Eagles Miss Golden Opportunity
Fiji escaped the embarrassment of a loss to the Eagles by the skin of their teeth, just holding out after playing shorthanded for a quarter of the match.
Preview – Georgia vs Japan
Japan return to Tbilisi for the second time in three years as they face the Lelos in a fascinating contest between two evenly matched and improving sides.
Preview – France vs Argentina
France play host to Argentina with a clean sweep of the autumn tests within their grasp, and a chance to show some rare consistency in their performance.
Preview – Romania vs Canada
Canada return to the scene of their one point defeat a year ago, hoping to salvage something from a mediocre European tour against the defiant Romanians.
Preview – Scotland vs Tonga
Revenge will have to be served cool and damp as Scotland look to get one back on the great upsetters – the Ikale Tahi of Tonga – in drizzly Kilmarnock.
Preview – Italy vs South Africa
After coming up short against Argentina in a match they probably should have won, Italy welcome South Africa with only the faintest hint of sincerity.
Team Of The Week
It wasn’t easy, with more strong team performances than individual ones, but a team has been scraped together with 12 different countries represented!
Springboks Dent English Pride
England were handed their 5th defeat on the trot as South Africa took a 3 point victory, coincidentally their 5th straight win at Fortress Twickenham.
Clinical Tonga Leave Eagles Behind
Tonga scored 26 unanswered points in a dominant second half to pull away from an inventive but inaccurate American side in front of the Kingsholm faithful.
Stanley Sinks Canada In Vannes
Manu Samoa overcame their heavily publicised off-field problems to score a much needed win over Canada at the Stade de la Rabine in historic Brittany.