in this battle, the french goliath had the slingshot in the form of fly—half camille lopez. work. with every charge, they knew the scottish wall would weaken. eventually somewhere a crack would appear. gael fickou spotted it, breathing space. the gap began to seal up once more, two penalties for finn russell, whose aim was spot on. scotland were back within two at the break and gave chase early in the second half. tommy seymour took a punt, and his luck was in. so too was tim swinson. now a chance for two extra points. missed. finn russell's kick would have been emphatic in football but it was embarrassing in rugby. france took their chance, 16—16, less than 15 minutes left. the french urged to the line, they went to the brink, no drive. no escape for scotland. camille lopez knocked it over. in the land of the giants, scotland's task was simply too big. it was a physical encounter. quite a few times we came off second best. but i thought the boys stuck in really well defensively and defended oui’ really well defensively and defended our line well and scored a couple of tries

they kept to not camille lopez, who knocked them over.scotland's task was simply too big. it was a physical encounter. quite a few times we came off second best. i thought the boys stuck in well defensively. we defended our line well and scored a couple of tries. at critical times, perhaps we were not accurate enough. we will have a good look at that before moving to the next game. ireland's women lead the way in the six nations standings after they beat italy in l'aquila. the first half was a low scoring affair with both going into the break having shared a penalty each. but in the second half, ireland finally found some form and they dominated proceedings, running in a total of four tries. this effort, right at the end of the game, the best of the bunch by hannah tyrell, to give them a 27—3 victory although they'd left it late to get the bonus point with that try. away from the six nations there was an extraordinary game at the top of the premiership where leaders wasps drew 35—35 with exeter. the sides had been level at half time befor

in this battle, the french goliath had the slingshot in the form of fly—half camille lopez., they knew the scottish wall would weaken. eventually somewhere a crack would appear. gael fickou spotted it, breathing space. the gap began to seal up once more, two penalties for finn russell, whose aim was spot on. scotland were back within two at the break and gave chase early in the second half. tommy seymour took a punt, and his luck was in. so too was tim swinson. now a chance for two extra points. missed. finn russell's kick would have been emphatic in football but it was embarrassing in rugby. france took their chance, 16—16, less than 15 minutes left. the french urged to the line, they went to the brink, no drive. no escape for scotland. camille lopez knocked it over. in the land of the giants, scotland's task was simply too big. ireland's women have seized control of the women's six nations following a bonus point victory over italy. they won by 27 points to 3, hannah tyrrell scoring a superb solo try in stoppage time. that secured the bonus point, which means they top the

despite the scots outscoring france by two tries to one, five penalties and a conversion from camille lopezgh leaves england as the only unbeaten side in the competition after two rounds. it was a physical encounter. sometimes the breust came off second best. i thought they did well, and scored a couple of tries. but they we re scored a couple of tries. but they were not accurate enough is at important times, and we will look at that before moving to the next game. jordan spieth has won the at&t pebble beach pro—am by four strokes finishing on 19—under. the two—time major winner went into the final. —— the two—time major winner went into the final round with a six—shot lead holding off the challenge of fellow american kelly kraft who finished on 15—under. the 23—year—old spieth hasn't won since claiming the tournament of champions trophy in hawaii more than a year ago and claimed his ninth pga tour win moving him up to third in the fed ex cup rankings having played the final 28 holes without making a bogey. earlier on sunday an eagle on the last hole gave fabrizio zanotti a one shot win in

despite the scots outscoring france by two tries to one, five penalties and a conversion from camille lopezgh leaves england as the only unbeaten side in the competition after two rounds. it was a physical encounter and quite a few times we came off second best. but i thought the boys stuck in really well defensively, defended our line well and scored a couple of tries, but we just at critical times, perhaps we were not accurate enough. we will have a good look at that before moving to the next game. jordan spieth took a six shot lead in the pro—am at pebble beach in california. the two—time major winner was 16 under going into the final round, which is now underway and he's currently on 18—under par — four shots ahead of his nearest rival brandt schnedeker. earlier on, an eagle on the last hole gave fabrizio zanotti a one shot win in the maybank championship in malaysia on sunday. zanotti had been eighth going into the final round, but the paraguayan, who has missed three cuts in a row, produced an incredible final round of 63. seven birdies put him contention before a eagle at the 18th pu

camille lopez penalties putting the visitors in front.ter 30 minutes. they held a slender 7—6 lead at the break. johnny sexton was back in the side after returning from injury, he scored 11 points including a drop goal. 19—9 the final score which keeps their hopes alive of a third six nations title in four years. england play italy tomorrow. it was a difficult game. we knew both games had had a lost and were up both games had had a lost and were up against it a little bit. for us, with the way the weather conditions panned out, it was nice to show two weeks ago in rome. tonight was about rolling up the sleeves. we had to make sure we exerted physical pressure. we knew that if we stood off of this branch outfits, they are dangerous. —— french outfit. chelsea are 11 points clear at the top of the premier league after beating swansea 3—1 at stamford bridge. cesc fabregas scored first, before fernando llorente drew swansea level. cut two late goals, one from pedro and another from diego costa, sealed the win for chelsea. we showed great chara

they trailed france in the early stages — two camille lopez penalties putting the visitors in front.t the home side ahead after 30 minutes. they held a slender 7—6 lead at the break. johnny sexton is back in the side after returning from injury. he scored three penalties as well as a drop goal to push ireland further ahead. they currently lead 16—6 with just over ten minutes left to play at the aviva stadium. they can hold on, they would leapfrog scotland to top they would leapfrog scotland to top the table tonight. england are top of the women's six nations table tonight with three wins out of three after beating italy 29—15, although ireland could overhaul them tomorrow with a convincing victory over france. the italians, who haven't won in the tournament so far this year, took a surprise lead in the fourth minute as sofia stefan went over in the corner. but it was a good day for the english pack, who were simply too strong for their opponents. this was the third of three pretty similar tries scored by england hooker vicky fleetwood. she'll be going home with the match ball. englan