England centre is on verge of returning after sustaining knee injury at start of season

Faletau out for three or four months with knee ligament injury; Warburton also out

He will be the key factor in the attacking structure of Michael Cheika side’s

Bledisloe Cup stays in New Zealand after victory in Wellington

Champions Cup draw puts focus on provinces’ failure to attract top overseas players

Leinster and Ulster both face two French sides in pool stages

Eddie Jones’s side bring unbeaten run to nine games after high-scoring thriller in Sydney

Cheika puts hopes in Pocock and Folau, but Argentina are not planning to sit back

11 tries for Michael Cheika’s side as they rack up biggest win of the tournament to date

‘Cooper Blooper’ headlines dominate as Aussie media call for outhalf’s head

Kane Douglas back in the mix for Australia against New Zealand

Michael Cheika already playing down expectations after Sydney win

Will Ireland’s current kicking strategy suffice when it comes to the latter stages?

Game bookended by massive and vital hits – first from Zebo, second from O’Connell

Win over Australia means Irish clean sweep of winter international rugby series

Home side further along the path with Joe Schmidt than Australia are with Michael Cheika

After South Africa, there are heightened expectations of both squad and supporters

Coach Joe Schmidt targeting one win over the Sothern Hemisphere giants

Former Leinster coach signs three-year deal but will remain with Waratahs until end of year

Both sides guilty of making too many errors in uninspiring clash at the Docklands stadium

Hosts were 41 points up at one stage prior to a late rally from the tourists

Ireland must target Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper to have any chance

Stuart Lancaster’s side far from convincing but second half performance rescues win over Wallabies