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Wales head into their penultimate Six Nations match against France knowing it's do or die if they are to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon, after a day of shocks left them bottom of the tournament table and arguably favourites to finish last.

The competition has been blown wide open after Italy claimed a famous win over Scotland in Rome and England stunned Ireland with a last minute victory at Twickenham to derail their Grand Slam hopes. Down at the other end of the table, however, it makes for grim reading for Wales fans, with Warren Gatland's side sitting sixth and trailing by three points.

A bonus point win against France would guarantee that they would move up to fourth, while they could also achieve that without scoring four tries if Les Bleus failed to secure two bonus points of their own.

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However, lose and Wales will go into their Super Saturday clash away to Italy as the bottom-placed team, with the match in Cardiff set to be a shootout for the wooden spoon.

Wales have not finished bottom of the Six Nations since 2003, but without a win in Cardiff today they will be staring that possibility in the face going into the final weekend.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso impressed on his first England start, and later broke down in tears during a moment with team-mate Ellis Genge after helping his side to a massive victory over Grand Slam hopefuls Ireland.

The Cardiff-born winger made an instant impact off the bench in last month's Calcutta Cup, scoring a try moments after entering the field of play, and was rewarded with a place in the starting line-up for Saturday's showdown at Twickenham. He played the entire match as England secured a dramatic 23-22 win with a Marcus Smith drop goal in the dying seconds of the contest, and caught the eye with his performance.

21-year-old Feyi-Waboso added a new dimension to England's attack, which had faltered earlier in the tournament, with his late break leading to the decisive drop goal. He rightfully earned the plaudits at the full-time whistle, with him and man of the match Ben Earl singled out as the hosts' top performers.

The Exeter Chiefs star was described as a "livewire" by former England international Lawrence Dallaglio, while Wales hero Jamie Roberts also gave credit to the young star after the game.

Feyi-Waboso revealed how emotional he was, saying: "I had a moment with Gengey where I just started crying! He didn't even say anything, he gave me a hug and I just melted. It's ecstasy, pure ecstasy."

Wales star Owen Watkin says he is hoping to "prove a point" when he starts in midfield against France later today.

The 37-cap international has found himself in and out of favour since making his debut in 2017, missing out on selection for last year's World Cup and featuring against Scotland in his side's Six Nations opener before being omitted for the defeats to England and Ireland.

However, having been named alongside Joe Roberts in midfield, with centre partners George North and Nick Tompkins dropped, Watkin has another chance to impress and is wanting to grab the opportunity with both hands when he lines up against Les Bleus.

"I am sure Nick and George are disappointed at not playing, but Joe and I have been disappointed as well when we haven't played in the last two games," he said. "I just want to get on the field, but I do enjoy playing at inside centre and it is where I have played for most of the season at the Ospreys.

"Nick and George have played together in the last two games, and so Joe and I have been the opposition for them in training. You come to terms with a combination quite quickly. Joe is still pretty young, but I am looking forward to seeing him getting out and playing at the weekend. Hopefully, we can build a partnership together.

"I've got a chance to prove a point and show I am really capable of holding on to the 12 or 13 jersey."

Asked about the threat posed by France, he added: "We know it is going to be a massive test for our back-line, but I think we've got a back-line that can cause problems. France haven't been consistent, but you can never doubt a French team.

"They can turn up when they want, and when you look at their team they have got some really dangerous players. We've got to be on our game for 80 minutes."

Nigel Owens has called for a rethink of a rugby law after being left unimpressed during Italy's famous win over Scotland on Saturday.

The Azzurri survived a late Scottish fightback to clinch their first Six Nations home win in 11 years at the Stadio Olimpico, but an incident earlier in the match caught the eye of the legendary referee. As Italy full-back Ange Capuozzo surged towards the Scottish try-line, he was lifted and help up by Duhan van der Merwe in the dead ball area.

As such, Scotland won a goal-line drop-out. The laws of the game state that when the player carrying the ball is held up in goal, "play restarts with a goal line drop-out or a 5m scrum, depending on how the ball entered.”

However, Owens made it clear that he was not a fan of the rule, as he argued that it favours defensive efforts over attacking play. He took to X during the match to voice his frustrations, writing: “That is why I don’t like the goal line drop out held up law.

"We should be giving the benefit of the doubt and rewarding the attacking team not the defence. The game is far too much defence-oriented already.”