There were times on Saturday night when France made the All Blacks look ordinary. But ten years from now the record books and the rugby websites won’t mention that fact.…
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Were yellows for Gethin Jenkins and Coenie Oosthuizen right?
LET’S SET the scene first: on Saturday at the Millennium Stadium referee Alain Rolland pulled out a yellow card and sent off the loose-head from Wales and the tight-head from…
Ireland: Five things we learned against Samoa
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…
England: Five things we learned against Argentina
Two from two for England and they’ve hit the targets many would have set before autumn
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…
Match verdict: England 31-12 Argentina
How did England's performance rank against the Pumas?
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…
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.