The Brave Blossoms were spirited opponents but there will be a step up in class when England travel to New Zealand
Injuries and retirements have decimated Scott Robertson's second-row options for his first Tests in charge.
Much is made of Finn Russell's multi-layered attacking arsenal but there are threats all over the Scotland backline
Much is made of Finn Russell's multi-layered attacking arsenal but there are threats all over the Scotland backline
Munster's management team have been getting an awful kicking of late in the press. With the curtain coming down on the Johann van Graan era in Limerick, it seems everyone is lining up to have a pop at the coaching ticket.
Despite a new head coach, not much has changed for the All Blacks, tactically speaking.
Tadhg Beirne will play his first match in 9 months when Munster take on a much-changed Connacht XV in the Guinness PRO14 on Sunday.
With just ten weeks left before his first Six Nations outing in charge, Joe Schmidt's successor had 72 Ireland eligible players starting for the provinces in Heineken Champions Cup rounds one and two.
A huge performance from David Pocock saw Australia handing Ireland a first defeat in over a year with an 18-9 victory in the first Test in Brisbane.
