Match Preview – French Barbarians vs Samoa
With all the big nations already booked up, Samoa are instead pitted against the French Barbarians at the storied Stade Marcel Michelin, home of perennial French league challengers Clermont Auvergne.
Match Preview – Ireland vs Australia
These two sides always seem to be up for it when they meet, and this tasty encounter should be just as wild and entertaining with both teams confident of victory.
Match Preview – France vs Tonga
Though the Tongans aren’t quite on the level of New Zealand, the French will be fired up for this one as they look to avenge their infamous World Cup flop.
Match Preview – Romania vs Canada
Canada will be looking to quickly erase the memory of a violent encounter in Tbilisi, but will have to do so against a similar challenger in the form of Romania.
Match Preview – Wales vs Argentina
Warren Gatland has selected an wildly inauspicious Welsh side, including a couple bolters, hoping to get one back on the Pumas who left Millenium Stadium smiling this time last year.
Match Preview – England vs New Zealand
Revenge is a dish best served cold. The icy veins of the All Blacks will no doubt be running thick as they return to the place of their last defeat.
Match Preview – Italy vs Fiji
The two evenly matched sides will go head to head in the first international to be held at the Stadio Giovanni Zini in scenic Cremona. Who will come away victorious?
Match Preview – Georgia vs United States
The Georgian Lelos face off against a resurgent US Eagles for the fourth time in the past five years hoping to get revenge for their loss in Colorado last June.
Match Preview – Japan vs Russia
Japan face Russia for the fifth time in their history and the first outside of Tokyo as the two teams travel to balmy North Wales in a second tier fixture.
November Squads Preview Part 5
The Russian Bears and French Barbarians enter the international arena this weekend. Here’s a look at their squads as they prepare for Japan and Samoa respectively. Match previews to follow!