Best XV from Autumn Internationals on November 22

With just one week left of autumn internationals, the southern hemisphere has enjoyed the lion’s share of victories. Ireland struck a blow for the north this week with a hard-fought win over Australia, and England rallied to beat Samoa. But Wales, France and Italy all went down. Among the big games, there were some outstanding individual performances that have come together to give us this team of the week. Here is your first 15.   Stats are courtesy of ESPNScrum.com. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Wales vs. New Zealand: Winners and Losers from Millennium Stadium

New Zealand required calm heads and patient build-up en route to a 34-16 win over New Zealand on Saturday, but once again they got the job done to keep alive an unbeaten autumn Test series. Thirty-one points in the second half saw the All Blacks cap off their tour of the Northern Hemisphere in style. It was another testament to Steve Hansen’s side and their ability to grind out results in whatever fashion necessary. Read on for a breakdown of the biggest winners and losers to emerge from Saturday’s Millennium Stadium clash. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Italy vs. South Africa: Winners and Losers from Padova

South Africa showed increased second-half determination to beat Italy 22-6 on Saturday, not allowing their hosts to score even a single point after the half-time whistle. Heyneke Meyer’s side end their autumn tour at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium next Saturday and will face Wales with back-to-back wins to their name. Despite the win, the Springboks were scrappy in disposing of the Italians and will take their share of positives and negatives from their most recent win—the biggest of which we discuss in more depth ahead. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

England vs. Samoa: Score and Report from Autumn Rugby International

England won their first Test of the autumn international series on Saturday, beating Samoa, 28-9, at Twickenham to finally stop their losing streak.    Jonny May and Mike Brown each dotted down to give England their victory, the official England Rugby Twitter account confirming their triumph: Samoa came into the clash as a Pacific Island underdog but performed admirably in attempting to defy the odds and take a result away from England. They succeeded in frustrating their hosts up until half-time, and with only a converted try in the balance at 13-6, it was hinted that improvements... 

England vs. Samoa: Winners and Losers from Twickenham

England ended their five–game losing streak with a 28-9 win over Samoa on Saturday. The performance from the home side was far from the cathartic display that fans and players will have wanted before the team faces a dangerous Australian outfit. While England struggled to dominate a robust, hard–hitting Samoan side, they always looked comfortable in the win. Here are the winners and losers. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Wales vs. New Zealand: Score and Report from Autumn Rugby International

Wales once again came close to ending a losing streak spanning over half a century against New Zealand on Saturday, as the All Blacks beat the Welsh 34-16 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after trailing with just 11 minutes left to play. The reigning world champions were staring defeat in the face as the clock ticked down, but Beauden Barrett produced two moments of magic to silence the home support. New Zealand didn’t look fatigued after a busy schedule away from home in the past two months, but several mistakes around the breakdown gave the hosts an early advantage. Leigh... 

Ireland vs. Australia: Score and Report from Autumn Rugby International

Ireland sealed a 26-23 victory over Australia on Saturday to finish their 2015 autumn international series with a 100 percent winning record.  The Dublin hosts surged into a 17-0 lead after just 15 minutes and had to withstand a resurgent fightback from the Wallabies, but the boot of Johnny Sexton ultimately gave them their marginal victory, per Guardian Sport: Joe Schmidt will have been overjoyed with the vigour and initiative his side showed inside the game’s opening exchanges, but the Ireland coach will also consider this a game comprising many lessons. From the start, it was clear... 

England V Samoa: Key Battles to Watch at Twickenham

Different opposition, same mantra for England. This is one of those “must-win” games. The phrase was trotted out last week before defeat to South Africa, and it is being used again this week, except even if England do win, it won’t mean an awful lot. They are expected to beat Samoa 10 times out of 10. Changes have been made by Stuart Lancaster, but even if England had won their first two games of this autumn series, it is likely that some fresh faces would have been given a chance in this—the easiest of all four fixtures. Given the swirl of discontent over the fact that... 

Wales vs. New Zealand: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Rugby Preview

In their last stop of the autumn international series, New Zealand travel to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday with an unbeaten streak to uphold. The All Blacks have already beaten the United States, England and Scotland in the past three weeks, and they have the opportunity to once again finish with a 100 percent record on tour. Warren Gatland hasn’t been as fortunate, and defeat to Australia a fortnight ago was followed up by a narrow 17-13 win over Fiji, with many areas in need of improvement.   Date: Saturday, Nov. 22 Time: 5:30 p.m. GMT/12:30 p.m. ET Live... 

France vs. Argentina: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Rugby Preview

Argentina surged back from defeat against Scotland to claim victory over Italy last week, but an unbeaten France side lurks in Paris, waiting to welcome another would-be victim to the Stade de France on Saturday. Les Bleus are in triumphant form of late, and Philippe Saint-Andre’s men looked revitalised en route to a 29-26 victory over Australia on Saturday. Both sides close their autumn international series in the French capital this weekend and will seek to end matters on a high. Read on for full viewing details, along with a roundup of which stars will be expected to impress in Paris.   Date: Saturday,... 

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