Rightio, that is your lot for today.

Two bona-fide thrillers and one absolute dud this weekend. Well, two out of three ain't bad as Meatloaf sang.

And "ain't bad" is understating the prospect of the final weekend to come. Italy v Wales, Scotland v Ireland, England v France - all lined up back-to-back on the BBC.

We'll see you there.

Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre on BBC One

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"George Ford is the real deal. He is such a good footballer, has such a good understanding of the game. He is smart enough to know he can't take on an 18 stone forward who's about to smash him.

"He is just a smart rugby player who in my opinion has every gift a rugby player at number 10 should have."

Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre on BBC One

"I think England will be less favoured now to win the Six Nations, given the France scoreline here. I would back England at home against anybody,. If they find the accuracy they did in the second half against Wales they will be fine.

"At home with the Championship at stake, with the pressure, I expect this side to do it because they have been in this kind of pressurised position before."

Andy Nicol
Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

"Scotland won't fear Ireland. They play against them in the Pro 12. They will have a crack but whether will be good enough I don't know. They have a lot of injuries. It doesn't feel like they should be bottom though. They haven't been whitewashed.

"Some years they have been and it feels like they should have been. This time it doesn't and I think they will get a result soon, hopefully at the weekend."

Keith Wood
Former Ireland hooker on BBC One

On Ireland's final game in Scotland on Saturday:

"I don't think Scotland have that full level of strength that was shown by Wales but they will be fearful too, because Scotland have been close but haven't quite got there this year. Scotland will have their day soon and it could be next week, so Ireland will have to focus."

Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre on BBC One

"It will be interesting to see how Wales recover from the Ireland game in the space of week. They will be battered and horribly bruised and as a team that will be difficult to recover from in seven days."

Stuart Lancaster said he had to call an early end to a probables v possibles training match in the England camp earlier this week because it was so ferocious.

Maybe the confidence-building friendly set up by Philippe Saint-Andre in midweek set France on course for today's win.

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Carlo Del Fava
Former Italy lock on BBC One

"Italy have a monumental task against Wales next week. It is going to be a battle and extremely difficult, there is no getting away from that. It is a big challenge but it is not an impossible task to keep that Welsh team at bay."

The discussion on the BBC red button has switched to Ireland and whether they should have been better against Wales.

Keith Wood's domain this one. "Ireland are pretty much a team in transition. They had a horribly injury list at the start of the Six Nations, they put a gameplan in place to get over the first couple of hurdles, but it didn't work yesterday.

"They're not the most exciting but they're not trying to be. They are trying to build momentum because this is a huge year for the squad. There is a belief that this could be the opportunity for Ireland to properly achieve at a World Cup.

"But I do think Ireland could have showed more against Wales."

Keith Wood
Former Ireland hooker on BBC One

"Philippe Saint-Andre has escaped for a few days longer. Everyone I've spoken to in the French set-up says there will be no change of coach this close to the World Cup. France still expect to do really well at the World Cup. They think they can deliver."

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Italy's Andrea Masi cuts a suitably dejected figure as he speaks to BBC One:

"We were under-pressure with our set piece and struggled controlling the ball, but credit to a really well-organised French team.

"We had good confidence going into the game. We played a really passionate yet composed game against Scotland. But today we struggled controlling the ball on set-piece and when you give the ball to the French team so easily it is normal to come under pressure.

"We need a reaction against Wales next week. The last two years we have played in Rome we haven't played our best rugby and our supporters deserve a better show from us. We must stay positive and believe in ourselves, believe that we are able to play the type of good rugby we did against Scotland."

The pundits on the BBC red button are talking about the possibility of bringing other countries into the Six Nations, and of a promotion/relegation system.

"I'm a bit nervous talking about that given where Scotland are in the table at the moment," says Andy Nicol.

Keith Wood says: "I think it's a bit premature at the present moment in time, but if there are teams moving up - like Italy did in the 1990s - then they should get the chance to play two or three big games a year. That should happen now to teams like Georgia."

Jeremy Guscott's view? "Italy have beeaten everyone in the Six Nations other than England so they should be allowed to stay in. It is incredibly premature to suggest they shouldn't be involved in it."

Former Leicester centre Terry Burwell: , external"France beat England by 15, Ireland lose and Wales only beat Italy by 20 and France are champions"

Keith Wood
Former Ireland hooker on BBC One

"Italy had two very kickable penalties to go 6-0 up and didn't. Suddenly because they didn't do this, the pressure builds on Italy, and it gives France encouragement - and the game went from there."

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More from French coach Philippe Saint-Andre:

"The pressure I'm under is part of the job. I know this. I'm just very pleased with today.

"We won and that is good for the morale and the spirit of my team."

Asked about Saturday's game against England at Twickenham, the French coach said: "It is a huge game for us. England are always motivated so it is never an easy game.

"But there is no pressure on us. We will go there and see what happens during the game."

Andy Nicol
Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

"France's Scott Spedding is a big powerful full-back who has counter-attacked really well. I have been very impressed with him."

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French full-back Scott Spedding, one of the better players on show today, tells BBC One "it has been a frustrating few weeks" in the French camp.

"We spoke during the week and said when we get opportunities let's try and exploit them. Everyone worked hard today," Spedding says.

Asked about the standard of the game, Spedding replied: "The conditions complicated it. The field was wet, the ball was slippery - and on top of that there was a lot of pressure on our team, deservedly so, from our public because we hadn't been up to scratch.

"We can take this win in to the England match now. It does our confidence the world of good. We can take a lot from it and now we have nothing to lose at Twickenham."

John Richards:, external ‏A team playing with confidence will put 60 points against italy in 6 nations. Wales anyone? AWFUL game in Rome

Lustig:, external What an awful game. Both Wales and England should score a hatfull next week, unless there's an improvement in those teams.

Michael Newbury: , external‏And France coach St Andre survives and probably shouldn't...

Winning French coach Philippe Saint-Andre on BBC One: "It was an OK performance after two tough weeks. We were strong in the contact area, had a good set-piece, and scored two good tries. Of course we can do better but after what happened two weeks ago - our result against Wales, and Italy beating Scotland - we are pleased with the result."

BBC Wales Gareth Rhys Owen on Twitter: , external"On behalf of the BBC, the rugby fraternity and humanity as a whole may I apologise for the last 80minutes of rugby."