Three Six Nations games were played this weekend, two Saturday afternoon and evening and one on Sunday. Unfortunately the Saturday games overlaped with two Super Rugby games.

So, we’ve decided to do one combined Six Nations Article… giving progress and scores from all three Six Nations matches.

Here it is…

Scotland (0) 12 / 8 (3) Ireland (Final Score)

Scotland and Ireland did battle in the Six Nations at 16:00 SA Time (14:00 GMT) on Sunday 24 February 2013.

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast on SuperSport 5 & SHD on TV in SA.

Scorers:

Scotland:

• Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (4)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – 0
• Conversions – 0

Ireland:

• Penalties – Paddy Jackson (1)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Craig Gilroy (1)
• Conversions – 0

Teams:

Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Sean Lamont, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Kelly Brown (captain), 6 Robert Harley, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Jon Welsh, 18 Moray Low, 19 Alastair Kellock, 20 David Denton, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Max Evans.

Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Keith Earls; 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip (captain), 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Donnacha Ryan, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 David Kilcoyne, 18 Declan Fitzpatrick, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Iain Henderson, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ronan O’Gara, 23 Luke Fitzgerald.

Date: Sunday 24 February
Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 16:00 SA Time (14:00 GMT)
Expected weather: Cold weekend in the United Kingdom with generally cloudy conditions with some showers expected for Edinburgh. Should mean it is going to be another arm-wrestle with some slippery and heavy conditions. Temperatures will get to a high of 8 degrees and a low of 1 degree.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), Greg Garner (England)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

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Italy (6) 9 / 26 (9) Wales (Final Score)

Wales and Italy did battle in the Six Nations tournament at 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.

Scorers:

Italy:

• Penalties – Kristopher Burton (3)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – 0
• Conversions – 0

Wales:

• Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (4)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Jonathan Davies (1), Alex Cuthbert (1)
• Conversions – Leigh Halfpenny (2)

Teams:

Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovambattista Venditti, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Gonzalo Canale, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Ratu Manoa Vosawai, 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Francesco Minto, 4 Antonio Pavanello, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni (captain), 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Quintin Geldenhuys, 20 Paul Derbyshire, 21 Tobias Botes, 22 Luciano Orquera , 23 Gonzalo Garcia.

Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Ryan Jones (captain), 5 Ian Evans, 4 Andrew Coombs, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Paul James, 18 Craig Mitchell, 19 Alun-Wyn Jones, 20 Sam Warburton, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 James Hook, 23 Scott Williams.

Date: Saturday 23 February 2013
Kick-off: 16:30 SA Time (15:30 Rome Time, 14:30 GMT)
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Rome
Expected weather: There is an 80 percent chance of rain with a high of 12°C, dropping to 4°C
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Pascal Gauzere (France)
TMO: Geoff Warren (England)

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England (9) 23 / 13 (10) France (Final Score)

England and France did battle in the Six Nations at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.

Scorers:

England:

• Penalties – Owen Farrell (4), Toby Flood (2)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Manusamoa Tuilagi (1)
• Conversions – 0

France:

• Penalties – Morgan Parra (1), Frederic Michalak (1)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Wesley Fofana (1)
• Conversions – Morgan Parra (1)

Teams:

England: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Mike Brown, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Tom Wood, 7 Chris Robshaw (captain), 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Tom Youngs, 17 David Wilson, 18 Mako Vunipola, 19 James Haskell, 20 Thomas Waldrom, 21 Danny Care, 22 Toby Flood, 23 Billy Twelvetrees.

France: 15 Yoann Huget, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Benjamin Fall, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Yannick Nyanga, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Christophe Samson, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Jocelino Suta, 20 Antonie Claassen, 21 Maxime Machenaud, 22 Frederic Michalak, 23 Florian Fritz.

Date: Saturday 23 February
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT)
Expected weather: Continuing to be cold and generally cloudy, with the occasional light wintry shower – which will impact on the quality of the rugby. It will be a high of 4°C and a low of -2°C
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: John Lacey (Ireland), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)