Ireland 15-9 Scotland: Ronan O'Gara leads the Irish charge as the home side go on the attack at Lansdowne Road

Andrew Henderson bursts forward for Scotland, who start the second half 12-9 down

Simon Taylor is thwarted by the Irish fowards as Scotland battle in vain to find a way back into the match

O'Gara's penalty seals victory for the Irish, who now have a great chance to take a Triple Crown and first Six Nations title

Wales 18-18 Italy: Mark Jones goes over in the corner to score the opening try and put Wales 8-0 ahead in Cardiff

The Welsh suffer a setback after 20 minutes when Dwayne Peel is forced to leave the field with a shoulder injury

Ezio Galon gets a try for Italy but Stephen Jones scores Wales' second try of the match to put them back in control

Italy level the game at 15-15 after Pablo Canavosio sprints 70 metres to score a try

Mefin Davies of Wales is tackled by Salvatore Perugini as the home side endure a frustrating second half