Summary

  • France beat Wales 20-18 with a try 20 minutes into stoppage time

  • Wales were leading 18-13 in Paris thanks to six Halfpenny pens

  • Damien Chouly bundled over in 100th minute after non-stop pressure

  • Scotland beat Italy 29-0 at Murrayfield in Vern Cotter's final match as coach

  • Russell, Scott, Visser & Seymour scored tries to seal bonus point

  • Ireland v England live on Radio 5 live as England chase a Grand Slam

  1. Atmosphere building at Murrayfieldpublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Scotland v Italy (12:30 GMT)

    The pipers were waiting to greet Italy off the bus.

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    And it is first blood to Scotland at the coin toss.

  2. Gilchrist in for Graypublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Scotland v Italy (12:30 GMT)

    Grant GilchristImage source, Rex

    "Largely the same side" says Andrew Cotter.

    One of the absentees though is key second row Richie Gray, who has failed to recover from a hamstring injury and is replaced in the engine room by Grant Gilchrist.

    Edinburgh's Gilchrist was not in the original list of substitutes and comes in to the team ahead of Tim Swinson, who remains on the bench. 

  3. Chance for Scotland to shinepublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Scotland v Italy (12:30 kick-off)

    Andrew Cotter
    BBC One commentator at Murrayfield

    Some might see this game as being of little relevance - Scotland,  freshly humbled by their oldest rivals , against a visiting side outclassed by all opponents this season.

    But there is far more to it. This is  Vern Cotter's last game  as Scotland coach and there is still a chance to bid him farewell with a second-place finish in the championship.

    The good news for Scotland is that a few potential concussions have been cleared, so largely the same side which performed so poorly against England will run out and be fiercely determined to make amends.

  4. The weekend after the weekend beforepublished at 11:45

    Scotland v Italy (12:30 GMT)

    Last week they arrived at Twickenham in hope...

    John BarclayImage source, Rex

    ...and left battered, bruised and thoroughly defeated.

    Scotland after defeat by EnglandImage source, Rex

    Just a bad day at the office?

    Or did the 61-21 monstering at Twickenham undermine three years of progress under Vern Cotter?

    Vern CotterImage source, Rex Features