Taulupe Faletau tries to inject some fire into proceedings with a clean break from deep. He lines up replacement Mathieu Babillot and absolutely burns the back rower.

But Wales knock-on in the next play and the chance is wasted.

And Adrien Pelissie finds his target again at the line-out. France with possession deep in their own half and we've begun the half at rather a sedate pace.

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I like the cut of this guy's jib.

France hooker Adrien Pelissie - making only his fifth Test start - has been all action with the ball in hand.

He has a team-high seven carries and has made 29 metres. Only Gael Fickou (39) and Benjamin Fall (43) have made more for France.

40 minutes to play in the 2018 Six Nations.

Dan Biggar, once he's found the ball, and checked it's the correct pressure, gets us back under way in Cardiff.

Let's round off the tournament in style.

And of course, there's still time to get in your selfies.

Where are you watching from? How are you celebrating?

Here's Wyre Davies, a Welshman in France.

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One more half of rugby in the 2018 Six Nations.

Ireland are champions, Italy are bottom, but the middle placings are still to be decided.

Stick with me, it's not over yet.

Glyn Jones: Welsh pack is running well but the attack just doesn’t flow with Biggar at 10 and Liam Williams is a liability.

Cymonn O'Shea: Congrats Ireland on winning the six nations and the Grand Slam. Team full of winners! Powerful squad! Happy St Patrick’s day too.

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Wales-France

Metres: 171-193

Carries: 66-47

Tackles: 54-65

Missed tackles: 11-5

Defenders beaten: 5-11

Turnovers conceded: 4-11

Penalties conceded: 4-6

Right, back to Cardiff, where Wales lead France by four points at the break.

It's an even game, and here are the stats to prove it.

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Irish coach Joe Schmidt speaking on BBC Radio 5 live:

"It's fantastic for the group of players we have. They've worked incredibly hard and their class and courage really merited this achievement.

"These players demonstrated their character from start to finish in this competition. They've showed they can deliver in big moments."

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England head coach Eddie Jones speaking to BBC Radio 5 live:

"The effort was there today but we don’t like losing games.

"We have these runs sometimes. We’ve had a fantastic run but now we’re going through a tough one.

"It's not all doom and gloom. It’s been our best Six Nations in terms of moving forward as we've learned a lot about what have to work on physically, tactically and leadership-wise moving forward.

"We desperately wanted to win the Six Nations but everything we’re doing is geared towards winning the World Cup next year."

Wales fans, can you keep it going and steal second place? Should Warren Gatland make attacking changes at the interval?

Tom Price: Good performance in the 1st half, but we need to start breaking the French line and make more ground. COME ON WALES!!!

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England captain Dylan Hartley speaking to BBC Radio 5 live:

"Last week, team mistakes cost us and today individual discipline was poor today. It leaves a dirty taste in the mouth to lose the last game in the tournament.

"In the grand scheme of things, we're on a journey and are learning about ourselves. It's not a great thing to lose three games but it gives us a reality check and it keeps us honest and hungry. There's a challenge for us and it's how we respond that matters."

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Irish captain Rory Best speaking to ITV:

"I'm massively proud of everyone today. It was a ferocious Test match and words can't describe how we feel having won today.

"We had to make every moment count and try to build as close to a perfect 80 minutes as we could. We showed what we were made of today."

While the players in Cardiff head for the changing rooms, let's hear from those still at Twickenham, where earlier today, Ireland won their third ever Grand Slam.

An explosive opening before both sides fell into conceding needless penalties.

An entertaining game, and it's all to play for in the second half.

Maxime Machenaud, the most accurate kicker in this year's tournament, misses.

Wales maintain their four-point lead at the break.

Wales have their arms in the air. But there can be no defence for that. they've handed France a gift before half-time.

Liam Williams is penalised for taking the man out off the ball. For all his good work in attack this half, the wing needs to learn to control his emotions in defence. Very, very silly.

It's one try-a-piece in the first half. Here is a contender for try of the tournament, finished by France wing Gael Fickou.

Another penalty conceded by France, this time at the scrum.

We've got a minute left to play in this first half and Dan Biggar has fired that one deep into the corner.

Cory Hill catches the line-out, Liam Williams comes off his wing, and Wales are looking for a score before the break. But that's Ireland's specialty, and Wales, predictably, are pulled for holding on.