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Scotland produced a spirited display but lacked the guile to get over the line as they went down to a 32-15 defeat by world champions South Africa at Murrayfield on Sunday.

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Schmidt's Wallabies sink England in frantic encounter

Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt made a winning return to Twickenham as Max Jorgensen's last-gasp try gave Australia a dramatic 42-37 victory over England in a frantic encounter.

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'No excuses' from Josh Van der Flier as Andrew Porter admits Ireland have 'a lot to work on'

Josh van der Flier was keen not to use rustiness as an excuse following Ireland's flat performance in their 10-point home loss to New Zealand on Friday night.

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Sione Tuipulotu to captain Scotland for autumn series internationals

Sione Tuipulotu has been handed the Scotland captaincy for next month’s autumn series.

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Allan returns to Italy squad for Autumn Series, Varney out

Tommaso Allan returns from a break and Dino Lamb is back from injury, with both included in Gonzalo Quesada's Italy squad named on Thursday for the November internationals, while Stephen Varney misses out.

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Dan Biggar sees promising signs with Warren Gatland’s Wales rebuild

Dan Biggar believes Wales have something to build on after displaying “enough promising signs” during their Australia tour.

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Irish Test centurion Murray ruled out of rest of Autumn Series

Scrumhalf Conor Murray has been ruled out of Ireland's remaining two Autumn Nations Test matches due to a groin injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) confirmed on Monday.

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Ireland need more 'breakthroughs' to bolster momentum

The Six Nations is back this weekend. With the normality of full crowds restored, and with Irish expectations climbing back towards their peak, it promises to be a highly enjoyable competition.