2 d. ago Etzebeth red card mars South Africa demolition job as Wales slump to record home defeat

Wales 0-73 South AfricaSpringboks score 11 tries but Etzebeth sent off for eye gougeEvery bit as dispiriting as expected. Worse, was it pointless? Well, it certainly had more points to it than Wales would have liked. But, worse again, was it actively alienating? A record defeat, the first time since 1967 Wales have failed to score a point here, 11 tries conceded.South Africa continue to demonstrate their superiority over every other nation. People are starting to compare them to the best sides we have ever seen. And they remain as brutal as ever, mostly legitimately, sometimes less so. They received their third red card of the autumn, their third to a second row, but there was no arguing with this one. Eben Etzebeth, a full head taller than any of his opponents in the middle of a fracas two minutes from time, jabbed his thumb into the eye of Alex Mann. The least contentious red card of the autumn. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Etzebeth red mars South Africa romp as Wales slump to record home defeat

Wales 0-73 South AfricaSpringboks score 11 tries but Etzebeth off for eye gougeEvery bit as dispiriting as expected. Worse, was it pointless? Well, it certainly had more points to it than Wales would have liked. But, worse again, was it actively alienating? A record defeat, 11 tries conceded, the first time since 1967 Wales have failed to score a point in Cardiff. The opposition on that day 58 years ago, Ireland, scored 70 fewer than the Springboks here.“It’s quite a raw, emotional dressing room,” said Dewi Lake, Wales’s captain. “The boys are proud Welshmen, so coming off the field with the scoreboard looking like that is tough to take. But I don’t think it’s going to ruin the confidence of the younger boys. If anything, it drives you even more. You recognise the gap and what you’ve got to do.” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Wales vs South Africa live: Dominant Springboks run rampant but Etzebeth sent off for eye gouge

Wales 0-73 South Africa: The Springboks ran in 11 tries before an ugly incident involving Etzebeth

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2 d. ago Wales vs South Africa live: Dominant Springboks run rampant against underpowered hosts

Can Wales spring an almighty shock against the Springboks?

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3 d. ago Wales v South Africa: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Updates from the 3.10pm KO in Cardiff Daniel Gallen: Let’s celebrate a November to remember Sign up for The Breakdown | Email Lee6 mins. It’s taken six minutes, but the first scrum penalty is awarded against Wales after the Boks drop the hammer and shove the Welsh pack back to Bridgend, splintering it along the way.4 mins. Two passes are all that’s needed from the Boks to get Moodie running outside Mee on the blindside . The SA winger then completely airswipes his attempt to kick the ball forward to start a foot race with the retreating defence which cues some laughs from the crowd. Gotta take your fun where you can find it at Wales games these days Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wales vs South Africa live: Weakened hosts face daunting clash with Springboks in Cardiff

Can Wales spring an almighty shock against the Springboks?

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina live: Tom Curry accused of shoving Pumas coach after hosts win

Steve Borthwick’s side survived a late scare in Twickenham to down the Pumas and extend their win streak to 11 matches

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8 d. ago Slade edges England over line for autumn clean sweep despite Argentina scare

England 27-23 ArgentinaHosts hold on to secure 11th successive victory England rounded off their first four-Test autumn Twickenham clean sweep since 2016 with their 11th successive win of a highly satisfying calendar year. Argentina made them sweat in the second half but 12 points from the boot of George Ford and a productive first home start by Max Ojomoh enabled Steve Borthwick’s side to edge an increasingly tense contest.Ojomoh, on his first home start, scored a sharp early try and also provided assists for further scores by the Exeter duo of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Henry Slade. In the closing moments, though, it was England who were left hanging on before an injury-time lineout fumble thwarted another potentially extraordinary Pumas comeback. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago England edge over line for autumn clean sweep but Argentina fume over Curry scuffle

England 27-23 ArgentinaHosts hold on to secure 11th successive victory Up on the scoreboard England have ended their autumn firmly in credit. A first four-Test autumn clean sweep at Twickenham since 2016, a total of 17 tries scored and a winning run that now stretches to 11 Tests. By the time the 2026 Six Nations comes around those will be the primary facts when Steve Borthwick’s team regather with the aim of pushing further onwards and upwards.Their final game of the year, though, was a curate’s egg with a distinctly sour aftertaste. An angry Felipe Contepomi, the Pumas’ head coach, alleged afterwards he had been shoved and sworn at by Tom Curry in a post-match scuffle in the tunnel and complained the Sale flanker had been guilty of a “reckless” tackle that led to his full-back Juan Cruz Mallía suffering a serious knee injury and reduced Argentina to 14 men late on. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina LIVE: Result and latest updates as tempers boil over after Twickenham thriller

Steve Borthwick’s side aiming to finish Quilter Nations Series with 11th straight win against the Pumas at Twickenham

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina live: Ojomoh magic inspires victory to extend win streak after thrilling Pumas comeback

Steve Borthwick’s side survived a late scare in Twickenham to down the Pumas and extend their win streak to 11 matches

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina LIVE: Latest score, rugby match stream and updates from Twickenham thriller

Steve Borthwick’s side aiming to finish Quilter Nations Series with 11th straight win against the Pumas at Twickenham

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina LIVE: Latest score, rugby match stream and updates from Twickenham

Steve Borthwick’s side aiming to finish Quilter Nations Series with 11th straight win against the Pumas at Twickenham

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina live: Ojomoh try ignites Test against Pumas as hosts bid to extend win streak

Can Steve Borthwick’s side complete an unbeaten autumn at Twickenham?

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8 d. ago England v Argentina: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Minute by minute updates on England’s final match of 2025Any comments or questions? You can email DanielThis is Argentina’s third and final game of the autumn.They spanked Wales by a record score and, as we’ve said multiple times, did the business as they came from behind to stun Scotland.Wales 26-52 New ZealandIreland 13-24 South AfricaFrance 48-33 AustraliaItaly 34-19 Chile Continue reading...

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8 d. ago England vs Argentina LIVE: Rugby match stream, latest score and updates from Twickenham

Steve Borthwick’s side aiming to finish Quilter Nations Series with 11th straight win against the Pumas at Twickenham

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9 d. ago England vs Argentina LIVE: Rugby match stream, latest score and updates from Twickenham finale

Steve Borthwick’s side aiming to finish Quilter Nations Series with 11th straight win against the Pumas at Twickenham

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9 d. ago England vs Argentina live: Hosts bid to finish year on a high in tricky test against Pumas

Can Steve Borthwick’s side complete an unbeaten autumn at Twickenham?

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9 d. ago Ireland vs South Africa live: Springboks survive madcap clash as brave Ireland fall short

Ireland 13-24 South Africa: The Springboks prevailed in a crazy encounter in which the hosts were reduced to 12 men

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9 d. ago South Africa make heavy weather of victory over indisciplined Ireland

Ireland 13-24 South AfricaHome side have five players sent to sin binThe IRFU may be disconnected from a chunk of their audience on the price of Test rugby at Lansdowne Road but at least those who ponied up large can claim to have witnessed a truly crazy event. Back in the 2013 Six Nations in Rome Ireland had their backline sundered by a freakish run of injuries, leaving holes being filled by men who didn’t know how to hold a shovel. But here, on a perfect night for rugby and with a game promising to develop into a gripping contest, we saw four players banished for crimes and misdemeanours in the first half alone. Mad stuff, at the end of which the world champions stumbled to a win that should have been managed with half the effort.The passage to the overflowing sin bin was halted only by the half-time whistle, at which point the referee, Matt Carley, was booed off the field with a venom you don’t often get at these events. Their sense of injustice kicked off with the decision not t...

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