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The autumn internationals came to a fittingly suspense filled finale. Wales vs Australia was a game with many scores to settle. The Australians were looking to get their own back on 10 Welshmen who beat them so convincingly in the final test for the British and Irish Lions only 5 months ago. Wales on the other hand were looking to avenge 8 closely fought defeats against their southern enemies.

Wales and British Lions head coach Warren Gatland has been named the UK coach of the year at the 2013 UK Coaching Awards.

With the calendar year drawing to a close we at Talking Rugby Union wanted to know who ‘your’ World XV of 2013 is.

In the final International fixture of the autumn the Green and Gold of Australia travelled to Cardiff and the Millennium Stadium to take on the Six Nations Champions Wales in an old-fashioned North vs. South clash.

There are only two games in the November Internationals Round 5 with the Barbarians playing Fiji, while Wales host the Wallabies. This is a weekend for rugby purists, the ball should do the talking.

The All Blacks have won every test match in 2013 and are named The Unbeatables, but could you pick a World XV the beat The All Blacks?

The November Autumn Rugby Internationals Round 4 features ten mouth-watering matches including the All Blacks vs Ireland match which is sure to see history made

After another enthralling weekend of international rugby, with all of the world’s best teams in action, Talking Rugby Union wanted to bring you all of the scores, analysis and reaction.

With only one day to go until the second round of the 2013 QBE Autumn Internationals, there is something for everyone this weekend, with ten matches in the northern hemisphere.

Gareth Thomas and James Haskell discuss homosexuality in sport and the Hollywood movie of the Welsh legend’s life story.

With the absence of injured winger Alex Cuthbert, Eli Walker is set to make his international debut on Saturday against South Africa alongside age-group team-mate George North.

Exciting young talent Josh Turnbull, with already over 100 caps for the Scarlets to his name and five in a Welsh international jersey, the flanker spoke to Talking Rugby Union and told us about his season so far and the importance of the LV= Cup.

After a number of below-par season for the lofty standards of South African rugby, it seems that the Springboks are now back in business, having firmly cemented themselves as the second best team in the IRB world rankings.

It’s reached that time of year when the autumn delight of a month of rugby excites a nation. The autumn series when Wales pit themselves against the world’s best, along with a slightly less favoured team.

Like England at the end of last week, Warren Gatland has announced his Welsh squad for the coming Autumn Internationals which feature uncapped Scarlets scrum-half Rhodri Williams, Cardiff centre Cory Allen and Ospreys winger Eli Walker.

With Scarlets captain, Jonathan Davies's contract expiring at the end of the season, will he be the next home-grown player, in an already long line, to leave the Welsh game?

World Cup winner and former London Wasp, Josh Lewsey, has been named Wales Rugby Union’s new Head of Rugby.

It was another exciting weekend of Six Nations rugby and the teams who could adapt best to conditions would be the teams that grabbed the glory, and where conditions managed to split the winners from the losers the round itself failed to shed any more light on the 2013 champions, setting up an epic battle on Saturday at the Millenium stadium in Cardiff.

Wow, what a weekend of rugby that was!

It is almost the end of 2012 and I thought that I would name a World Rugby Team of 2012 to encourage debate