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Spot on with the team rankings at the end. I still have confidence in the All Blacks improving back to their standards. Have a look at Riley Higgins for 12. Runs a good line at and is tough and aggressive.

I expected this result simply because Australia just isn't there yet. The hype after the England and Wales games was exaggerated. Yes, Australia has improved in 2024, but to be fair, England really should have put that game to bed early on. Wales is just poor at the moment. Along with England and Argentina, I believe that Scotland is arguably a top 5 side, so I just couldn't see how Australia was going to win this one.

Thanks to the referee who was so good, he also made this great match possible.

Roigard 9 DMac 10 Jordan 11 Caleb 12 Proctor 13 Ioane 14 Brodie 15 What do you think Mark ??

Autumn Nations Series great games, refs not so good lots of mistakes from to many officials World rugby we need clarification Saying nothing just makes it worse we want to know how and why these calls good or bad are made we need clarification on the rules when these confusing calls are made

Hard to gauge that match. Aussies maybe don’t have strength in depth after their injuries and Scotland are a team that will exploit those weaknesses. Anyway, really looking forward to the Lions series.

The Wallabies plan for a clean sweep got Scotched. Well done to the Wallabies anyway for their improvements since the RWC. Scotland the brave are always feisty and competitive, no team can take them lightly.

Composure sums it up well I think and Scotland were certainly the more composed. They defended well and exploited the Aussie defence (which was poor) when those opportunities arose and got some good tries. Scotland will be real contenders in the 6N next year methinks. I can see Ireland exploiting those Aussie defensive weaknesses even more this Saturday and scoring quite a few tries and winning well. In saying that however, it would not surprise me at all if Joe Schmidt has a trick or two up his sleeve for this game. If there's one man who knows Irish rugby inside out it's him.

As an Ireland fan I would love to be playing the ABs this week. I think it was really bad planning to schedule a team as good as New Zealand first up without any match time together.

The Boks had a Wale of a time

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Bubble slightly deflated but we have already over achieved on this tour. One from four was my par for this tour. We are still in the hunt for a third win as unlikely that might be. Go Wallabies.

Try of the game was Finn Russell - involved most of the backs.

It seems that the Southern Hemisphere teams came in battle hardened and bullish, but eventually started to fade in time, thats why we need a global timetable to give greater consistency

C'est vrai! Le vrai vainqueur a été le rugby. Super match!

Thanks for the games analysis, Mark.

I think its madness , that we're calling that Prendegast clumsy tackle a red, there's so much anti irish rhetoric thesedays its sad, he went for the tackle , then was turning his body as another player had tackled the Fijan player from behind thus turning his back into the contact , miliseconds in terms of reaction,the Fijian was dipping and hit his shoulder to the chin, not head , if this is the case why did Moroni of Argentina not get a clear red the week before with a clear head on head to Crowley, but no , thats ok, actually the criticism was on Crowley for reactivately grabbing his face, ridiculous. A red card in rugby is a very serious incident guys not these clumsy or minor incidents,why did the Fijian not go off for a HIA? we have to stop calling for red cards, 20 mins off or not. It was a yellow, the expert officials said so, lets leave it at that. Otherwise rugby is just going to become a constant scandal of calls. Lovebthe channel mark , great place for honest chat.

NZ needs strong Australian teams to get them back to being dominate again. With the South African teams leaving the super rugby comps and being stuck with weak Australian sides, it is having a negative effect on our players.

The first 20 minutes of the Wales - Boks game showed a glimpse of what is to come when the Springboks reach their full potential. Once all the figuring out has been done by Rassie and the team has solidified and meshed, they will be hard to beat!

Really enjoyed the Autumn internationals as well as your commentary along the way. Rugby is in a very interesting space right now. ABs need to find a centre combination, but are trending positively. Ireland looking healthy and so are the French. Aus can call their tour a success but need a miracle for the Lions series. Boks have seemingly limitless depth, but I would like to see a more settled structure next year.

Comprehensive win for Ireland but Fiji were very poor so we can't judge where Ireland are after that game. The Australia game will tell us more and after watching the game in Murrayfield I reckon Ireland should win this one. Prendergast was indeed lucky to have just got yellow. He'll learn from that though. Other than that he played very well as did the other new lads which was great to see. Looking forward to seeing what team AF puts out against the Wallabies and who wears the 10 shirt. SA did more than enough in the first half to beat Wales and I think they just took the foot off the pedal at times in the second half. A comprehensive win was never in doubt. They are definitely top of the rugby tree now and will be for quite a while unlike Wales who are pretty much at rock bottom now. Not sure how or when they can turn things around. Tough times for Welsh supporters right now that's for sure. NZ looked a bit lacklustre in their game and maybe a bit tired after that France game? They still won though and never looked like losing. Razor will be happy with 3 from 4 particularly after beating England and Ireland. Credit to Italy though...they acquitted themselves well here considering what happened in the same fixture in the WC last year. But I agree with you AB's are still not quite firing on all cylinders yet although they seem to be on the right track. A very entertaining Autumn Series.

