England Schooled By All Blacks
Another case of coulda, woulda, shoulda for England, who let a glorious opportunity to beat the All Blacks slip through their fingers at Twickenham.
France Scorch Frenetic Fiji
A proficient French side put Fiji to the sword in the new Stade Vélodrome, with any thoughts of an upset or even a close finish proving foolish indeed.
Australia Edge Wales In Slugfest
Another agonizingly close encounter between the two combatants, and for the 10th consecutive time it was Australia who just did enough to get the win.
Canada Scrape Past Namibia
Nobody was expecting Canada to repeat their 60 point victory of 1999, but it’s doubtful many would have picked Namibia to come within 4 points this time.
Japan Drop The Ball
Japan started their November series in Kobe with a terribly disappointing performance against a rampant NZ Maori side that were good, but not that good.
Canada Hits The Wall
Canada put in a very creditable first half performance against Argentina before running out of petrol in the closing chapter of their doomed 2014 ARC entry.
Eagles End On A High
The Eagles Select XV wrapped up their ARC campaign with a dominant win over a word out Uruguayan side on Sunday to repeat last year’s 2nd place finish.
All Blacks Spoil Party In Brisbane
Leave it to the All Blacks to pour salt on the wounds of the poor Australian fans. Just when they thought they were in, they yanked them back out.
Woeful Canada Drop The Ball
Canada fell to their closest rivals once again as the Select XV held the home side tryless in a dreadful advertisement for North American rugby.
Jaguars Scrape Past Uruguay
It’s not often you use the term ‘scrape’ to describe a 22 point victory, but Uruguay were Argentina’s equal for the vast majority of a bruising encounter.