Lynagh included in familiar Italy side to take on Argentina
:Louis Lynagh kept his place as Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada went with a mostly tried and trusted team for Saturday's test against Argentina in Udine when he named his side on Thursday.
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Australia confident about untested Suaali after code switch
LONDON : Australia coach Joe Schmidt is confident Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will make an impact when he plays his first senior rugby union international match against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Ireland v New Zealand: All you need to know ahead of Friday's clash
A year after Ireland suffered further quarter-final heartbreak at the World Cup to New Zealand, Andy Farrell's side welcome the All Blacks to the Aviva Stadium on Friday.
Caelan Doris: Rugby World Cup heartbreak 'all part of the journey' as Ireland look to build
Caelan Doris is determined to harness the painful lessons of Ireland's World Cup anguish as he prepares to begin his captaincy against New Zealand.
Munster's Jean Kleyn joins up with Springboks squad
South Africa have called up Munster's Jean Kleyn as an injury replacement for second row Ruan Nortje, who has been ruled out of their Autumn international tour with a leg injury suffered in training, officials said on Thursday.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Ireland's short-term mindset, Farrell puts trust in Bealham v All Blacks
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman on the RTÉ Rugby podcast as we look ahead to the meeting of Ireland and New Zealand at Aviva Stadium on Friday night.
Dupont returns to captain France against Japan
PARIS :Antoine Dupont will skipper France in their first autumn series test against Japan on Saturday as the scrumhalf makes his comeback alongside Toulouse team mate Thomas Ramos after missing this year's Six Nations to focus on the Olympics.
Springboks call up Ireland-based Kleyn as injury ends Nortje's tour
Rugby World Cup-winning lock Jean Kleyn has been called up to the Springbok squad ahead of Sunday's Test against Scotland in Edinburgh.