, quickly at the Italian 22!
France 16-10 Italy 37m The attack is persistent and Italy do all they can to keep the French from the whitewash, but in the process hand over an imminently kickable 3-pointer...
France 21-10 Italy 38m ...which the French reject, kick to the corner for a 5m lineout which isn't perfect by any means, but they regroup and offload from Dupont to Grégory Alldritt to run circles round the defence to score
France 23-10 Italy 39m As for the conversion, one of the oddest ever 🤔Ntamack tees up, kicks his ball which pings off the far upright to head directly to the nearside upright and then it falls between the posts!
France 23-10 Italy 40m There's just time for a restart and from the Italian 22, Les Bleus run and kick the ball upfield, over halfway and right into the Azzurri 22 for Minozzi to collect and kick into touch for half time
France 23-10 Italy HT T: Thomas, Ollivon, Alldritt C: Ntamack P: Ntamack | T: Minozzi C: Allan P: Allan
France 23-10 Italy 40m The second half kicks off from a French boot and the Italians belt the French right away from their 22 and back up to the midfield
France 23-10 Italy 41m And we've an immediate time off with Captain Luca Bigi getting a bit of attention on the pitch before a French defensive lineout...
France 23-10 Italy 42m The ball is quickly cleared away over halfway, and immediately flies straight back into touch for another French defensive lineout - this one a little more efficient
France 23-10 Italy 43m Romain Taofifenua replaces Paul Willemse in the second row for Les Bleus
France 23-10 Italy 43m Another great Italian attack and they breach the 22 with vigour, but for a third time in 3 minutes, fluff it at the death for the French to defend their 22 again with ball in hand...🙄
France 23-10 Italy 45m The lineout is good for Les Bleus, the momentum lost for the Azzurri and the French are suddenly over halfway in Italian territory with a scrum on the 10m
France 23-10 Italy 46m A solid scrum for France and they move infield, Carlo Canna accused of not releasing the ball at the breakdown and penalty to France, despite Canna being pinned in with no scope for any movement at all
France 23-10 Italy 48m More advantage being played for France as they head toward the Azzurri 22, the penalty comes and Les Bleus opt for the corner rather than an easy three points
France 23-10 Italy 49m An excellent throw in from Julien Marchand but an even more excellent interception from Braam Steyn for the Azzurri to steal possession in their own 22 and clear the French away
France 23-10 Italy 50m Some flying kicks are coming in and from France from halfway the ball hits the post for the Azzurri to touch down and grab some breathing space to take play back to the midfield
France 23-10 Italy 51m Another pass lands the French with another defensive lineout which again they lose 🙈
France 23-10 Italy 52m Yet another defensive lineout, this time deep in their 22 and this time Les Bleus secure the ball and can clear the Azzurri back a few yards...
France 23-10 Italy 53m Danilo Fischetti, Marco Riccioni and Giovanni Licata replace Lovotti, Zilocchi and Sebastien Negri while Les Bleus are pinged for holding on at the breakdown in the same fashion the Azzurri were earlier
France 23-10 Italy 54m An easy 3-pointer for Italy is completely messed up by Allan which despite the wind, should not have missed from directly in front of the posts in the 22 🙄
France 23-10 Italy 56m A brief time off for Bigi again before the Azzurri begin another attack into French territory from the midfield...
France 23-10 Italy 57m ...the Azzurri make it to the French 22 but an excellent rip from Romain Taofifenua and the momentum turns for Les Bleus and they charge over halfway...
France 28-10 Italy 58m ...Les Bleus forging ahead with a maul at the Italian 22 and Dupont engineers to t ball to Ntamack who lies off to smother the whitewash with a bonus point fourth try
France 28-10 Italy 59m Ntamack misses the conversion, and in the meantime, Jefferson Poirot and Demba Bamba have replaced Cyril Baille and Haouas
France 28-10 Italy 60m As the game resumes, Italy ring in the changes: Federico Zani, Jimmy Tuivaiti and Giovanni Licata on for Bigi, Jake Polledri and Callum Braley
France 28-10 Italy 62m The French also change a few more with Peato Mauvaka and Cameron Woki on for Marchand and François Cros , while the Italians are bracing for another attack into French territory
France 28-10 Italy 63m Advantage is being played as the Azzurri camp out in the French 22; the penalty comes and Allan kicks for the corner and a 5m attacking lineout. They go long and they drive hard to with 2m of the whitewash just wide of the posts…still advantage...
