Summary

  • Italy 0-29 France FT - catch up in 'Live Coverage'

  • Maestri & Bastareaud tries for France, Plisson 2 cons

  • Two Lopez & Plisson pens for France, one by Spedding

  • England beat Scots on Saturday, Wales downed Irish

  • England, Ireland & Wales look set to decide title, France retain remote chance

  1. Full-timepublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

  2. Postpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "France's Mathieu Bastareaud has had the ball five or six times since he came on and he hasn't passed it once. The statistics show he has made two metres - and yet he's scored a try."

  3. Trypublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Mathieu Basteraud celebrates his tryImage source, Reuters

    The French juggernaut gets up to speed and, via a collision with the post protector, is over from close range.

    Plisson slots with ease and that, thank goodness, is that.

  4. Postpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "Look at that statistic - 37 handling errors. That sums up the game. It's one every two minutes."

  5. Postpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    France are camped up on the Italy five-metre line and, awarded the penalty, Thierry Dusuatoir opts for a scrum.

    They have been dominant in the last few setpieces and will surely be going for the old-school pushover.

  6. Postpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "Gael Fickou was one of the most exciting players when he burst onto the scene a few years ago. But where has all that ambition gone? He is just not being allowed to show it in this French team."

  7. Postpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    I think this game has lulled the watching crowd into a stupor. No other reason why people are still hanging around and not beating the traffic.

    It has been truly dire, directionless stuff.

    England and Wales will both fancy their chances of racking up big scores next weekend.

  8. Postpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "If you made a sci-fi movie of this game I'm not sure the plot would be believable with the amount of mistakes we've seen."

  9. Replacementpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Feel that tremor? Mathieu Bastareaud is on in the France centres. Damien Chouly is going to get a run at number eight in place of Loann Goujon.

  10. Get involved #bbc6nationspublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Giovanbattista Venditti forms a ruck for ItalyImage source, Getty Images

    Matthew Newton:, external 6nations is an amazing tournament and expect a thrilling finale next weekend. However this game is awful

  11. Postpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "That was some really good scrambling defence by France, aggressive in the counter-rucking. They'll be thinking 'right, let's keep our defence in tact. Let's win this to zero'."

  12. Postpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    No cigar.

    France turn over the ball and clear their lines. The Stadio Olimpico crowd have bought some of the most expensive tickets in sport if you consider value for money.

  13. Postpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Penalty Italy. Again Sergio Parisse instructs his fly-half to send play into the corner and set up another line-out.

  14. Postpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Italy win a penalty on the France 22m and Sergio Parisse does the only honourable thing, telling Luciano Orquera to kick into the corner.

    They have got the maul rumbling off the line-out as well...

  15. Postpublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Carlo Del Fava
    Former Italy lock on BBC One

    Referee JP Doyle at the Italy v France matchImage source, Reuters

    "Nothing has gone right for Italy today. The poor referee can't even play advantage because the mistakes are so blatant. Those mistakes lead to a lack of continuity and a lack of ability to build the phases. It causes you to lose metres and lose ground."

  16. Postpublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    There are adverts popping up on the LCD advertising hoardings attempting to flog some tickets for Wales' visit to Rome next weekend.

    That is a tough sell considering the hosts' limp performance today.

  17. Postpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Under pressure five metres from their own line, Italy are given a get out of jail card by JP Doyle who rules that Rabah Slimani has engaged too early.

  18. Postpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Carlo Del Fava
    Former Italy lock on BBC One

    "It doesn't make good viewing. If you were the Italian coach you would be extremely frustrated. You practice all week but the execution of individual skills is just not there today."

  19. Postpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2015

    Edoardo Gori releases from the ruck for ItalyImage source, Getty Images

    Italy's play has no urgency, their runners are having little impact and there is too little time anyway. This game is not going to salvage itself with a grandstand finish.