France lost key midfielder Patrick Vieira to a hamstring strain midway through the second half but maintained the pressure amid the tiredness as the error count rose.

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Brive did reduce the deficit on 65 minutes when flanker Vosloo barged over after a spell of pressure but the home side were punished for an error from the kick-off.

BBC: Brive 13-36 Leinster

After Leigh Halfpenny made the first glaring error of his fledgling wing career, dropping a clearance while under no pressure, makeshift fly-half Benoit Baby singled him out for special attention.

BBC: France 21-16 Wales

Human error is an inevitable part of their job, but, nervous and under pressure, the errors have increased.

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The energetic Talbot was at the heart of their pressure but, finding himself in an inviting shooting position on 37 minutes after Steve Finnan's error, he screwed the ball lamely wide.

BBC: Luton 1-1 Liverpool

Poulsen tried to make amends for his error be slipping a ball through to Ngog but the young striker could only side-foot wide under pressure from ex-Reds left-back Dossena.

BBC: Liverpool 3-1 Napoli