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Scotland edge a dull Nations Championship encounter against Australia at Murrayfield.
In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on Steve Borthwick's side's emphatic 78-15 thrashing of Japan and looks ahead to their match against New Zealand next weekend.
As Welsh rugby fans wake up on Sunday morning the realisation will dawn on them that Wales beat New Zealand for the first time in 73 years.
Saracens make it three wins from three in the Prem Rugby Cup with a narrow victory at winless Leicester Tigers.
Who is leading the Nations Championship and who plays who when?
Former Wales centre Jamie Roberts says the heroic defensive effort to beat New Zealand for the first time since 1953 showed what it meant to be Welsh.
Watch the best of the action as Wales beat New Zealand for the first time in 73 years
After four years away from international rugby, Will Joseph marks his return in style by scoring a record-equalling five tries as England humiliate Japan at Twickenham, scoring 13 tries in a 78-15 victory in the Nations Championship.
Watch the tries as Ireland secure a 43-15 victory over Fiji in the Nations Championship in Dublin.
France hold their nerve to beat South Africa by just two points, winning 21-19 at the Stade de France, to make it four wins from five in the Nations Championship and putting the home side in a strong position to top the northern hemisphere standings.
England provide emphatic on-pitch backing for head coach Steve Borthwick as they score seven tries to swat aside a listless Australia at Allianz Stadium.
Former South Africa head coach Jake White says his Fiji side "did Ireland a favour" in Saturday's Nations Championship match before they face the Springboks in Dublin next week.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 5th Dec | Lions | Bulls |
| Sat 19th Dec | Stormers | Lions |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 30th Oct | Glasgow Warriors | Lions | 29-20 |
| Fri 23rd Oct | Edinburgh Rugby | Lions | 31-10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Bulls | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Stormers | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Sharks | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Rugby | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Leinster Rugby | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Cardiff Rugby | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Dragons RFC | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Ospreys Rugby | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Benetton Treviso | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | Connacht Rugby | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Munster Rugby | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | Lions | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Scarlets | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Ulster Rugby | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | Zebre | 5 | 2 |
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