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WEEK 4 GUIDE
Autumn internationals Week 4: Rugby team news, how to watch
Week 4 sees Eddie Jones return to England, while South Africa visit Wales. Elsewhere, Australia continue their grand slam hunt, while Ireland, New Zealand and France are also in action.
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WEEKEND FIXTURES
ENGLAND TEAM NEWS
England vs. Japan: Elliot Daly, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso out; Tom Curry back
England will be without Elliot Daly and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso for Sunday's match against Japan, but Tom Curry is fit to feature.
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Wales looking to avoid 12th straight defeat vs. South Africa
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OVERREACTING TO THE WEEKEND
Week 3 overreactions: England in crisis? Argentina can win 2027 Rugby World Cup?
England and Wales slumped further; France edged New Zealand, and South Africa and Australia continued their successful autumn. It leaves plenty of food for thought.
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Kerevi saw red -- but these Wallabies have character and class
The Wallabies' grand slam dream is alive and kicking. The character and class they showed to not only manage -- but thrive -- during a 20-minute red card against Wales was telling.
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How Australia handed Wales their 11th straight defeat
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England errors strike again as losing run goes on
England's 29-20 defeat to South Africa was down to losing collisions, several errors and, fundamentally, not being as good as South Africa.
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How England got their 5th consecutive loss by 9 points
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FRANCE'S SIX NATIONS WARNING
France fire Six Nations warning as All Blacks left to ponder what might have been
France look to be returning to their best ahead of next year's Six Nations, while Saturday night's loss in Paris was another near miss for Scott Robertson's All Blacks.
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RUGBY
British & Irish Lions tour of Australia: Who's trending in, out for selection?
The British & Irish Lions will embark on their tour of Australia next year, with coach Andy Farrell set to step away from his Ireland responsibilities in December to focus on Lions duties.
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AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS
Italy fight back for 20-17 win over Georgia
Italy recovered from a poor start to earn a hardfought 20-17 win over Georgia in Genoa on Sunday, after the visitors let slip an 11-point half-time lead.
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How Italy came back from 11 points behind to beat Georgia
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ERASMUS THE MAVERICK
Inside the maverick mind of Springboks' innovator Rassie Erasmus
South Africa coaching guru Rassie Erasmus is renowned for innovation and re-imagining rugby to keep his Springboks ahead of the chasing pack. But with every Erasmus innovation, there's always this tantalising dab of risk.
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Erasmus feels for under-pressure Borthwick
Rassie Erasmus is preparing to face an England team feeling the pressure after four defeats on the spin.
RUGBY FIXTURES
International rugby fixtures: Latest matches, key dates, venues
The end-of-year autumn internationals see north take on south in the traditional matches, while the Six Nations returns in January. Here's the full list of international rugby fixtures.
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TRC
Kangaroos win Pacific Championships final against Tonga
Tom Trbojevic scores as Australia holds off Tonga to win the Rugby League Pacific Championships.
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TRC
Tane Edmed should be in Wallabies' spring tour squad
The ESPN Scrum Reset team discuss Tane Edmed's hopes of a Wallabies callup, making a case as to why he should be part of Joe Schmidt's spring tour squad.
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Rugby
All Blacks make it Bledisloe clean sweep with second half pummeling
The All Blacks have swept the Bledisloe Cup series with a 33-13 win over the Wallabies, showing their class after an early Australian assault.
Rugby
Is Schmidt nearing his preferred Wallabies lineup?
The ESPN Scrum Reset react to the Wallabies' narrow Bledisloe I loss, pondering whether Joe Schmidt might be close to finding his first-choice run-on XV.
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Rugby
Argentina stun South Africa to keep title hopes alive
Flyhalf Tomas Albornoz kicked a penalty 11 minutes from the end to hand Argentina a thrilling 29-28 victory over South Africa and keep their hopes of winning the Rugby Championship alive in a blisteringly hot Santiago del Estero.
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All Blacks edge out Wallabies to retain Bledisloe Cup
The All Blacks have secured the Bledisloe Cup for a 23rd straight year after denying the gallant Wallabies 31-28 in the opening trans-Tasman Test in Sydney.
Rugby
How many Wallabies would make a trans-Tasman Bledisloe team?
The ESPN Scrum Reset and Rugby Direct crews discuss the Wallabies' progress under Joe Schmidt and how many Australians would make a combined trans-Tasman team.
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TRC
Can Wallabies persist with Slipper, Alaalatoa?
The ESPN Scrum Reset team react to the Wallabies' record-breaking defeat by Argentina and how a poor second-half scrummaging performance contributed to the loss.
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Rugby
South Africa inflict more pain on New Zealand
Siya Kolisi and Malcolm Marx scored tries as South Africa recorded a fourth win in a row against old foes New Zealand for the first time in 75 years with an 18-12 Rugby Championship victory in Cape Town on Saturday.
Rugby
Argentina thump Wallabies in record breaking triumph
Argentina fought back from a 17-point deficit to score nine tries and hand Australia a record 67-27 defeat in an action-packed Rugby Championship clash on Saturday that provided more than a point per minute.
Rugby
Rugby's shot clock needs further clarifying
The ESPN Scrum Reset look at the shot clock law variation being trialled in The Rugby Championship and how it could be improved following the Wallabies' dramatic win.
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Rugby
Australia land last-gasp penalty to edge Argentina
Australia kicked over a last-gasp penalty to edge hosts Argentina 20-19 in the Rugby Championship on Saturday, overcoming appalling weather to win their first match of this year's competition.
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