Scotland 32 France 26: A relieved Greig Laidlaw has demanded improvements from Scotland despite seeing them come from behind to see off France in the NatWest 6 Nations.

In Pool Five of the European Challenge Cup, Connacht made it two wins from two with an uninspiring 15-8 victory over Worcester, who suffered their ninth away defeat in a row in the competition.

Jamison Gibson-Park's 73rd-minute try helped Leinster to seal a victory over Edinburgh in the Guinness PRO14 at the RDS Arena.

Cardiff boosted their chances of a top-six finish in the Guinness PRO12 with a barely-deserved 18-17 win over Edinburgh in an error-strewn game.

Edinburgh 23 Connacht 28: Connacht survived a huge examination from Edinburgh in Murrayfield last evening to stay top of the Guinness Pro 12 with their fifth win on the trot.

Zebre claimed their first win of the Guinness PRO12 season and ended Edinburgh’s unbeaten start at the same time as they won 19-11 at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.

A winner-take-all clash with New Zealand is Ireland’s prize for Saturday’s four-point victory (24-20) over Scotland in Saturday’s World Rugby U20 Championship Pool game in Calvisano.

Five teenagers were given long sentences of detention in the UK today for killing a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he arrived at school.