France 19-24 Wales
Wales staged a second half comeback to win in dramatic match to open the 2019 Six Nations.
The hosts surged into a 16-0 first half lead through Picamoles and Huget, but Wales were unrecognisably different from the first half to the second - Williams and North putting them 17-16 ahead.
Lopez restored France's lead, but North intercepted a wayward pass to seal Wales' 10th consecutive win, for the first time since 1999
The British and Irish Lions wing capitalised on a French mistake in a similar fashion for his first try, pouncing on Huget's calamitous fumble on his own line.
Wales' clean sweep in the autumn internationals had helped to build optimism in the side with the World Cup around the corner.
Scotland 33-20 Italy
Blair Kinghorn's hat-trick helped Scotland to a seventh consecutive home Six Nations victory against Italy.
After a Tommaso Allan penalty the hosts were behind, before Kinghorn asserted the Scots' authority on the match.
Hogg and Kinghorn again scored, the latter for his sixth try in eight Tests.
Harris crossed before consolations from Palazzini, Padovani and Esposito softened the blow of the scoreline for the visitors.
Gregor Townsend's side will be disappointed with the end to the match, playing the concluding 10 minutes with 14 men after a yellow card for prop Simon Berghan
It was a disappointing conclusion to a bonus-point win for Gregor Townsend's side, who played the last 10 minutes with 14 men after prop Simon Berghan was yellow carded.
Ireland 20-32 England
One of England's most impressive victories under Eddie Jones occurred as they inflicted the first Six Nations defeat on Ireland in Dublin for the first time in six years.
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Henry Slade took two opportunistic tries in the second period, to boost their chances.
John Cooney's late try for Joe Schmidt's men did little to dampen the pain of a defeat that will jolt Irish confidence as the World Cup in Japan looms into view.
For Jones it kick-starts beautifully the biggest year of his long career, this only England's second Six Nations win in Dublin since 2003, the sort of scalp that will bring belief back to those who had wondered if he had done all he could with England.
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Round One
1 February
France 19-24 Wales, Paris
2 February
Scotland 33-20 Italy, Edinburgh
Ireland 20-32 England, Dublin
Round Two
9 February
Scotland v Ireland, Edinburgh
Italy v Wales, Rome
10 February
England v France, London
Round Three
23 February
France v Scotland, Paris
Wales v England, Cardiff
24 February
Italy v Ireland, Rome
Round Four
9 March
Scotland v Wales, Edinburgh
England v Italy, London
10 March
Ireland v France, Dublin
Round Five
16 March
Italy v France, Rome
Wales v Ireland, Cardiff
England v Scotland, London
Women's Six Nations
Ireland 7-51 England
HT 0-13
Tries: Penalty/Breach, McKenna, Bern, Davies, McLean, Harrison, Scott, Cleall
Conversions: /McLean (4)
Penalties: /McLean
Scotland 7-28 Italy
HT 7-7
Tries: Bonar/Arrighetti, Franco, Rigoni, Giordano
Conversions: Skeldon/Madia, Sillari (3)
France 52-3 Wales
HT 23-3
Tries: Thomas (3), N'Diaye, Murie (2), Menager (2), Constanty/
Conversions: Imart (2)/
Penalties: Imart/Wilkins
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Round One
1 February
Ireland 7-51 England, Dublin
Scotland 7-28 Italy, Glasgow
2 February
France 52-3 Wales, Montpellier
Round Two
8 February
Scotland v Ireland, Glasgow
9 February
Italy v Wales, Lecce
10 February
England v France, Doncaster
Round Three
23 February
Italy v Ireland, Parma
France v Scotland, Lille
24 February
Wales v England, Cardiff
Round Four
8 March
Scotland v Wales, Glasgow
9 March
England v Italy, Exeter
Ireland v France, Dublin
Round Five
16 March
England v Scotland, London
17 March
Wales v Ireland, Cardiff
Italy v France, Padova
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