Beforehand Joe Schmidt would have probably settled for a five try to nil haul for his first game in charge but the new Ireland coach is a perfectionist and while…
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England: Five things we learned against Argentina
Two from two for England and they’ve hit the targets many would have set before autumn
Wales: Five things we learned from South Africa
Once again Wales lost to South Africa. The 24 -15 defeat to Springboks was their 25th in 27 attempts
Scotland: Five things we learned against Japan
Scotland escaped from a bruising encounter with the Japanese last weekend and now look ahead to the visit of South Africa on Sunday. What did we learn?
Autumn Series. Match verdict: Wales 15-24 South Africa
THE GAME set-off at a furious pace with Jonathan Davies, twice, make telling incursions behind the Springbok defence but after South Africa scored their first try, against the run of…
The scrum-halves looking to impress during November Tests
THIS WEEKEND there may be some big names everyone expects to see, but perhaps some of the most telling contributions will come from scrum-halves with points to prove in the…
November Tests: SuperBru predictions
International rugby batters into a different gear this weekend. We offer our predictions
Ireland name squad for Samoa Test
IRELAND HAVE named a side to face Samoa in their first November Test, with a few little changes from Joe Schmidt before his first match in charge.
November Tests: Rugby Championship sides named
THIS WEEK it is all go as the big guns from the Rugby Championship are in action against European opposition in the second round of November Tests.
England announce team to face Argentina
ENGLAND HAVE announced their team to face the Pumas at Twickenham this weekend.