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1850 But Scotland could do nothing more than knock the ball on, Andy Robinson won't like to see the stats from this game, his team have been extremely poor.
On the other hand Stuart Lancaster's side came and did their job, that's England's first win here in eight years
FULL-TIME SCOTLAND 6-13 ENGLAND
80 mins Another Scotland knock-on, now they counter from deep, penalty to Scotland
77 mins Last chance saloon for Scotland, a converted try would level matters....
PENALTY - ENGLAND - FARRELL
74 mins Scotland battling away but they just can't penetrate, Kellock holds on at the breakdown, Farrell with a straight-forward shot
SCOTLAND 6-13 ENGLAND
71 mins Scotland offside, penalty England, Farrell from the halfway line, short
69 mins Scotland with a lineout deep in England territory, they spin it but there's another knock-on...
65 mins Ross Rennie has a three-man overlap but blows it by delaying his pass, would have been a certain try
63 mins TMO says NO try, very close one
63 mins Scotland find a little bit of room on the far wing but Ashton is across quickly, Scotland ruck and maul to within 5m...turnover, Scots get it back and George Clancy asks the TMO is Laidlaw got a finger to the ball over the line?
61 mins Turnover, knock-on... the mistakes continue, lots of subs on now
57 mins Gray makes a brilliant run, through two tacklers but his offload was too low for Strokosch in support, scrum England
53 mins Better play from England who run from deep and make it to the opposite 22, Strettle takes Hodgson's kick in his stride but holds on, penalty Scotland, good tackle by Denton
1812 Del, "Dan Parks will be given Fred Goodwin's old knighthood for services to English rugby! #6nations #rugbyunited #rterugby"
49 mins Denton makes good ground on the wing but puts a foot in touch, better from Scotland
44 mins Everything going wrong for Scotland, Parks kick down the line doesn't find touch, the return brings play back in the Scotland 22, Cusiter's clearance goes out on the full...
TRY - ENGLAND - HODGSON
41 mins And just 30 seconds into the second half Charlie Hodgson runs onto his own charge down and scores a try. Owen Farrell makes it a seven-pointer
SCOTLAND 6-10 ENGLAND
1756 David Healy, "Popey is right! Who is Scotland's backs coach or does he actually exist..... #scotland #6nations #rterugby"
40+3 And another knock-on signals the end of the half, not a great game by any stretch of the imagination
40 mins Scotland with more pressure as we near half-time, Parks drops back for a dropgoal but the England line comes up, back in midfield now
1743 Stephen Duff, "Scotland really need to cut out the mistakes if they are to come away with a win here #rterugby"
37 mins Scotland have plenty of possession but don't look like breaking the line at any stage, knock on, player down, poor spectacle at Murrayfield
PENALTY - SCOTLAND - PARKS
33 mins Parks nails it
SCOTLAND 6-3 ENGLAND
32 mins Ashton is tackled by Cusiter, and then there's a ruck infringement to give Parks a shot, great hussle by the scrum-half
30 mins Scotland with pressure in the England 22, England line is solid and then there is a turnover, blue knock-on, scrum England
PENALTY - SCOTLAND - PARKS
26 mins Back in Murrayfield England are penalised at the ruck, boos ring out for Parks but they are ineffective. All square
SCOTLAND 3-3 ENGLAND
25 mins George Hamilton can stop worrying now about a nil-nil now. The last one of those I remember was between CYM Terenure and Aer Lingus in the Leinster League, circa 2002, poor game that one
PENALTY - ENGLAND - FARRELL
23 mins Lamont drops a dolly and Ashton takes advantage, ends up with an England penalty, Farrell slots it and England have the lead
SCOTLAND 0-3 ENGLAND
20 mins Knock-on, forward pass, crooked in etc etc - no score after 20 mins
1721 Aiden Desmond, "Parks *has* to stop kicking away possession. Failed before, failing now. #rterugby #sixnations PS: handbags @17 minutes."
18 min A few handbags here, just to liven things up, England captain Chris Robshaw will need a new jersey; penalty England, Scotland not joining from hindmost foot
13 mins David Denton comes in from an offside position to give Owen Farrell a long shot, the kick is wide. Scottish crowd were booing as well, which isn't nice
12 mins Plenty of knock-ons and scrappy scrums in Murrayfield
Colette Carter, "Love listening to #flowerofscotland enjoying the banter on #rterugby hope we get a good game ScotlandvEngland #irishrugby #6nations"
9 mins England shading it, just, game needs a little spark...
