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South Africa

Player ratings: New bomb squad has a perfect 10

OPINION: South Africa produced a second-half masterclass to blow Italy away in Genoa on Saturday. Jan de Koning rates the Springbok players!

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OPINION

Player Ratings: The late rally

OPINION: Another November Saturday, another intriguing England versus New Zealand collision.

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OPINION

Player Ratings: Discipline crisis

OPINION: After mixed seasons, both England and the All Blacks entered their final Test of 2022 with points to prove.

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OPINION

Player Ratings: Another horror show

OPINION: It was another hard lesson in cohesiveness handed to the South Africa ‘A’ side at the Ashton Gate on Thursday.

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New Zealand

Player ratings: Avoiding unwanted history

OPINION: Tom Vinicombe rates the New Zealand players after their 31-23 win over Scotland on Sunday.

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Scotland

Player ratings: The big choke

OPINION: Gavin Harper rates the Scotland players after their heartbreaking 23-31 loss to New Zealand.

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South Africa

Player ratings: Le carton rouge

OPINION: France stretched their winning streak to 12 consecutive matches when they edged South Africa 30-26 in a game where both teams lost players with red cards. Jan de Koning rates the Springbok players!

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England

Player Ratings: Bouncing back

OPINION: Eddie Jones’ England tuned up for next weekend’s showdown with the All Blacks with an encouraging seven-try demolition of an out-of sorts Japan to draw a line under last Sunday’s loss to Argentina.

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Wales

Player ratings: Comeback kids

OPINION: Wales put their year-end campaign back on track by beating Argentina 20-13 in an arm-wrestle of a Test match in Cardiff on Saturday. Tom Vinicombe rates the Welsh players!

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Australia

Player Ratings: A nightmare in Florence

OPINION: Another week, another heartbreaking loss for the Wallabies, who were beaten by Italy for the first time ever in Florence on Saturday.

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OPINION

Kiwi scribe questions Am's World Rugby nomination

OPINION: Once again All Blacks No.8 Ardie Savea has been unequivocally snubbed for the second year in a row after World Rugby announced their four nominees for Player of the Year: Lukhanyo Am, Josh van der Flier, Johnny Sexton and Antoine Dupont.

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Second Phase

Ben Donaldson's horror show on debut

WATCH as Ben Donaldson makes a horror start to his international career.

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