Six Nations 2017: Scores, Updated Table After Saturday Round 3 Results
There were victories for Scotland and Ireland as they defeated Wales and France, respectively, in the 2017 Six Nations on Saturday.
The Scots fought back to beat the Welsh 29-13 at the BT Murrayfield Stadium, while Ireland edged out France 19-9 in a war of attrition at the Aviva Stadium.
Ireland take control at the top of the table after their hard-fought win, before England face Italy on Sunday.
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Here are Saturday's Six Nations results:
| Scotland | 29-13 | Wales |
| Ireland | 19-9 | France |
Here are the latest standings, per ITV Rugby:
Saturday Recap
Scotland earned a rare victory against the Welsh at Murrayfield—their first against their opponents in 10 years.
The visitors gave a dominant and physical display in the first half but could only hold a slim four-point lead at half-time.
The score was 13-9 to the Dragons at the second-half restart, but Scotland found another gear to initiate a solid comeback.
Tommy Seymour and Tim Visser crossed the try line for Scotland, with Wales labouring, and the boot of Finn Russell earned the hosts a total of 19 points as they prevailed 29-13.
The Scots shut down Wales' power game in the second half, halting coach Warren Gatland's tactics as they attempted to claim a fifth consecutive win in Edinburgh.
Scottish Rugby hailed the achievement:
Ireland ground out victory against an improving French outfit, winning 19-9 against Les Bleus in Dublin.
After a positive first half from France, the hosts slowly worked their way back into the game, holding a slim 7-6 advantage at the half-time interval.
Conor Murray's first-half try gave Ireland the springboard they needed to take control in difficult weather conditions at the Aviva.
The second half belonged to Johnny Sexton as the fly-half kicked 11 points to wrestle tactical control of the game.
France were continually penned back as the Irish searched for more tries, and the hosts played the conditions better than their visitors.
The French attempted to counter-attack late in the day, but the Irish controlled territory until the final moments of the battle.
Murray was delighted after the game and said his team can go on to Six Nations success, per ITV Rugby:
Scotland and Ireland proved how open the championship is, both displaying endeavour when they needed vital victories.
England will believe they are favourites to retain their crown, but they cannot afford any slips when they face Italy in London.
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