6 mins Lee Jones holds on for too long, says George Clancy, penalty England, they go down the line, declining the kick
3 mins Scrappy start, Jim Hamilton made an early break but it came to nothing, scrum time in the middle of the park, Scottish put-in
Scotland: 15 Rory Lamont 14 Lee Jones 13 Nick De Luca 12 Sean Lamont 11 Max Evans 10 Dan Parks 9 Chris Cusiter 1 Allan Jacobsen 2 Ross Ford (captain) 3 Euan Murray 4Richie Gray 5 Jim Hamilton 6 Alasdair Strokosch 7 Ross Rennie 8 David Denton.
England: 15 Ben Foden 14 Chris Ashton 13 Brad Barritt 12 Owen Farrell 11 David Strettle 10 Charlie Hodgson 9 Ben Youngs 1 Alex Corbisiero 2 Dylan Hartley 3 Dan Cole 4 Mouritz Botha 5 Tom Palmer 6 Tom Croft 7 Chris Robshaw (captain) 8 Phil Dowson.
1700 Great version of Flower of Scotland, started with the bagpipes and then continued a cappello. GAME ON HERE
1658 Boots, "Very classy from @FrankieSheahan there welcoming @HamiltonRTE back. #rterugby #6nations"
1657 Here come the anthems
1654 George Clancy is in charge of today's game in a dull and dreary looking Murrayfield. This should be a closer game than the opener, let us know your thoughts via Twitter #rterugby
1652 Colin Hennessy, "I love George's history lessons! #rterugby"
1624 Frankie Sheahan, "I am in Murrayfield, freezing and wild!! Big welcome back to @hamiltonrte, that's George! #Scotland have great chance #rterugby live @ 5"
1618 How was that for an opener? Let us know via Twitter and who will win the Calcutta Cup? #rterugby
1615 David Myles "Parisse is just an incredible player #rterugby"
80 mins ...knock on by D'Apice with the line at his mercy, scrum France and GAME OVER
79 mins Italy looking for a consolation, Parisse goes close, kick to the corner, Italy regather and then spread it...
77 mins Fabio Semenzato has a little snipe around the side of the ruck but gets snagged, France just seeing this one out now
75 mins Joe Vaughan, "Look at all the space Italy have and no creativity to do anything with the ball #rterugby #6nations"
TRY - FRANCE - FOFANA
73 mins After a couple of phases it comes to Fofana who hands off his man to score a debut try in the corner, Parra's kick is no good
FRANCE 30-12 ITALY
71 mins Great maul by France, Szarzweski was waiting to peel off, Italy collapse it and Geldenhuys gets a yellow card
70 mins Penalty France, Castrogiovanni not binding properly, France look for another try
66 mins Imanol Harinordoquy is also on, and in the action, Italy turn the ball over but there's no joy as the play breaks down, game has slowed down significantly
61 mins Excellent break by McLean but the final pass is awry, again, France clear up as a number of subs come on, including Morgan Parra
PENALTY - ITALY - BOTES
59 mins Ref says France are offside, a chance for Tobias Botes, on a sub, and he lands a beauty
FRANCE 25-12 ITALY
TRY - FRANCE - CLERC
54 mins Trinh-Duc and Rougerie soccer the ball up the field and it bounces up perfectly for none other than our old pal Vincent Clerc, who touches down, Yachvili converts
FRANCE 25-9 ITALY
PENALTY - FRANCE - YACHVILI -
52 mins Wesley Fofana's break sets up a penalty for France, this one is closer, Yachvili taps it over
FRANCE 18-9 ITALY
50 mins Now Italy go offside, ref plays advantage, Yachvili's shot from just inside the Italy half is off target
PENALTY - ITALY - BURTON
48 mins Penalty Italy, kickable, France too slow away at the ruck, no problem for Burton, Italy within a score
FRANCE 15-9 ITALY
46 mins Hannah Macdonald, "Come on Italyyyy, don't want those Frenchies to beat you #6nations #rterugby"
45 mins Luke McClean makes a break and has an overlap but goes to ground and is turned over, France break out but ball doesn't go to hand
43 mins It drops short, France counter
42 mins ...Which turns into a penalty, Burton will have a go from the halfway line
41 mins Game back on here, Trinh-Duc's restart doesn't go 10, scrum Italy...
