It was the French who caught the eye in round one with six of their eight teams winning, including Stade Rochelais and Toulon away from home.
The United States of America wrapped up their Autumn Internationals campaign undefeated, claiming a 26-23 win against Spain in a game played at Estadio Nacional Complutense in Madri
Japan overcame a second-half red card to secure a 36-20 victory over Uruguay at Chambéry Savoie Stadium on Saturday.
Madagascar, Hong Kong China and the Netherlands will all make their WXV 3 debuts this weekend. Get all the opening round team news here as and when it drops.
Rugby in Scotland hit a new low on Tuesday when their promotion-chasing U20s team lost to Uruguay at the Junior World Trophy in Kenya.
So, when New Zealand and Argentina kick-off a new edition of The Rugby Championship, it will be in a new test venue for the visitors that is bracing for the black wave.
London Irish head coach Les Kiss was not surprised by an astonishing individual try scored by teenager Henry Arundell in their 19-18 European Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat to Toulon.
Last Sunday presented an incredible situation for the 19-year-old London Irish rookie Henry Arundell to capture the imagination and become the latest taxi off the academy ranks to get spoken about in glowing terms in the Gallagher Premiership.
