Overview
- South Africa beat France 32-17 in Paris despite a red card to Lood de Jager for a dangerous tackle on Thomas Ramos early in the second half.
- A dominant scrum and maul fueled late tries for Andre Esterhuizen, Grant Williams and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, as Siya Kolisi marked his 100th cap.
- Italy defeated Australia 26-19 in Udine with tries from Louis Lynagh and Monty Ioane and accurate kicking from Paolo Garbisi, who landed four penalties and two conversions.
- Referee Andrew Brace allowed a disputed Carter Gordon try after an apparent knock-on, yet Australia stayed seventh on 81.69 ranking points behind Argentina’s 83.82.
- Ireland handled Japan 41-10 in Dublin, rounding out a slate of results that strengthened several teams’ early-window form.