France 28-15 Italy 65m It's an excellent effort from the Azzurri and the drive lands them at the uprights, Zani adding a second try in a concerted show of basic rugby skills
France 28-15 Italy 66m Allan adds the conversion, and the Italians are looking far better this second half...the French handing over penalty after churlish penalty in the meantime
France 28-15 Italy 68m Italy go on the attack again, making serious yardage into French territory and they are helped but a knock on from Ntamack outside his 22 which could have given Les Bleus some breathing space...
France 28-15 Italy 69m ...giving the Azzurri another opportunity to solidify their recently found verve in the right half of the pitch with a 22 lineout...
France 28-15 Italy 69m Matthieu Jalibert and Boris Palu replace Ntamack and Bernard Le Roux as the Azzurri win their lineout...
France 28-15 Italy 69m ...but the French have regrouped and manage to smuggle the ball back into French hands and kick the Azzurri way back out of the French 22, and breathe...
France 28-15 Italy 71m ...long enough to carry the ball and the game right up to the Azzurri 22, before we have a time off as Hayward gets some medical attention
France 33-15 Italy 72m Les Bleus have to work a long way back to breach the 22, but young Serin decides it's on him, securing the ball, runs ahead, grubber kicks through, collects just short of the whitewash & pounces over it to score
France 35-17 Italy 74m Jalibert makes his mark with a conversion having newly arrived too, and Les Bleus have regained their composure of the last 15 minutes; Giulio Bisegni has replaced Allan at fly half
France 35-17 Italy 75m That French flair bursts through again, Les Bleus charging from the midfield all the way to the Italian 22 and Vincent Rattez is deftly taken down by Mattia Bellini and the Italian counter-attack is good
France 35-17 Italy 76m Rattez is down injured and is held up on either side as he's carried off the pitch while Federico Ruzza replaces Budd
France 35-17 Italy 77m The Azzurri have a defensive scrum against the French who are now down to 14 men with their injury losses; Les Bleus are pinged and the Italians clear for a midfield lineout still in their own half. The French hit back with a steal at their own 22 and the Azzurri have to make up ground from their own tryline
France 35-17 Italy 78m The injuries are mounting up for the French as the Italians hope to attack again, the French crowd getting behind their team in voice; at least now all teams have a fortnight to recover
France 35-22 Italy 79m It takes the Azzurri a while to escape their own half but when they do, it's delightful hands from the Italians and the play is finished off with a scrumptious try for Bellini
France 35-22 Italy 80m A quick go at the conversion which misses means the game can carry on and there's time for a restart as Italy wants that bonus point...
France 35-22 Italy 80+1m But then they decide enough is enough and from the French restart, the Azzurri thump the ball into touch for full time
15 Anthony Bouthier 14 Teddy Thomas 13 Arthur Vincent 12 Gaël Fickou 11 Vincent Rattez 10 Romain Ntamack 9 Antoine Dupont 1 Cyril Baille 2 Julien Marchand 3 Mohamed Haouas 4 Bernard Le Roux 5 Paul Willemse 6 François Cros 7 CHARLES OLLIVON (C) 8 Grégory Alldritt BENCH: 16 Peato Mauvaka 17 Jefferson Poirot 18 Demba Bamba 19 Romain Taofifenua 20 Boris Palu 21 Cameron Woki 22 Baptiste Serin 23 Matthieu Jalibert
SCORERS T: Thomas, Ollivon, Alldritt, Ntamack, Serin C: Ntamack, Jalibert P: Ntamack (2)
15 Jayden Hayward 14 Mattia Bellini 13 Luca Morisi 12 Carlo Canna 11 Matteo Minozzi 10 Tommaso Allan 9 Callum Braley 1 Andrea Lovotti 2 LUCA BIGI (C) 3 Giosuè Zilocchi 4 Dean Budd 5 Niccolò Cannone 6 Jake Polledri 7 Sebastian Negri 8 Braam Steyn BENCH: 16 Federico Zani 17 Danilo Fischetti 18 Marco Riccioni 19 Jimmy Tuivaiti 20 Federico Ruzza 21 Giovanni Licata 22 Guglielmo Palazzani 23 Giulio Bisegni
SCORERS T: Minozzi, Zani, Bellini C: Allan (2) P: Allan
Man of the Match: Grégory Alldritt
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Asst Referees: Nigel Owens (WRU), Brendon Pickerill (NZRU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
ITALY 0 - 17 SCOTLAND
Stadio Olimpico - Saturday 22 February 2020
KO: 15:15 HT: 0-5 Att: tbc
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Italy v Scotland Afternoon from a gloriously balmy Rome in the sunshine and the anthems are done, so we await KO 🇮🇹🏉🏴
