An ill-disciplined Ireland lost their opening Guinness Six Nations game to Wales after playing for 66 minutes with 14 men. Peter O’Mahony was dismissed for dangerous play, Ireland lead at the break but the numerical advantage eventually told for Wales.
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Welsh rugby referee Nigel Owens has announced his retirement from officiating at Test level. Owens became the first referee to officiate in a century of tests when he took charge of an Autumn Nations Cup clash between France and Italy last month.
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Ireland kicked off their Autumn Nations Cup campaign with an easy 32-9 win over Wales at the AVIVA Stadium. Quinn Roux and debutant James Lowe scored the only tries of the game while Ireland captain Jonathan Sexton was taken off injured.
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Scotland recorded just a second-ever Six Nations away win over Wales with a four-point victory at a windswept Parc y Scarlets. The result moves the Scots level on 14 points with Ireland, who play France later tonight.
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France stayed on course for a Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam by beating Wales 27-23 in Cardiff. The hosts made the French work to the bitter end to earn a third straight win.
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