SA have 4 gold Nz have 3 gold Ireland have 0 gold So why Ireland been compared to 7 x rwc champions?

Hi Mark, an interesting podcast, I enjoyed it. As an Irish fan I have to say I think it is a shame that so much focus has been on the Sam P incident, I do understand that it needed to be mentioned, most Irish pundits and fans are either saying it should have been a red or he was lucky. However, I would like to draw attention to Gus McCarthy, who I thought had an excellent debut! I’ve watched the game back and I think he was involved in most of the tries somewhere or other. He gave a really good and solid performances. Excited about him. Also Cormac Izuchukwu deserves a mention, he had a fairly quiet game but I am sure there is more to come from this young man. Thanks Mark.

great report none basis analysis full Marks looking forwards next weekend report i be at the game hope its a CRACKER ] :

Well summed up Mark! I think Razor has a lot of thinking to do over the summer as the ABs were very scrappy against Italy.Rassie on the other hand has expanded his selections & Bok rugby is in a very healthy state.Let's see how the Wallabies fare against Ireland as Joe Schmidt knows his former team's strength & weaknesses very well!

Are the Boks losing their reputation as dirty players?

AB need to find effective 12 & 13. They are mediocre at best. Will Richie make any difference? Totally agree with you on the assessment. Boks are well ahead of everyone else again. Congratulations. French - phenomenal team England - last game was a game of beauty Ireland - down a bit Pumas and Wallabies - up and down Italians- watch out Looking forward to 2025 season

I agree with the ranking but in truth SA was a combo side with a unfamiliar front row starting and a few experiments made with debuts and such. I still think SA takes the honor for the year overall with 52 players being rotated while maintaining a high win percentage. Ominous indeed because one feels that if any other side did that they would’ve had a major dip in performances. First year with a new coaching setup they are looking like building two sides who can compete with the top sides. Rassie doing Rassie things … either a village idiot or certified genius. We have to give him the benefit of the doubt though

Whales (not Wales) against minnows

Thanks Mark. Great analysis as always. I thought Prendergast escaped the red only because of his slender frame and age. If he had the physique of some of the Fijians or Bundi Aki, I think he would have gone for sure. ABs didn't have a great performance at all but I also think Italy to their credit provided much more of a fight than Wales or Fiji. I only wish we had played the ABs last and not first out of the blocks.

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On other comment sections, Irish supporters mostly defend Pendergast's actions. I thought that it was deliberate and cynical. He looked at the guy before leading with his shoulder into the head. Not in the spirit of the game.

If RAZOR DONT CHANGE , STICK WITH HAVILLI AND BARRETTES WE WILL AGAIN 2025 BE DISSAPPOINTED

Hey Mark it seems Im living in the up side down world. Without AB FIRST LOOKING AND GIVING CHANCES TO HOME BASEDCLUB PLAYERS, THEY ADVOCATING FOR OUTSIDE. AB MUST KEEP ON SETTING TREND, BUT REVAMP REALLY. LOOK AT GETTING PROPER 10, 12 13. GET LOVE FOR THE JERSEY NOT PERSON.

As a Frenchman I am a great admirer of the all blacks. The greatest teams in the history of rugby. it's by the blacks that France was built for the greater glory of rugby in victory and defeat. For us, every match against the All Blacks is a final. You help us surpass ourselves... Thanks to this great Haka team. You will forever be in our hearts...

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Ivery great video... About Ramos, it's true he's not a former 10, he is an excellent 15. he has a very great kick and as usual, he has a very great vision of the game because of his high abilities in 15. A very great 15 can do the more than decent job in 10, especially in a french side.. .because 15 are more unpredictable than 10... then it''s a plus for the French. It's harder for a 10 to play as 15. Both NZ and France will be teams to count with in the following years. The french young team is accumulating caps and experience. also, the reserve of players that France has is simply amazing, i have never seen France with so much numbers of great and young players and this, in every lines or position. Even when Dupont is not here, the other french N° 9 would make the choice hard in other nations.

A rugby metric system exists : All Black. La norme.

The 2025 All Black slayers will be: Damien Willmse, Kolbe and Arendse, De Allende and Kriel, Pollard and Faf., PSD, Siya and Wiese, Etzebeth, Franco, Ox, Bongi and Frans. BENCH: Sasha, Grant, Kwagga, RG, Koch, Marx and Steven Kitshoff. TOUR BACKUPS: Reinach, Grobbelaar, Stenekamp, Ruan Nortje, Fassi, Mapimpi, Am, Lood de Jager, Dixon and Libbok. SCARY hey?

Argentina missing a cutting edge. Contepomi will hopefully fix that

Think Ireland need to look at their penalty count as well!

Wallaby fan but Scotland will be too good Simply too many changes for Aus

France in total control....well done France.

because of the racist chants against the French by the Argentinian football team, I think that the French in all disciplines have an extra motivation, it is of course not the fault of the rugby players, but today in France, playing against Argentina is something very special