Wrap: Scotland, England & Ireland make winning starts
Duhan van der Merwe scored as Scotland beat Italy 28-17, while England thrashed Georgia and Ireland cruised past Wales in round one of the Autumn Nations Cup.
Duhan van der Merwe scored as Scotland beat Italy 28-17, while England thrashed Georgia and Ireland cruised past Wales in round one of the Autumn Nations Cup.
South African-born No 8 CJ Stander capped an excellent season by being named as Munster’s Player of the Season and was shortlisted for the Six Nations Player of the Season award.
England-based writer Paul Grayson says the time has come to bring South Africa on board in the Six Nations at the expense of Italy.
France have climbed past Ireland into fourth place in the World Rugby rankings following their 35-27 win in the final round of the Six Nations.
DYLAN JACK looks at what we learned from this past weekend’s Tests and Super Rugby Unlocked action.
Check out all the highlights from a dramatic final round of Six Nations action that ultimately saw England crowned champions on points difference.
England claimed the 2020 Six Nations title after beating Italy 34-5 before France claimed a 35-27 win over Ireland in a dramatic final round on Saturday.
Scotland ended their Six Nations campaign on a positive note by claiming a 14-10 away victory over Wales on Saturday.
France, Ireland and England have named their match-day squads for the final round of the 2020 Six Nations on Saturday.
South African-born Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe says he wants to improve as a Test player now that his ‘nervous and emotional’ international debut is out of the way.