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

Live Reporting

Mike Henson

  1. Half-time stats

    Italy-France

    Tackles made: 53-31

    Tackles missed: 5-0

    Turnovers won: 2-4

    Penalties conceded: 55-5

    Carries: 39-49

    Offloads: 3-3

    Metres made: 124-282

  2. Jeremy Guscott
    Former England centre on BBC One

    "We love to see great rugby but sometimes you have to play to the conditions and play smart. France haven't done that, and neither have Italy"

  3. Keith Wood
    Former Ireland hooker on BBC One

    "You have a small element of sympathy for the players for the first 10 minutes because it's very greasy conditions. But the manner in which the teams are playing ... they are not holding onto the ball. You don't play slip passes or have the ball under one arm when the weather is like it is."

  4. Halftimegraphic

  5. Half-time

    And that is your lot. Looking forward to see what the BBC One boys have scraped together for a half-time highlights reel.

  6. Penalty

    At the resulting scrum, France get a bit of steam up and it is enough for JP Doyle to raise his arm their way.

    Camille Lopez is limping a bit so Scott Spedding makes his comeback.

    He lands with space to spare on either post.

  7. Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "It's almost getting beyond a joke. I'm sorry to keep saying this but there are so many mistakes. There was an opportunity for Italy then. I thought they'd go through a couple more phases, it was a great opportunity, and then yet again there was another error."

  8. Italy run turnover ball out of their own 22m, but the inevitable handling error kills the growing excitement in the stands stone dead.

    They looked like they had the right idea in the opening 10 minutes when they just booted for field position at every opportunity.

  9. Get involved #bbc6nations

    Four Balls: How did @Scotlandteam lose to both of these sides?

    MrBounce: ‏I think I had better handling when I was playing Loosehead for my schools Under 12 C team...

    Ed Moss-Ward: This has been the scrappiest 30 minutes of 6 Nations rugby in years. If someone gets the basics right, they'll win

  10. Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "That was a great run from Lopez but what happens next? A mistake. It sums up the game. You can see the frustration in the faces of everyone, especially the players. Then Spedding makes a great break and what happens? Lo and behold it's another mistake."

  11. Camille Lopez on a lovely, mazy little run from broken play, whizzes past a trio of defenders. His offload rebounds forward off the knee of Gael Fickou though and the opening is gone.

    Mathieu Bastareaud grimaces on the bench.

  12. Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "France have got their noses in front. I'm not sure they deserve it. They've just kicked the two opportunities they've had, whereas Italy have missed their two. But there's not been much excitement in this game."

  13. Penalty

    The way that everyone else is playing, Camille Lopez looks like Paul Thorburn and Rob Andrew's illegitimate offspring.

    He slots and that could be a match-winning margin the way this one is going.

  14. Francesco Minto burrows in the side of a ruck and Camille Lopez calls for the tee. The France fly-half is one from one and this is in front, if back on Italy's 10m...

  15. Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    France's Nakaitaci tackles Venditti of ItalyReuters

    "It has been so scrappy. There has been no continuity and every phase has ended with a mistake by both sides. There are opportunities. The team that can control the ball, get their game together, and cut out the mistakes will win this. There have been so many handling errors."

  16. Woeful. Luciano Orquera opts to kick for the corner from a decent penalty position, but doesn't get close to landing it. That is straight into France hand and the ball is returned with interest.

    Italy line-out but back behind where Orquera kicked from...

  17. Get involved #bbc6nations

    The Pen: this game is dreadful. I'm sorting through my clothes now to keep myself awake!

    ScottishRugbychange: ‏Poor game so far. The worst part is both teams beat Scotland

  19. Andy Nicol
    Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC One

    "The first three kickers failed but Lopez knocked it over and France get a lead they barely deserve. It has been error strewn but they have their noses in front."

  20. Penalty

    The fourth man to take on a shot at goal and, pick a cuddly toy, because finally we have a winner.

    Camille Lopez lands one from halfway inside the Italy half to put France ahead. This match has been stinking out the weekend so far though.