1523 Ireland kick off their campaign tomorrow against Wales in Lansdowne Road; Declan Kidney say Keith Earls absence isn't a big issue. Read Brendan Cole's preview here
1521 Anyway back for Italy? let us know on Twitter #rterugby
1514 Mickey Joe Vaughan on Twitter, "What a try from France. Early contender for try of the 6 Nations #rterugby #rugbyunited #6nations"
40 +1 mins And that's half-time. France's lead is due to some basic defensive errors, Jacques Brunel won't be happy with that
39 mins Burton's up and under is gathered easily, France go quickly but the ball goes to ground before they break the 22, lineout Italy, last play of the half
38 mins Italy win a penalty but it's too far out for Burton, they go down the line but Nigel Owens says Quintin Geldenhuys pushed a man in the lineout, total waste, penalty France
TRY - FRANCE - MALZIEU
34 mins Sergio Parisse snags Yachvilia and wins a scrum, France win the ball against the head, Picamoles feeds Malzieu who hands-off a couple of defenders, sidesteps another and scores a try
FRANCE 15-6 ITALY
31 mins Burton lines up for another dropgoal attempt but the French defence is up quickly, the Italy outhalf comes inside but fails to release, France will ease the pressure here with a kick down the line
PENALTY - ITALY - BURTON
29 mins Burton slots it, Italy keeping in touch
FRANCE 10-6 ITALY
28 mins This time it's Trinh-Duc who slices his kick, Italy claim the line-out and Nigel Owens says William Servat was too lazy at the ruck, PENALY ITALY
26 min Malzieu counters again but runs into a wall, turnover, Burton tries a box kick but neglects to tell his winger, it goes out on the full anyway
24 min And down the other end Burton dinks a little ball ahead but can't gather, just 15m out, scrum France
TRY - FRANCE - ROUGERIE
21 min Aurelien Rougerie finds a huge gap in the Italian line and sprints past the cover to touch down, Italy will not be happy that theie defence parted so easily. Yachvili adds the extras
FRANCE 10-3 ITALY
20 min Another messy scrum and France win a free kick, quick tap and they use the big men up the middle...
PENALTY - ITALY - BURTON
19 min ...but they don't need to break the line this time as Burton lands a 40m dropgoal, great kick
FRANCE 3-3 ITALY
17 min Italy with some good possession but can seem to break the French line, until Barbieri finds some space out wide, they're up to the French 22...
15 min Katrina Dennison on Twitter says "French defence is something else! Italy in for a baitin? mmm... #rterugby"
12 min And Dmitiri Yachvili has no problems slotting it over
PENALTY - FRANCE - YACHVILI
FRANCE 3-0 ITALY
12 min Lots of early handling errors from both teams, then Julien Malzieu makes an 80-yard burst to bring play down to the Italy 22, where the Italian defence scramble and concede a penalty
10 min Great start by Italy, put 10 or so phases together before Louis Picamoles forced a turnover, couple of knock-ons result in a blue scrum just inside the French half
7 min Good win and maul by Italy, up to the France 22, Burton's dropgoal attempt is blocked
6 min First blood in the scrum battle to Italy who win the penalty, Kris Burton goes down the line
5 min Nigel Owens is the man in the middle today
4 min "Really looking forward to the Rugby action now. Fancy France, Scotland and Ireland to win #rugbyunited #rterugby #6nations" from Bernard Jackman on Twitter
2 min France are in all white, Italians in blue, the home side applying the early pressure.
1425 Teams are in the tunnel in Stade de France, George Hook is predicting a "possible massacre"
1420 Up in the north of Sweden, in little place called Kvikkjokk, they recorded minus 42 degrees. That means it's 37 degrees warmer in Paris, where Tom McGurk tells us it's only minus 5
1418 From Clare Farrell on Twitter #rterugby
"Here we go folks, my favorite 6 weeks of the year #6nations #rterugby #ComeOnIreland let the games begin"
1408 Bookmakers have France as favourites for the Championship, Ireland are third (or fourth in some places). What do you think? What are Ireland's chances without Brian O'Driscoll?
1353 Good afternoon and welcome to the RTÉ.ie RBS 6 Nations match tracker.
We’ll have live scoring and all the updates throughout the day as beaten World Cup finalists France bid to get Philippe Saint-André’s tenure as head coach off to a perfect start against Italy.
You can read Tadhg Peavoy’s preview here.
Later, up in Murrayfield Scotland host Stuart Lancaster's England 5.00. Read the preview here.
