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All Blacks Stun South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park to Lead Series

New Zealand beat South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match Greatest Rivalry series, scoring five tries to one.

Springboks beat Argentina 17-10 as Kolisi suffers fresh hamstring injury

South Africa stretched their winning run to 12 Tests with a 17-10 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, but captain Siya Kolisi limped off with another hamstring injury.

England beat Argentina 31-24 in chaotic Nations Championship thriller

England held on for a 31-24 Nations Championship win over Argentina in Santiago del Estero, surviving four second-half sin-bins and a last-gasp Pumas try ruled out by the TMO.

Tomás Albornoz banned for four matches for intimidating referee Angus Gardner

Argentina fly-half Tomás Albornoz has been banned for four matches by World Rugby after admitting he intimidated referee Angus Gardner following the Pumas' Nations Championship defeat to England.

Springboks v All Blacks referees confirmed: Angus Gardner handed third Test after Albornoz row

World Rugby has confirmed the referees for the four-Test Springboks-All Blacks series: Matthew Carley takes the opener at Ellis Park, while Angus Gardner lands the third Test in Johannesburg weeks after the Albornoz controversy.

Les Kiss names first Wallabies squad for Japan Tests

Les Kiss has named his first Wallabies squad for the Japan Tests, with Isaac Henry the only uncapped player and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto recalled at the expense of James Slipper.

Nations Championship: Argentina beat Wales 35-21 in San Juan

Argentina earn first Nations Championship win, beating Wales 35-21 with four first-half tries.

Nations Championship: South Africa beat Scotland 42-28 in Pretoria

South Africa beat Scotland 42-28 with ten Erasmus changes: tenth straight win for the Springboks.

Kuruvoli banned 4 weeks for foul play

Fiji scrum-half Kuruvoli suspended four weeks for foul play against England.

South Africa crush Wales 43-0 to stay unbeaten in Nations Championship

South Africa crush Wales 43-0 in Durban with seven tries from seven different scorers, staying unbeaten in the Nations Championship with three wins from three.

England hold on with 13 men to beat Argentina 31-24 in seven-yellow-card thriller

England hold on twice with 13 men to beat Argentina 31-24 in Santiago del Estero in a Nations Championship match featuring seven yellow cards and a dramatic finale.

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New Zealand 40-21 Ireland: All Blacks remain unbeaten in the Nations Championship

All Blacks beat Ireland 40-21 at Eden Park in the Nations Championship. Tries from Tuipulotu, Savea, Jordan, Aumua, McKenzie and Lienert-Brown. 53rd consecutive win at Eden Park.

Wallabies break losing streak with 57-10 win over Italy in Schmidt's farewell

Australia beat Italy 57-10 in Perth to end a six-test losing streak, with a hat-trick from Josh Canham in Joe Schmidt's final match as head coach.

South Africa dominate Wales 43-0 in Nations Championship romp

South Africa crush Wales 43-0 with seven tries in Durban to stay top of the Nations Championship. Tandy disappointed but proud, while Morgan insists Wales are closing the gap.

France beats Japan 42-15 in Tokyo, Lucu stars in Nations Championship

France defeated Japan 42-15 at the National Stadium in Tokyo in the Nations Championship, with Lucu (15 points), Jalibert and Lamothe (two tries each) starring in the win.

Cannone suspended 4 weeks for head clash in Nations Championship

Italy's Niccolò Cannone suspended 4 weeks for head clash with NZ's Cam Roigard in the Nations Championship; misses the Australia tour.

England captain Jamie George vows to walk team off if racist abuse returns in Argentina

Jamie George says England will walk off if racist abuse recurs in Argentina, a year after England's Black players were targeted in San Juan.

Quesada Has Suspension Cut to One Game After Referee Criticism

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada has his ban cut from two games to one over his criticism of referee Luc Ramos; he must make a public apology and will miss the match against Australia.

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada banned for one match, to miss Australia clash

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada will miss Saturday's Nations Championship clash with Australia in Perth after an independent panel cut his two-match ban to one for criticising match officials.

World Rugby suspends Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada for two matches

World Rugby has suspended Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada for two matches over officiating comments made after Italy's 11 July Nations Championship game against New Zealand — the first case under the new process.