The Rugby Championship News

Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has sprung a surprise by naming Guido Petti to start at flanker for Test against Ireland in Dublin.

The All Blacks team has been named to play the Hillary Shield Test against England at Twickenham.

World Rugby has announced two All Blacks and two Springboks on the shortlist for the prestigious Player of the Year award, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards in Monte Carlo on 25 November.

The Springboks scored the only try of the match but could not overcome England at Twickenham losing 11-12.

The All Blacks demonstrated the depth in quality at their disposal as they eased past a plucky Japan 69-31 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. 

Springboks have announced seven changes to the starting 15 which lined up against New Zealand three weeks ago, to face England at Twickenham.

The All Blacks, Pumas, Springboks and Wallabies are all playing Test matches in Europe in November...

The uncapped trio of Sergeal Petersen, Ruhan Nel and JD Schickerling have been named in the Springbok squad of 36 for the 2018 November Tests in the UK and France.

The AllBlacks maintained their dominance over the Wallabies with a workman-like performance to win Bledisloe 3 in Tokyo 37-20 

The Wallabies and All Blacks teams have been named for the Bledisloe Cup 3 clash in Tokyo.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named three uncapped players in his 31-man squad for the third Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand in Japan.

The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the All Blacks Tour to Japan and Europe in November.

November is a huge month full of international fixtures as teams accelerate Rugby World Cup 2019 preparations.

A late Ardie Savea try helped the All Blacks to a hard-fought 32-30 victory over the Springboks in their Rugby Championship Test in Pretoria on Saturday.

Australia recovered from a 31-7 deficit at the interval to defeat Argentina 45-34 in their Rugby Championship clash in Salta on Saturday.

The Pumas are seeking an unprecedented third victory in this year's TRC while the Wallabies are desperate to find some winning form.

The All Blacks have won the title but Springboks would love to finish with same number of wins as their arch rivals.

Australia will look for an improved defensive display this weekend and Michael Hoper and David Pocock will again lead the charge.