Les Bleus edge out Wales

Wales 33-37 France

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales' Craig Morgan grounds Nicolas Brusque behind his own try line as France are forced back

Early Welsh domination is rewarded as Craig Quinnell powers over from close range

Sloppy tackling and quick handling allows France to hit back with two Tony Marsh tries

Welsh momentum stalls after captain Scott Quinnell is sin-binned for a clumsy high tackle

In injury-time Scott Quinnell cannot ground the ball over the try-line as brave Wales fall agonisingly short

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Italy 12-29 Scotland

Stadio Flaminio, Rome

Scotland work hard to nullify the power of the Italian forwards in an uninspiring first-half

The deadly kicking of Diego Dominguez keeps Italy in touch but he is matched by Scotland's Brendan Laney

New Zealand-born Laney kicks 19 points and adds a superb opportunist try to seal victory