The Autumn Nations Series 2024 resumes this weekend and the southern hemisphere sides will hope to continue their dominance.
England's most-capped men's player Ben Youngs has had some epic battles with Australia over a Test career spanning 127 caps, and recently copped plenty of banter for his pre-Autumn Nations Series prediction that the Wallabies would lose last weekend's Mobbs-Ella match at Allianz Stadium.
The 31-year-old has failed to best use his experience when featuring off the bench in the recent losses versus Australia and New Zealand.
Australia centre Len Ikitau has described his Wallabies midfield partner Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii as “a freak” following an unforgettable display against England.
While it was England's attack, or lack thereof in the final quarter, that came under scrutiny following their loss to the All Blacks, it is the turn of the defence to be picked apart this week, as Australia did with consummate ease in their victory at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium.
Steve Borthwick's men are finding new ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and it is becoming a problem
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been left buoyed with emotion by his uplifting Wallabies debut, declaring the amazing experience of his Twickenham tour de force as the very reason he switched rugby codes.
Friday night lights in Dublin was supposed to provide this weekend’s Autumn Nations Series fireworks, not Saturday afternoon in London.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been hailed as a freak and great with his Wallabies' squadmates in awe of his striking debut in the gold shirt.