Spain started off their Pacific Tour with a hard-fought match against Samoa - the home side scraping by with a 34-30 win.
Clashes between the Iberian brothers always produce a rich and resonant backdrop.
Los Pumas flexed their South American muscle to make light work of Spain in their Rugby World Cup warm-up match at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
Georgia have claimed the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship with an impressive 31-11 win over Portugal in Badajoz, Spain.
There was jubilation in the Spanish camp when the national side qualified for the 2023 World Cup earlier this year and immeasurable despair when the team learned they had effectively been disqualified from the showpiece tournament due to fielding an ineligible player.
