England 47-13 Wales: Mark Cueto shows blistering pace to punch a hole in Wales' defence and put the hosts ahead

Both sides exchange penalties but a second England try from Lewis Moody widens the gap to 15-3

Scrum-half Dwayne Peel bursts through the English line and links up with Martyn Williams who goes over for Wales' first try

Williams' try keeps Wales within sight of England as half-time arrives at Twickenham with the score poised at 15-10

Second-half tries from Mike Tindall, Lawrence Dallaglio, Matt Dawson and Tom Voyce take the game away from Wales

Cueto and Dawson celebrate lauching England's Six Nations campaign with an emphatic 47-13 win against Wales

Ireland 26-16 Italy: Italy start strongly at Lansdowne Road and take a deserved lead with a penalty from Ramiro Pez

Brian O'Driscoll makes his return to international duty and Ireland sneak ahead after Jerry Flannery touches down

Italy respond with a well-worked try, Mirco Bergamasco going over after an incisive break from fly-half Pez

Mirco Bergamasco fails to add to his earlier try and Ireland level at 10-10 from a penalty that also sees Pez sin-binned

A score from Tommy Bowe puts Ireland 17-13 ahead after the break, although replays suggest he failed to ground the ball

Three second-half penalties from Ronan O'Gara are enough to secure a win for Ireland on O'Driscoll's return