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Strictly Come Dancing continued to pull in viewers for BBC One last night (November 30), topping the ratings once again, overnight data reveals.

The dancing competition dipped slightly from last week, but still attracted 10.2 million and an audience share of 42.9% when it aired at 7pm.

Over on ITV, The X Factor saw an increase from last week, bringing in 7.65m (32.2%), with a further 240,000 watching the singing show on +1.

Back on BBC One, Atlantis continued with 4.09m (17.4%) at 8.15pm, while long-running drama Casualty brought in 3.58m (15.3%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's Dad's Army pulled in 1.38m (5.62%) for the channel at 8pm. Earlier at 7pm former Rugby Union star Jonathan Davies's documentary Trimsaran Boy attracted 850k (3.64%).

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! topped ITV's primetime ratings with 7.77m (36.72%) at 9.45pm, while 2.6m (19.87%) watched The Jonathan Ross Show at 10.50pm, with guests including Joanna Lumley and Chris Tarrant.

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Our rugby columnist Jeff Ball discusses who impressed during this year’s competition and selects his team of the tournament. Let us know your team either in the comments below or on Twitter at @Ballintouch

With the hangovers of Cardiff now dulled and replaced with warm glow of satisfaction, now is a good time to have a look back at who impressed in this year’s Six nations and can justifiable bask in the public’s admiration as the rose tinted glasses of history beckon.

One paper this week said this was a Six Nations that left more questions than answers and it would be right. Where does Andy Robinson go from here? Will Italy ever have decent half backs again? How good can England be? Can Wales go on and beat the Southern Hemisphere sides? Why do France still go from fabulous to farce? And are there any more tighthead props in Ireland?...

Wales completed a historic third Grand Slam in seven years by beating France in Cardiff to win this year’s Six Nations. Let us know your thoughts on the game either in the comments below or on Twitter @BallinTouch

Super Saturday continued with an atmospheric Millennium Stadium brimming with expectation of another Welsh Grand Slam and hope that France didn’t beat them like they did at their last meeting at the World Cup.

The French had requested the roof be kept open, meaning the pitch was slick and inviting to handling errors. When Beauxis pinged a drop goal attempt low and wide in the opening seconds, the way the ball skimmed across the grass made it clear how wet the ground was.

Nonetheless, Wales started the game as they had for the whole tournament, trying to play. Jonathan Davies made some inroads to test the French defence, but a...

Ball In Touch:The final game of the opening weekend saw Wales travel to Dublin to take on Ireland, who would be looking to avenge their defeat in the World Cup Quarter-Final. Let us know what you thought of the game or anything else either in the comments below or on Twitter @Ballintouch and remember to use our handy beginners A-z guide to rugby, here.

All the talk was predictably about the World Cup quarter-final between these two sides that was won by the Welsh and led to their failed semi-final effort against France. The Irish side seemed to select as many as possible from those still available, the absence of Brian O’Driscoll through injury being the most notable. His replacement Keith Earls had also dropped out of the team so Fergus McFadden had all the pressure of the number 13 shirt to deal with.

Wales still constituted the majority of...