Summary Wales set up Six Nations rugby title showdown with old rival England.
LONDON (AP) - Wales set up a title showdown with old rival England on the final weekend of the Six Nations by squeezing past Scotland 28-18 on Saturday, while France stemmed its flow of defeats by battling back for a 13-13 draw in Ireland.
The prize of a shot at the title awaited the winner at Murrayfield and it was the defending champions who emerged from a messy match with the hopes intact thanks to 23 points from the boot of Leigh Halfpenny.
The fullback converted Richard Hubbard s 22nd-minute try and also knocked over seven of 10 penalties to beat Scotland scrumhalf Greig Laidlaw (18 points) in the battle of the kickers.
Frederic Michalak converted a late Louis Picamoles try as France avoided a fourth straight loss and denied Ireland center Brian O Driscoll a win on perhaps his last international match in Dublin.
