Evening everyone - and welcome to our LIVE coverage of this Six Nations clash ina freezing Paris.

Magnificent defence from Ireland at the end there, a very fair result considering the efforts of both teams - but France will be horrified at having lost out on a chance to win a Grand Slam, while Ireland will also think they should have earned the win.

Malziue forced into touch, and the whistle goes! It's a draw in Paris.

France win the ball, get the overlap and are charging for the line! Will Malzieu make it?

The scrum keeps collapsing, predictably, but surely the ref won't give a penalty in this situation... will he?

Ireland turn the ball over with a hideous knock-on! Scrum to France, 45m out, and the clock is in the red...

Ireland win a penalty! Maestri hanging onto the ball in the tackle, and O'Gara clears to half-way where it's an Ireland throw.

Tense stuff, two minutes left, and the defence is simply magnificent.

France still trying to either wnia penalty through pressure, or get a drop goal position. Ireland staying firm though, even as France maul up into the 22m.

France start making ground, and Beauxis has another go at a drop goal - but it's charged down!

France camped on the 22m, Ireland doing everything to try and stop them inching forward...

Will Ireland be punished for Best's moment of insanity? France win the ball but are being pushed back by the defence, still holding firm with five minutes left.

Idiotic penalty given away by Ireland at the ruck: 'no hands' shouts the ref, immediately after which Best scoops the ball back with his hand. From a good position going forward, Ireland have now conceded a line-out in their own 22m.

An Irish error trying to keep the ball in play gives France a line-out just outside the 22m, and Lionel Beauxis ends up having a go at a drop goal - it's a miserable one which looks more like a grubber kick.

Sexton taken out off the ball but France get away with it and kick clear up field.

O'Gara comes on at fly-half, Sexton stays on the pitch but moves to inside centre.

Ireland still on the front foot as Trinh-Duc kicks for touch to the 10m line.

France win the scrum and clear deep, but Kearney kicks back and collects it himself despite the attentions of Harinordoquy - fantastic stuff, Ireland then whip it out wide where Earls is eventually hauled into touch.

Stephen Ferris earns wolfwhistles from the French women in the crowd as he has to change his ripped shirt!

The men in green keep it rolling as Earls makes another surging run before being stopped - still deep in the 22m, but the ball keeps getting slower and slower and under pressure D'Arcy concedes a knock-on to end the opening.

Ireland's throw just inside the 10m is a good once, and Trimble receives the ball - only to blindside the defence and cut through inside. Great work from Ireland...