Overview
- England defeated Australia 25-7 to open the autumn window, scoring four tries to one for an eighth consecutive Test win.
- Steve Borthwick unleashed a powerful bench around the 51st minute, bringing on five British & Irish Lions in a single shift to tilt the match.
- Henry Pollock scored from Tom Roebuck’s knock-down for his third Test try in two appearances and was shown a late yellow card.
- Roebuck’s aerial dominance directly created scoring chances and drew post‑match praise as England turn next to Fiji before New Zealand.
- South Africa routed Japan 61-7 but lost loose-head Ox Nche to a serious ankle and knee injury, with Rassie Erasmus indicating Asenathi Ntlabakanye as potential cover subject to selectors’ approval and despite the prop facing two formal SAIDS doping charges.