England 16-20 Ireland: At Twickenham the hosts' chances of extending their winning run receive an early blow when Six Nations debutant Jonathan Sexton chips through for Tommy Bowe to score a fourth-minute try
Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson looks to lead England's response and he misses a couple of kicks before successfully converting a penalty midway through the half
Sexton continues to make his presence felt for Ireland and adds another three points to their tally after Dylan Hartley rips the ball out of Stephen Ferris's hand while on the floor
The visitors go close to a second try shortly after the half hour when Keith Earls kicks through but Danny Care gets back to cover the danger
Wilkinson cuts the deficit to just two points shortly before half-time but Declan Kidney's side take back the initiative on 57 minutes when Earls scores the second try of the game to make it 13-6
England manage to turn things their way as a try by Dan Cole and a drop-goal by Wilkinson put them ahead but a second try from Bowe wins it for Ireland with five minutes to go
The result leaves Ireland in third on level points with England, while France have opened up a two-point lead at the end of the third round of matches, their Grand Slam hopes still very much alive
Italy 16-12 Scotland: With both sides having lost their opening two games in this year's tournament, it is Mirco Bergamasco who kicks the hosts into a 10th-minute lead in Rome
Italy look to build some early momentum and a chip through from Bergamasco has Scotland in further trouble until Hugo Southwell intervenes
Nick Mallett's side double their lead shortly after when some Scottish hands in the ruck give Bergamasco the chance to send another penalty between the posts
Centre Max Evans tries to find a way past Alessandro Zanni as the visitors look to get some points on the scoreboard at the Stadio Flaminio
By the 33rd minute they find themselves back on level terms thanks to two successful penalty kicks from the boot of Dan Parks
Having scored in the previous match against Wales, flanker John Barclay looks for another try before the break but it does not materialise as the sides stay level after 40 minutes
The sides continue to trade kicks after the interval with Scotland even briefly taking the lead only for Pablo Canavosio to score a superb try with 13 minutes to go to put Italy back in charge
Bergamasco converts to make it 16-12 and they hold on for the win, leaving Scotland looking almost certain to end the tournament with the dreaded wooden spoon
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