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Five southern hemisphere rugby stars set to light up NovemberRobert Kitson: Julian Savea provides All Blacks with tries, Handré Pollard gives South Africa balance and Australia have their own Fijian flier in Tevita Kuridrani -
Robbie Henshaw replaces Gordon D’Arcy at centre for IrelandThe Connacht centre Robbie Henshaw has replaced Gordon D’Arcy at 12 in the Ireland side to face South Africa on Saturday -
Heyneke Meyer names unchanged South Africa lineup against IrelandThe South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has remained loyal to the players who beat New Zealand last month by naming an unchanged starting lineup against Ireland
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Springboks see Ireland’s Paul O’Connell as major threat in autumn TestThe South Africa lock Victor Matfield says Ireland’s captain, Paul O’Connell, is the ‘best player I have played against’ -
Dean Ryan: England’s autumn Tests will reveal where they stand in the global order with the Springboks and Australia the ones to watchHandré Pollard’s powers of evasion help South Africa move up a gear
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England can’t win the World Cup this autumn, but maybe they can lose it