England, Scotland, South Africa and New Zealand all picked up wins in their opening Autumn Nations Series games. ESPN's writers weigh in on the big talking points.

A win over France this weekend is essential for the Springboks to avoid the risk of being overtaken by the All Blacks in the rankings.

Mike Greenaway The Springboks had an ideal start to their five-match tour of Europe at the weekend, overwhelming Japan 61-7. We look at five takeaways from the Boks’ warm-up match ahead of their date ...

South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says he was pleased with the Springboks romping 61-7 win over Japan on Saturday ...

Forget the caveats and the wet conditions. By any measure, restricting an opponent to just seven points – those coming from a 90-metre interception try – represents an impressive defensive performance ...

A busy autumn of rugby is officially underway, with some of the world's top teams in action over the weekend.

RUGBY: The start of the Autumn internationals can be seen as the first sign of preparation for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

New Zealand banished the demons of 2016 in an aptly named ‘The Rematch’ in Chicago on Saturday with Scott Robertson’s charges claiming a compelling 26-13 victory over Ireland. As was the case nine ...

South Africans consider legal action amid saga. The Bulls and South Africa Rugby are reportedly weighing up taking legal action over the ongoing saga involving Springboks forward ...

Pollock may occasionally overdo the whooping and hollering, but the 20-year-old can play and his swoop onto Tom Roebuck’s ...

Rassie Erasmus expressed his satisfaction after South Africa’s dominant win over Japan, praising one of his key Springboks ...

New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the Autumn Series, a fortnight before their showdown with England at Twickenham, they were still ...