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Tonga named as England's fourth November internationals opponent

Anthony Watson of England breaks with the ball against Tonga

Tonga has been confirmed as the fourth opponent that England will host at Twickenham Stadium in autumn 2020 for the Quilter November internationals.

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England will play Tonga, their opening pool opponents in Japan last year, on Saturday 21 November, kick off 15:15. This will be the fourth time the two sides have faced each other and the first time outside of a Rugby World Cup. England have won the previous three encounters.

Eddie Jones’ squad will begin its Quilter International campaign against New Zealand on 7 November with the match kick-off now confirmed at 17:30. The All Blacks last visited the home of England Rugby in 2018.

Seven days later Argentina, England’s pool opponents in Japan who were defeated 39-10 in Tokyo, head to south west London. This match will kick off at 20:00.

Following the match against Tonga, England will end its Quilter Internationals on 28 November versus Australia, kick off 15:15.

Yesterday Eddie Jones recalled 25 players for three days of training in Oxford this week ahead of England’s next Guinness Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 7 March.

In addition, apprentice Alex Mitchell will join up with the squad and George Furbank will be in camp for rehabilitation. Mako Vunipola and Luke Cowan-Dickie are not included for family reasons.

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Jackie 34 minutes ago
Springboks hand Wales 12th consecutive defeat with dominant display

If the Welsh players cannot be bothered to get themselves.fit, for what is essentially their full time job and their country, then there is no hope for them.

Most of their forwards were huffing and puffing within 15 minutes!

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Andrew Nichols 45 minutes ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

For the sake of the game we must restrict the TMO to advising the ref only when called on to do so. Im sick to the back teeth of the endless interventions. With an inexperienced whistler like the bloke this morning, the TMO ran the show.

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Andrew Nichols 49 minutes ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Yes. Its bizarre what hes done. From a try scoring weapon to utter mediocrity. Reminds me of the SBW league return and gormless boxing stuff. If he'd just focussed on rugby, he'd have been an all time great...the potential and glimpses of excellence were there.

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Andrew Nichols 52 minutes ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Open season on DMac again. Funny thing it wasBB iI saw doing the sideways running this week.

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DrinkAwayTheConcussion 52 minutes ago
'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Not a disaster or anything, but extremely disappointing to end the season like that.

Massive credit to Italy for turning up, shame the All Blacks didn’t match the intent of their opposition.

Shthouse all round.

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Andrew Nichols 54 minutes ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Are we still wittering on about DMacs size? If so that SA winger might have something to say about that. Its all so boring.

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Andrew Nichols 56 minutes ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Cant agree with the glowing mark for BB. Far too much aimless kicking. The nadir was the free kick which he just lamely hoofed to the Italian winger Ioane...shortly after which the Italians put up yet another excellent contestible bomb, theABs made a total hash of it and the Azzuri got their try. When ...oh wgen will we put the efgort into having accurate tactical kicking coached? It seems as crappy an AB skill as drop goals.

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Tk 1 hour ago
Jason Ryan questions All Blacks preparation after 'messy' win

Apart from the scrum a really sloppy AB performance. Through successive coaching regimes they just don't seem to be able to cope with motivated and physically aggressive opposition, getting knocked off the ball and scrambling around with back foot ball. A lack of proper 10 means we are then not turning the opposition around and pinning them in their corners.

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SadersMan 1 hour ago
Former All Blacks grade the 2024 campaign

Sheesh Goldie, South Africa actually lost two tests, IRE & ARG. Everyone got beaten at least twice this year so I'm not sure why the Boks are the "standard". I'd hate the ABs to follow their example. Our standard should be ABs (version 2015).


But I agree, the ABs are definitely in the B range. For me, it's a B+, the + mainly reflecting the lifting of the teams baseline from wobbly to now comfortably being able to win ugly.


Bring on 2025.

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Tk 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Reiko could have been one of the great all time AB wings, he will be remembered as a very average centre.

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Tk 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

No DMac is not the answer at 10. BB and DMac are both amazing athletes who can dazzle with ball in hand but are not test match 10's who can drive a team and manage a game plan.

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Cantab 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Yes Roigard scored a great try when the Italians were focusing on our mediocre midfield which defends well enough but has lacked penetration all year. We could certainly do with the likes of a Nonu or Robertson from yesteryear who did know how to penetrate in midfield. A work on for Razor next year as I have seen some promising talent at provincial and super franchise levels which needs to be developed.

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IS 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Dmac 10 alb 12 and tupea in 13 or proctor in 13 it's a combination that works and worked well against Fiji and Fiji are better than Italy

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IS 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Bb a 9.5 you got to be joking he was straight trash he wasn't even a 5 the attack was so bad so bad we score almost the same amount if points with dmac on that we did with barret

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JW 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Yeah hope they have plans to give Roigard more game license in that sense. There were a few times when the tight work was really good rolling down the field but the endeavor of the Italians did beat it a lot too didn't it. No dominant class midfielder is there, almost prefer to have the Italian midfield!

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SadersMan 1 hour ago
TJ Perenara clarifies reference to the Treaty in All Blacks' Haka

Yeah, I'm down with unity.


E pai ana o korero TJ.

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JW 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Laughed when Lakai didn't even have the decency to tell Cane he'd been subbed.


Bugger being the one to tell a guy he's off in his last game lol

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JW 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

I can't really see it. He says Dmac is a great bench option, worlds best 23 I think he said he would be in that Bledisloe game if he wasn't otherwise his 10, but that would only be in the advent of injury for me. Should have kept BB and Jordan as they were, no point in changing them. Too small to make an impact as 23 (fullback) is why I'd describe why as well. Jordie fits that bill perfectly though.


Normally they rate them a bit lower if they have no impact don't they. Dmac came on and only really performed better as a 10, when he came into that role from fullback, where he just commits defenders and did a couple of nice flat passes. Otherwise as a fb replacement, very ineffectual (not really saying much in a game like this).


I really hope that Razor is just conserving Dmac because he's going to have no off season (going to top14 supposedly) and will return him to 10 next year. Otherwise just please please oh lord just give him to Toshiba in a swap to get the Mo'ongu signing over the line for next year (too late now).


I don't think I can handle an more of these selections.

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JB 2 hours ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series

Hoping Riley Higgins kicks on. Proctor must be 13 moving forward.

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SadersMan 2 hours ago
'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Rassie should be "miles ahead" of Razor, he's been involved with the Boks as full-time Director of Rugby since 2017. And the Boks should be ahead of the current ABs, they have kept all of their superstars.


Clearly, we are rebuilding from the floor up. But the one place that the Boks are not "miles ahead" is on the paddock. A brand new, relatively untested coaching team, with a new team still in the making, came close in Sth Africa.


Change takes time. Whatever this magic instant innovation potion is you allude to, it doesn't exist. Just ask Rassie. It's taken the Boks years to develop. I've no doubt Razor will get us there.

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