It was a thrilling weekend of Six Nations action in which Scotland ended England's Grand Slam hopes, Ireland took control of the title race and France recorded a first win.
Along the way there was an historic match in Marseille, a dramatic late twist in Dublin and some impressive stats racked up in Edinburgh.
But who had a weekend to remember, and who had one to forget? We take a look at the biggest talking points from week three.
Player of the week
Finn Russell (Scotland). "That's sport, that's the game we play," Russell said after masterminding Scotland's first win over England for a decade. "You get the highs and the lows, that was definitely a high." The fly-half produced the perfect riposte to the questions surrounding his place in the team, playing a huge part in all three of his side's tries and adding the penalty in the second half that made the game safe. He must now maintain this level against Ireland and Italy.
Flop
England. We were told that Eddie Jones' side would not fall prey to any of the pre-match shenanigans that would come their way ahead of kick-off at Murrayfield. Jones, meanwhile, had declared his side's preparation for the match as the best of his tenure. Yet something went wrong from the first whistle. England lacked intensity in defence, were well beaten at the breakdown and gave away a worrying amount of penalties for the third successive round. Much work to do.
Coaching call
Jacques Brunel (France). Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but ultimately Brunel's decision to drop so many of his first-team squad following their late-night activities in Edinburgh a fortnight ago -- in-form wing Teddy Thomas included -- has been justified. France's performance was not pretty, and as the coach admitted his players confused the need for speed with haste. Quite frankly they panicked at times. But a win is a win, and it sets up the clash with England in Paris in a fortnight perfectly.
Referee call
Nigel Owens (Scotland vs. England). En route to Murrayfield a Scotland-supporting colleague confided his belief that Owens would favour the "bigger team", England. By full-time social media was awash with accusations of a Scottish bias from the Welshman. The truth? Owens refereed the game fairly and as he saw it. Danny Care's non-intercept was a case in point. Joe Launchbury had been told to let go of the ball, but as he does so it spills forward before Greig Laidlaw's attempted pass is picked off by Care. Penalty. Regardless of how Owens came to it, the right decision was reached.
Talking point
Trial by social media. International rugby supporters can be a one-eyed bunch at the best of times, but the vitriol that has been unleashed on social media during this year's Six Nations has reached new heights. On Saturday night it was Owens' turn to cop the indignation of a spleen-venting minority as he was adjudged to have been "awful", "a disgrace" and simply "sh---" for his performance in Edinburgh. And this is not just a problem with England fans. It is dumbfounding that Dylan Hartley faced a Six Nations investigation for 'spitting' on Gareth Davies when a cursory two-second glance at the clip for someone with a rational temperament would have revealed that it was a trick of the camera angle. Social media plays an important role in modern day sport, and so it should, but a Twitter storm does not equate to the real thing.