Italy 0-0 Scotland 1m Ref O'Keeffe has blown the whistle for Tommy Allan to begin the battle which both sides desperately need to win...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 1m the first lineout is for Italy on halfway and they take it quickly, the Scots winning the penalty for a halfway scrum
Italy 0-0 Scotland 2m The scrum goes down but a spilt second after the ball reaches Ali Price to clear and immediately the Scots knock on and it's a defensive scrum for the Azzurri outside their 22
Italy 0-0 Scotland 3m The second scrum goes down for a reset, and the Italians come away with the penalty - it's another scrum...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 4m The penalty is clearly for the homeside and Allan clears well over halfway to set up an attacking lineout inside the Scottish 10m
Italy 0-0 Scotland 5m The setpiece is working well for the Azzurri and the Scots infringe immediately, giving Italy a scrum near far touch outside the Scottish 22
Italy 0-0 Scotland 6m Giosuè Zilocchi slips in the front row and the penalty goes to Scotland for the visitors to clear Italy back into their own half
Italy 0-0 Scotland 7m It's a solid lineout from Scotland at the Italy 22 and they bulldoze into the Italian attack area, barging toward the goal line an they are in touching distance...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 7m ...but Magnus Bradbury knocks the ball on for Italy to defend their territory with another scrum
Italy 0-0 Scotland 8m But Zilocchi slips yet again and the penalty is for Scotland, allowing young Adam Hastings to tee up to open the scoreboard...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 9m ...Hastings misses appallingly and the score remains empty 🙄
Italy 0-0 Scotland 10m Italy waste no time in shifting play back to the midfield and forcing the Scots onto the backfoot after missing such an easy opportunity
Italy 0-0 Scotland 12m After a little to and fro, Mattia Bellini sprints through a poor defence deep into Scottish territory, eventually brought down but quick hands, Matteo Minozzi in waiting, and they get within a whisper...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 13m ...of scoring but are halted deftly and the Scots clear the danger away promptly
Italy 0-0 Scotland 14m Play is back up at halfway for Scotland to infringe again, coming in from the side, handing Allan the ball to set up a lineout in the Scottish 22...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 15m Scotland think they've stopped the forward charge, but they've already handed over another penalty and it comes for Italy, and Allan bangs the ball into the corner for a 5m lineout
Italy 0-0 Scotland 16m This lineout is not swift nor accurate for Italy and the Scots are able to clear the Italians out of their 22, but not far enough and the lineout is in attack for the Azzurri
Italy 0-0 Scotland 17m Italy win the lineout but the counter from Scotland involves Hamish Watson grabbing between his opposition's legs and pulling up to win a penalty
Italy 0-0 Scotland 19m Scotland execute their defensive scrum efficiently, Zilocchi falling prey to the same fate again, and the ball is cleared back into Italian territory
Italy 0-0 Scotland 20m Italy are here to play and they reverse possession, kick for position back over halfway through Bellini and they force play back into the Scottish half, stealing the ball off the ground at the 22...
Italy 0-0 Scotland 21m ...but the Azzurri allow themselves to be turned over yet again, are forced back a short distance, and come back hard through Jake Polledri, but his offload goes directly to Hastings...
Italy 0-5 Scotland 22m ...all the momentum for the Azzurri slips away as the ball flies deep into Italian territory through the boot of Blair Kinghorn, Scots go wide, ball landing in the hands of Stuart Hogg to score in the corner
Italy 0-5 Scotland 24m Hastings misses his second kick at eh uprights so it's only a small 5 point lead in this second quarter
Italy 0-5 Scotland 26m But following the restart, the Scots don't make much ground in the Italian half before the homeside wrestle back possession, a penalty and can invade the Scottish half again through Allan's boot
Italy 0-5 Scotland 28m A time off ensues before a midfield scrum is set, just in Italy's half after the Azzurri knock on
Italy 0-5 Scotland 29m There's not much too clever in Scotland's attack, just sticking to the basics to carry the ball forward and it flies from Sam Johnson to Price who runs in for a second try....
