Scotland 21-8 Italy: The losers of the opening match of the final round of the 2011 Six Nations will finish with the wooden spoon. The Scots start well, but Andrea Masi's try puts the Italians in front
Sean Lamont and Joe Ansbro make good breaks before Simon Danielli is held up inches short of the line as Scotland continue their quest for a first try at Murrayfield since November 2009
However, a couple of Chris Paterson penalties put Scotland 6-5 ahead. Mirco Bergamasco responds for Italy before Paterson misses his first kick of the Six Nations and Italy lead 8-6 at the break
Scotland start the second half as brightly as they did the first and are rewarded when Nick de Luca scrambles over at the corner to spark scenes of unbridled joy in Edinburgh
A second try soon follows with Nikki Walker diving over after a powerful run that sees him leave several Italian players in his wake - Paterson adds the extras as the Scots open up an 18-8 lead
Paterson adds a late penalty to take his personal tally to 11 as Scotland run out comfortable winners to condemn Italy to the Wooden Spoon for the fourth year in succession
Ireland 24-8 England: Chris Ashton makes an early thrusting run for England who know victory in Dublin will secure them a first Grand Slam title since 2003
But it is Ireland who score first, Jonathan Sexton kicking three penalties, one after a Brian O'Driscoll try is disallowed for a forward pass earlier in the move
Toby Flood misses a penalty for England and a rampant Ireland respond by crossing the whitewash for a legitimate try, Tommy Bowe benefitting from a quick Sexton tap penalty with England all at sea
Flood gets England on the scoreboard with a penalty but Sexton matches that with his fourth of the half after Ben Youngs is sin-binned, as Ireland take a 17-3 lead into the break
England hold out with 14 men, but moments after they return to full strength, O'Driscoll goes over in the corner for a record 25th Championship try and Sexton's conversion makes it 24-3
Hooker Steve Thompson comes on a replacement and instantly makes an impact, intercepting Eoin Reddan's pass before rumbling 40 yards - fellow replacement Jonny Wilkinson misses the extras and England trail 24-8
Heavy rain in the Irish capital means the end of the game is strewn with errors as both sides struggle to keep hands on the slippery ball and England's Grand Slam hopes drown in Dublin
France 28-9 Wales: The Welsh travel to Paris for a 1945 GMT start knowing they willl win the Six Nations title if they beat by more than 26 points a French team smarting from last weekend's 21-22 defeat by Italy
After England's defeat in Dublin, Wales have the chance to win the Championship if they can beat France by 27 points but the Welsh are forced to defend early as Lionel Nallet charges forward
Although Wales get on the scoreboard first after a James Hook penalty, France are 11-3 up at the break meaning Wales's Ryan Jones has to work hard to evade Jerome Thion
By half-time it is clear that Wales are not going to deny England the Championship as France prove tricky opponents with Alexis Palisson getting to the ball first ahead of the visitors
Lionel Nallet is a constant thorn in the side of the Welsh defence and the giant Racing Metro lock goes over on either side of the break to put the home side well in control and within reach of second place in the table
In the end, France run out comfortable winners thanks to Nallet's double and another from Vincent Clerc and last year's Grand Slam winners finish second behind England in the table
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