Preview – United States vs Canada
After the heartbreaking result in Toronto, Canada has to pick its socks up and get back to business against a US Eagles side who are well on the skids.
Preview – Australia vs France
Rugby fans are hoping and praying that these two remember to put on their attacking boots after boring us to tears in Melbourne.
Preview – New Zealand vs England
The All Blacks look to make it a clean sweep against a resilient England side, who will in turn be dead set on salvaging something from their tour.
Preview – Japan vs Italy
The Brave Blossoms have returned home to Tokyo where they host Italy in an effort to win their 10th consecutive match, a record for the rising nation.
Preview – Fiji vs Samoa
Fiji host the Manu Samoa for a chance to possibly win the Pacific Nations Cup, though it’s unclear after the hack-job the IRB have made of the tournament.
Preview – Argentina vs Scotland
After two weeks in North America, the Scots head south to face the Pumas for the first time since their crushing World Cup defeat.
Team Of The Week
Eight more games to comb through, but this looks like a pretty reasonable offering for this week’s selection. Fullback was the tough one…
Eagles Fall In Los Angeles
It’s easy enough to say that the Eagles were better against Japan than they were against Scotland, but the underlying problems are the same.
Canada Misses Opportunity
What should have been celebrated as an overdue Tier 1 scalp for the Canadians was instead overshadowed by a dubious decision late in the game.
Springboks Clobber Wales
The Springboks put to death any notion of a Welsh upset very quickly, overpowering the men in red in every exchange en route to a comprehensive victory.