Italy 0-5 Scotland 30m ...but there's one if not two forward passes in the process, and the officials have seen it, Ref O’Keeffe warning Hastings not to be rushing any conversion - not try confirmed by TMO Rowan Kitt
Italy 0-5 Scotland 31m As the next scrum is set, Zilocchi is replaced by Marco Riccioni to sure up the Italian pack
Italy 0-5 Scotland 32m The effect is as required, the Italians taking play from their own half into Scottish territory, but a couple of poor lineouts later, Ref O'Keeffe halts play to have a word with captains, tho McInally attends
Italy 0-5 Scotland 33m Scotland make in roads up to the Azzurri 22 but the homeside turn over the ball and drive play back up to the midfield
Italy 0-5 Scotland 34m Scotland push their opposition back but the fightback is strong; they are definitely a better side already under Franco Smith
Italy 0-5 Scotland 35m The Scots win a halfway lineout of their own, but again Italy turn them over and clear well for an attacking lineout
Italy 0-5 Scotland 36m The Azzurri drive play deep into the Scottish 22 again, but rather than taking advantage of open field out wide, they run back in and the Scots scramble to win the ball back, and do to clear Italy out...
Italy 0-5 Scotland 38m ...it's a long way to come back for Italy, but they waste little time, aided by a Scottish penalty given wide of posts outside the 22, and Allan tees up only for the ball to ping off the far upright
Italy 0-5 Scotland 39m The Scots can Italy away again and play is quickly back in the midfield, Italy about to break over halfway again but are turned over and the ball is cleared for an attacking lineout just inside the 10m
Italy 0-5 Scotland 40+1m No problem with the Scottish lineout and they slowly edge closer to the Italian 22, but just as they threaten the danger zone, the ball is knocked on and the Ref calls half time
Italy 0 - 5 Scotland HT - | T: Hogg
Italy 0 - 5 Scotland 40m We have KO of the second half and this game is still anyone's; Italy have been quite entertaining but just can't go that final foot to the Scottish tryline without getting turned over
Italy 0 - 5 Scotland 41m However, Scotland have not fared much better reaching the tryline again though Bradbury to Watson who flies over, releases back up to Jamie Ritchie but Polledri has other ideas and the ball is spilled forward
Italy 0 - 5 Scotland 42m Italy can't keep the Scots back for long and the penalty comes for a kick to the corner for an attacking 5m lineout for the visitors...
Italy 0 - 5 Scotland 43m ...but not before Dean Budd and Giovanni Licata replace Alessandro Zanni and Sebastian Negri
Italy 0 - 5 Scotland 45m The lineout is solid but the defence is just as much, the Scots forced back and forth along the tryline, not quite reaching it for the Azzurri getting right in their faces
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 46m Eventually persistence and variation pay off as the Scots keep their discipline and eventually Chris Harris finds the whitewash and he creeps over it to score
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 48m However, Hastings again misses the conversion, the ball only finding the upright to ping away
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 50m The restart hands a scrum to Scotland just inside the Italian half, but it has to be reset before the penalty is won for Italy
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 51m Much better setpiece for the Azzurri and Allan clears to touch for a 22 attacking lineout, but they can't take advantage of their position and play is quickly back up in the midfield after a 14th turnover
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 52m But the Azzurri aren't conceding defeat any time soon and from their own 22, they nick the loose ball to run and offload and jink and barge 40m into the Scottish 22
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 53m But the speed at which the attack happens is such that Polledri is isolated and ripe to be turned over for a 15th time already
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 53m Time off now though as Riccioni is receiving treatment and is being prepped to be carted off the pitch for Zilocchi to return
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 54m Play resumes for Italy to steal possession, and is halted again since finally decide after um-ing and ah-ing, stripping off replacements and then not, to bring on changes...
