Autumn Internationals

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Autumn Internationals news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

Gregor so proud of team’s courage

19 November 2017 0 comments

GREGOR Townsend hailed a great performance from his side. “I’m very proud, the way we defended in the first half and the way we played […]

Care cameo is star turn as England strike lucky

19 November 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham ALL hail Danny Care, England’s super-sub! This was a strange brew of a match, with England getting momentum for the […]

Breach’s brilliant six-timer hammers Canada

19 November 2017 0 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE England W …79 Canada W…5 RED Roses wing Jessica Breach scored six tries on her debut as England beat Canada 79-5 at […]

It’s time, England, to put some stick about

19 November 2017 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Opportunity knocks: Elliot Daly goes over for England’s opening try PICTURE: Getty Images England weren’t wildly impressed with what they perceived as […]

England will improve this year, but so will All Blacks

19 November 2017 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Improved carrying force: Joe Launchbury took it to Australia PICTURE: Getty Images To close the gap on the Kiwis […]

Wales let off as front row rule denies Georgians late chance to share spoils

19 November 2017 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER THERE was late drama in Cardiff, Georgia coming close to stealing what would have been a famous draw with Wales. Warren Gatland’s […]

From Exiles junkyard to Test starter for Scotland

17 November 2017 0 comments

Neale Harvey talks to Scotland new cap Darryl Marfo about his time with the Exiles and working with Richard Cockerill

Aussies offer acid test of England’s back row mobility

16 November 2017 0 comments

Nick Cain analyses the challenge of the Wallabies who have a ‘score to settle’

Michael Cheika picks power over playmaker in Wallabies midfield

16 November 2017 0 comments

Samu Kerevi gets the nod to start at inside centre alongside Tevita Kuridrani

Lydiate to captain Wales as Gatland makes 14 changes

16 November 2017 0 comments

All the team news for the Test against Georgia at the Principality Stadium

Eddie Jones receives telling off from his mother…

15 November 2017 0 comments

England head coach Eddie Jones might be 57 years old but that wasn’t enough to save him from a stern dressing down at the hands […]

It’s the same old song for Wales but they do hit some high notes

12 November 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER THE HOODOO continued as Wales suffered a 13th straight defeat to Australia who again emphasised their dominance over Warren Gatland’s side with […]

Don’t despair, Wales moving in right direction

12 November 2017 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS New 10-12 axis: Owen Williams and Dan Biggar combine CLOSE, but no cigar! So it’s another defeat […]

PLAYER WATCH…

12 November 2017 0 comments

WALES 1. ROB EVANS Good with ball in hand, ran hard and got to grips with scrum in the end Rating: 6.5 out of 10 […]

Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s

12 November 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON COMMENT Magician: Wallaby full-back Kurtley Beale As part of their pre-match entertainment, the Wales management treated their squad to an evening […]

Debutant McKinley closes out the victory for Italians

12 November 2017 2 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Italy………………19 Fiji …………………10 ITALY got their November Test series off to a winning start with a 19-10 victory over Fiji in Sicily […]

Ireland turn the screw with three-try flourish

12 November 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, with a performance of growing authority and excellence, dismissed South Africa from their presence to get their autumn campaign off to […]

Eddie’s tunnel vision over Hartley is harmful

12 November 2017 1 comment

CAPTAINCY has often caused controversy in Rugby Union, and there is one which has been brewing for some time with Eddie Jones retaining Dylan Hartley […]

Wallaby player gag does their game a disservice

12 November 2017 1 comment

YOU would have thought that with Rugby Union in Australia languishing behind Aussie Rules, Rugby League, and soccer, the Wallabies would be keen to put […]

Cash pours in for Doddie

12 November 2017 0 comments

SOME 1,300 people crammed into Battersea Evolution in London on Monday to honour Doddie Weir, the former Scotland and Lions lock, who has been diagnosed […]

Matiashvili stars as Georgians fire warning to Wales

12 November 2017 1 comment

By TOM SCOTT Georgia…………54 Canada …………22 THE Georgians hammered out a six try warning to Wales ahead of their clash at the Principality Stadium on […]

Five-tries for Scots but alarm bells still ringing

12 November 2017 4 comments

By GARY HEATLY Fast start: Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg dives over for the opening try after two minutes PICTURE: TRP photographer Star turn: Stuart McInally […]

First half power play ends French hopes

12 November 2017 0 comments

JAMES CANDY From JAMES CANDY in Paris A RUTHLESS firsthalf blitz from New Zealand was enough to hold-off a spirited French fightback in Paris. Beauden […]

Slow march to victory won’t beat Wallabies

12 November 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN From NICK CAIN at Twickenham IF international rugby is meant to be special this tussle between England and Argentina did not pass […]

NICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…

12 November 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA At the top of his game. Great ball-playing prop, made 20 tackles and multiple hard yards Rating: 8 out of 10 […]

Watson closes in on Brown for vote at full-back

12 November 2017 1 comment

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Impressive skillset: Anthony Watson, tackled here by Emiliano Boffelli, shone at full-back PICTURE: Getty Images Mike Brown’s early replacement […]

Pumas rugby needs a re-boot starting with new selection policy

12 November 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Misfiring: Juan Martin Hernandez VERDICT Patience is a virtue – as the Pumas discovered when they went through 30 phases at the death […]

England warned over new Aussie star Alaalatoa

12 November 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S front row must brace for a torrid time from up and coming Wallabies tight-head Allan Alaalatoa at Twickenham this Saturday, according […]

Hansen recalls Kieran Read to All Blacks squad for Paris visit

9 November 2017 0 comments

New Zealand coach makes 12 changes to matchday squad to take on France

England rest Farrell and Itoje for Test against Los Pumas

9 November 2017 0 comments

Henry Slade beats Alex Lozowski to start in place of kicking ace, with George Ford at 10

Jackson column: Can Wales rise from the Ashes of defeats to Wallabies?

8 November 2017 0 comments

Wales have lost their last 16 matches against Australia

Has any coach ever had more riches to choose from than All Blacks’ Hansen?

5 November 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT The All Blacks might only have prevailed by nine points against a wonderfully spirited and inventive Barbarians but New Zealand rugby was […]

Look North, Barbarians, before it all goes South

5 November 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Tiwckenham Opener: Richie Mo’unga scores the first try THIS was more like a New Zealand trial match than the Barbarians against […]

Absent England players missed great chance says Baa-baas coach Deans

5 November 2017 0 comments

BARBARIANS coach Robbie Deans, right,insists England missed an opportunity to test their players against New Zealand by preventing them from representing the Barbarians. New Zealander […]

England’s back row looks exposed, but it’s time for Eddie to go for broke

2 November 2017 0 comments

Nick Cain writes why it’s time to gamble on the promise of rookies Sam Underhill, Tom Curry and Zach Mercer

Set an example with more cash for struggling Samoa

1 November 2017 0 comments

With no mandatory obligation to cough up more money, Colin Boag writes why the RFU should offer cash-strapped Samoa a higher share

Joe Marler available for England selection after ban for striking changed

27 October 2017 0 comments

Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston gives evidence to EPCR which overturns ban period

Gatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals

24 October 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Warren Gatland has named his squad for the autumn international and handed a recall to in form Bath fly-half […]

John Hardie suspended by SRU pending investigation

20 October 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Scotland openside flanker John Hardie has been suspended by the SRU with immediate effect to cast doubts over whether […]

Greig Laidlaw ruled out of autumn Tests with fractured ankle

18 October 2017 0 comments

By Adam Ellis Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw will miss matches against Samoa, New Zealand and Australia this autumn after Clermont Auvergne confirmed he had fractured […]

Yes, it’s time for Jamie George to become king

13 October 2017 0 comments

Dylan Hartley or Jamie George? Past England hookers have their say

Give Jonathan chance to lead Wales, Williams urges Gatland

22 September 2017 0 comments

Wales legend Martyn Williams has urged Warren Gatland to use the November series to test the captaincy credentials of Jonathan Davies. With Sam Warburton undergoing […]

Hold Manu back until 2018 says top Tiger

30 August 2017 0 comments

England supremo Eddie Jones should resist selecting Manu Tuilagi until the 2018 Six Nations and allow the troubled centre to recapture his best form for […]

Hartley to Manu and Solomona – Follow code of conduct or pay the price!

22 August 2017 0 comments

England and Northampton captain Dylan Hartley tells NEALE HARVEY why Saints are targeting the Premiership play-offs and how he will never take his Red Rose […]

Give Manu new chance – O’Driscoll urges Jones

15 August 2017 0 comments

Brian O’Driscoll reckons “world-beater” Manu Tuilagi is too good to go on England’s black list just yet. But the Irish legend has urged his former […]

Alex Lozowski fine-tuning basics for England bid

9 August 2017 0 comments

Alex Lozowksi has declared himself ready to rise to the challenge of retaining his hard-won England place after impressing on the tour of Argentina. The […]

All Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickenham

21 December 2016 0 comments

The All Blacks will be turning up at Twickenham next year after all for what promises to be the richest match in their history. The […]

Mumm: Scots and Irish want us to win

2 December 2016 0 comments

Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt as he did during […]

EXCLUSIVE: This will be England’s best team ever – Jonny Wilkinson

22 November 2016 0 comments

Jonny Wilkinson has declared that the current all-conquering England side can eclipse the achievements of the World Cup-winning class of 2003. Wilkinson says he sees […]