Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of November 21-23

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Published: November 24, 2014

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For many of the Tier 1 outfits, this weekend was the last of their autumn international fixtures, and fans will have been overjoyed to see so many going out with a quite literal bang.

Wales and New Zealand's meeting in Cardiff in particular featured a weighty list of top-class collisions, thanks largely to the close nature of the scoreline, only coming apart as Warren Gatland's defence did similar during the closing 20 minutes.

Jerome Kaino banks bragging rights for the biggest thud of the week thanks to his well-timed challenge on fly-half Dan Biggar, but Julian Savea also gets high praise for his try-scoring heroics.

Luke Charteris felt firsthand what it means to take on an All Blacks defence and lose, picking up his first scratch of the day just minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.

Meanwhile, in Dublin, Ireland claimed a terrifically fought 26-23 win over the Wallabies, and Paul O'Connell was there every step of the way.

The captain showed just what the result meant to him with a 79th-minute hit on Australian No. 8 Ben McCalman, and it was thanks to such long-lasting leadership that Joe Schmidt's men were able to close their series with a 100-percent record.

Jack Nowell missed out on any England minutes having only recently made a return from injury, and he was showing some impressive physicality back in Exeter Chiefs surroundings.

France's Mathieu Bastareaud also makes the cut this week—but for once Les Bleus' tyrannical centre wasn't the aggressor against Argentina.

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