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 55m Allan Dell, Willem Nel, George Horne and Matt Fagerson on for Sutherland, Zander Fagerson, Price and Bradbury
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 56m It's an Italian scrum just inside Scottish territory but they are finding it hard to gain any ground, though keeping ball in hand, but are turned over on the Scottish 10m after 11 phases of attacking play
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 57m The Scots make some serious yards and look to threaten the Italian 22, but the homeside aren't having any of it and battle in defence to halt this latest assault
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 58m Having forced the Scots back some, the Italians bring on some changes in Danilo Fischetti and Guglielmo Palazzani replacing Andrea Lovotti and Callum Braley
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 59m The plan to clear the Scots out of their half doesn't quite work, the visitors quickly back at the 22 for a lineout, just as more changes are rung in heading into the final quarter
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 60m Both hookers are replaced with Federico Zani on for Bigi and Fraser Brown for McInally while Italy secure a defensive scrum...
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 62m The Italians do this time manage to force the Scots back into their own half, only to come back hard and threaten the 22 with some vigour, Italian defence continuing to be tested
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 63m The defence is quite impressive and the Scots can't breach the 22, instead being shoved back up to halfway
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 65m The Italian changes have paid off and the piercing attacks from Scotland have been halted to a significant degree, play on halfway with the Scots in possession
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 66m But a tactical kick is hurtled directly back and Scotland have lineout but back up at the Italian 10m rather than any closer
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 67m Brut force comes into play, and the ball is flung out wide to far touch at eh Azzurri 22 only for the Italians to steal possession and clear the ball away again
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 67m Time off is called again for more changes, Marco Lazzaroni on for Niccolò Cannone for Italy, Grant Gilchrist and Byron McGuigan for Scott Cummings and Sean Maitland
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 69m Play resumes on halfway, the Italians in possession and they drive into Scottish territory, advantage being played and the penalty comes, but...
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 69m ...play is halted, the high tackle from Gilchrist on Bram Steyn's neck is completely ignored, while Zani is yellow carded for clearing Gilchrist out with a not-vaguely dangerous tip-tackle 🙄
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 71m Italy don't waste any time in stealing back possession and they keep ball in hand, but struggle to get out of their own half, persistently going backwards, making negative ground
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 73m Still in their own half, the Azzurri fight off a 20th turnover from Watson this time and have a defensive scrum...
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 73m Italy will play out the final 10 minutes at 14 men, time off for Bigi to return and Bellini to be sacrificed before the Azzurri scrum on the 10m is set; also Giulio Bisegni replaces Allan
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 75m Two minutes later the Azzurri have not made any ground at all, and the Scots manage to steal the ball, but immediately hand it back for Canna to kick high and long for the Scots to run it back to halfway...
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 76m Another penalty for Italy and they have a lineout bang on halfway, but they only kick into Scots territory to have the ball kicked right back and the Azzurri are defending their 22 again
Italy 0 - 10 Scotland 77m As the Scots clock the time left, the Italians do make some yards, breaching halfway and head toward the 22...but again are turned over and the Scots retaliate...
Italy 0 - 15 Scotland 78m ...with quick hands and forward momentum, charging to halfway before Hastings literally has a walk in the park to touch down under the posts for a third and far too easy try
Italy 0 - 17 Scotland 79m And at least this time, no matter how hard he tries, Hastings can't miss the conversion from so close.
Italy 0 - 17 Scotland 80m 30 seconds to go and there's more than enough time for a restart, the Italians back up to XV men as Zani throws into a 22 attacking lineout…while Bellini replaces Bigi again, and Allan returns for Minozzi who is sent of for an HIA
Italy 0 - 17 Scotland 80+2m ...and the Azzurri desperately need a score for all their efforts, holding onto the ball and invading the 22 with some conviction, keeping their discipline and go 8 phases...
