New Zealand

New Zealand made a terrific comeback after being 15-0 down to beat England 15-16 during their November internationals face-off at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday

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New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen described the upcoming Test match against England at Twickenham will be a bigger contest than last year's series against British and Irish Lions.

Sale Sharks winger Chris Ashton has been named in England's starting line-up for the first time in four years as head coach Eddie Jones has confirmed that matchday squad to take on All Blacks at Twickenham on Saturday.

New Zealand prop Joe Moody has been sidelined for close to six weeks following a torn eyelid that he sustained during training.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has made several changes to the matchday 23 squad that will compete against England at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

England have suffered another blow in the ongoing autumn international campaign with Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry ruled out of the series following an ankle injury.

It was a 100 point thriller in Tokyo as Japan rack up their highest ever score against the All Blacks in going down 31 – 69.

England coach Eddie Jones has named Harlequins centre Joe Marchant in the 35-man squad that will be in contention for the clash against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

New Zealand ran a 10-try riot as they went on to beat Japan 31-69 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday.

Ireland international Johnny Sexton has been nominated for the World Rugby Player of the Year award.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has named a total of eight debutants in the matchday 23 squad that will face Japan on Saturday in Tokyo.

New Zealand extended their dominance over Australia in this year's Bledisloe Cup as they went on to win the encounter 37-20 in Yokohama on Saturday.

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Crusaders prop Joe Moody has penned a new deal with New Zealand Rugby and the province until the end of the 2022 season.

New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams is set to make his 50th international appearance when his side takes on Australia in the final game of the Bledisloe Cup in Yokohama.

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has named three uncapped players in the squad for the third Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand to be played in Japan later this month.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has named a 32-man squad for the third and final Bledisloe Cup clash against Australia in Japan and the European tour to follow.

New Zealand hooker Dane Coles is set to return to action after spending close to a year on the sidelines as he was named on the bench for Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup encounter against Taranaki on Friday.

The final round of the Rugby Championship saw the teams retain their respective positions in the World Rugby Rankings.