Italy 0 - 17 Scotland 80+2m ...before the ball flies behind the goal line and Hogg reaches it to touch down to end the game, denying Italy any points
15 Jayden Hayward 14 Mattia Bellini 13 Luca Morisi 12 Carlo Canna 11 Matteo Minozzi 10 Tommaso Allan 9 Callum Braley 1 Andrea Lovotti 2 LUCA BIGI (C) 3 Giosuè Zilocchi 4 Alessandro Zanni 5 Niccolò Cannone 6 Jake Polledri 7 Sebastian Negri 8 Abraham Steyn BENCH: 16 Federico Zani 17 Danilo Fischetti 18 Marco Riccioni 19 Marco Lazzaroni 20 Dean Budd 21 Giovanni Licata 22 Guglielmo Palazzani 23 Giulio Bisegni
SCORERS Zani
15 STUART HOGG (C) 14 Sean Maitland 13 Chris Harris 12 Sam Johnson 11 Blair Kinghorn 10 Adam Hastings 9 Ali Price 1 Rory Sutherland 2 Stuart McInally 3 Zander Fagerson 4 Ben Toolis 5 Scott Cummings 6 Jamie Ritchie 7 Hamish Watson 8 Magnus Bradbury BENCH: 16 Fraser Brown 17 Allan Dell 18 Willem Nel 19 Grant Gilchrist 20 Matt Fagerson 21 George Horne 22 Rory Hutchinson 23 Byron McGuigan
SCORERS T: Hogg, Harris, Hastings C: Hastings
Man of the Match: Hamish Watson
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZRU) Asst Referees: Mathieu Raynal (FFR), Ben Whitehouse (WRU) TMO: Rowan Kitt (RFU)
WALES 23 - 27 FRANCE
Principality Stadium - Saturday 22 February 2020
KO: 16:45 HT: 9-17 Att: tbc
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15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 George North 13 Nick Tompkins 12 Hadleigh Parkes 11 Josh Adams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Gareth Davies 1 Wyn Jones 2 Ken Owens 3 Dillon Lewis 4 Jake Ball 5 ALUN WYN JONES (C) 6 Ross Moriarty 7 Justin Tipuric 8 Taulupe Faletau BENCH: 16 Ryan Elias 17 Rob Evans 18 Leon Brown 19 Will Rowlands* 20 Aaron Wainwright 21 Tomos Williams 22 Jarrod Evans 23 Johnny McNicholl
SCORERS T: Lewis, Biggar C: Biggar (2) P: Biggar (3)
15 Anthony Bouthier 14 Teddy Thomas 13 Virimi Vakatawa 12 Arthur Vincent 11 Gaël Fickou 10 Romain Ntamack 9 Antoine Dupont 1 Cyril Baille 2 Julien Marchand 3 Mohamed Haouas 4 Bernard Le Roux 5 Paul Willemse 6 François Cros 7 CHARLES OLLIVON (C) 8 Grégory Alldritt BENCH: 16 Camille Chat 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros* 18 Demba Bamba 19 Romain Taofifenua 20 Dylan Cretin* 21 Baptiste Serin 22 Matthieu Jalibert 23 Thomas Ramos
SCORERS T: Bouthier, Willemse, Ntamack C: Ntamack (3) P: Ntamack (2) Alldritt, Haouas
Man of the Match: Romain Ntamack
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Asst Referees: Wayne Barnes (RFU), Karl Dickson (RFU) TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)
ENGLAND 24 - 12 IRELAND
Twickenham Stadium - Sunday 23 February 2020
KO: 15:00 HT: 17-0 Att: tbc
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15 Elliot Daly 14 Jonny May 13 Manu Tuilagi 12 OWEN FARRELL (C) 11 Jonathan Joseph 10 George Ford 9 Ben Youngs 1 Joe Marler 2 Jamie George 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Maro Itoje 5 George Kruis 6 Courtney Lawes 7 Sam Underhill 8 Tom Curry BENCH: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 17 Ellis Genge 18 Will Stuart 19 Joe Launchbury 20 Charlie Ewels 21 Ben Earl 22 Willi Heinz 23 Henry Slade
SCORERS T: Ford, Daly, Cowan-Dickie C: Farrell (3) P: Farrell
15 Jordan Larmour 14 Andrew Conway 13 Robbie Henshaw 12 Bundee Aki 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 JONATHAN SEXTON (C) 9 Conor Murray 1 Cian Healy 2 Rob Herring 3 Tadhg Furlong 4 Iain Henderson 5 James Ryan 6 Peter O’Mahony 7 Josh van der Flier 8 CJ Stander BENCH: 16 Ronan Kelleher 17 Dave Kilcoyne 18 Andrew Porter 19 Devin Toner 20 Caelan Doris 21 John Cooney 22 Ross Byrne 23 Keith Earls
SCORERS T: Henshaw, Porter C: Cooney
Man of the Match: Courtney Lawes
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Asst Referees: Romain Poite (FFR), Alex Ruiz (FFR) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
ENGLAND 33 - 30 WALES
Twickenham Stadium - Saturday 07 March 2020
KO: 16:45 HT: 20-9 Att: tbc
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15 Elliot Daly 14 Anthony Watson 13 Manu Tuilagi 12 OWEN FARRELL (C) 11 Jonny May 10 George Ford 9 Ben Youngs 1 Joe Marler 2 Jamie George 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Maro Itoje 5 George Kruis 6 Courtney Lawes 7 Mark Wilson 8 Tom Curry BENCH: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 17 Ellis Genge 19 Joe Launchbury 20 Charlie Ewels 21 Ben Earl 22 Willi Heinz 23 Henry Slade
SCORERS T: Watson, Daly, Tuilagi C: Farrell (3) P: Farrell (3), Ford Genge 
Tuilagi
15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 George North 13 Nick Tompkins 12 Hadleigh Parkes 11 Liam Williams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Tomos Williams 1 Rob Evans 2 Ken Owens 3 Dillon Lewis 4 Jake Ball 5 ALUN WYN JONES (C) 6 Ross Moriarty 7 Justin Tipuric 8 Josh Navidi BENCH: 16 Ryan Elias 17 Rhys Carre 18 Leon Brown 19 Aaron Shingler 20 Taulupe Faletau 21 Rhys Webb 22 Jarrod Evans 23 Johnny McNicholl
SCORERS T: Tipuric (2), Biggar C: Biggar (3) P: Halfpenny (2), Biggar
Man of the Match: Ben Youngs
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZRU) Asst Referees: Romain Poite (FFR), Alex Ruiz (FFR) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
SCOTLAND 28 - 17 FRANCE
BT Murrayfield - Sunday 08 March 2020
KO: 15:00 HT: 14-7 Att: tbc
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15 STUART HOGG(C) 14 Sean Maitland 13 Chris Harris 12 Sam Johnson 11 Blair Kinghorn 10 Adam Hastings 9 Ali Price 1 Rory Sutherland 2 Fraser Brown 3 Zander Fagerson 4 Scott Cummings 5 Grant Gilchrist 6 Jamie Ritchie 7 Hamish Watson 8 Nick Haining BENCH: 16 Stuart McInally 17 Allan Dell 18 Willem Nel 19 Sam Skinner 20 Magnus Bradbury 21 George Horne 22 Duncan Weir 23 Kyle Steyn
SCORERS T: Maitland (2), McInally C: Hastings (2) P: Hastings (3)
15 Anthony Bouthier 14 Damian Penaud 13 Virimi Vakatawa 12 Arthur Vincent 11 Gaël Fickou 10 Romain Ntamack 9 Antoine Dupont 1 Jefferson Poirot 2 Julien Marchand 3 Mohamed Haouas 4 Bernard Le Roux 5 Paul Willemse 6 François Cros 7 CHARLES OLLIVON (C) 8 Grégory Alldritt BENCH: 16 Peato Mauvaka 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros 18 Demba Bamba 19 Romain Taofifenua 20 Dylan Cretin 21 Baptiste Serin 22 Matthieu Jalibert 23 Thomas Ramos
SCORERS T: Penaud, Ollivon C: Jalibert (2) P: Jalibert Cros Haouas
Man of the Match: Jamie Ritchie
Referee: Paul Williams (NZRU) Asst Referees: Wayne Barnes (RFU), Frank Murphy (IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
IRELAND 50 - 17 ITALY
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 24 October 2020
KO: 14:15 HT: 24-3 Att: 0
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WALES 10 - 11 SCOTLAND
Parc y Scarlets - Saturday 31 October 2020
KO: 14:15 HT: 7-6 Att: 0
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ITALY 5 - 34 ENGLAND
Stadio Olimpico - Saturday 31 October 2020
KO: 17:45 HT: 5-10 Att: 0
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FRANCE 35 - 27 IRELAND
Stade de France - Saturday 31 October 2020
KO: 21:00 HT: 17-13 Att: tbc
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