Overview

• Australia restores captain Harry Wilson at No. 8 and 22-year-old Tom Lynagh at flyhalf, with Andrew Kellaway starting at fullback after Tom Wright’s season-ending ACL injury.
• Will Skelton has returned to La Rochelle, prompting Tom Hooper to shift to lock and Rob Valetini to blindside flanker in Joe Schmidt’s reshuffle.
• Argentina hands Santiago Carreras the No. 10 jersey, brings Joel Sclavi in at tighthead and recalls Marcos Kremer, with Boris Wenger named on the bench for a possible debut.
• New Zealand hosts South Africa at Eden Park, where the All Blacks have not lost since 1994, as Siya Kolisi is passed fit to start at No. 8 and Jesse Kriel retains the Springbok captaincy.
• With every side 1–1, rankings and title race stakes sharpen, including a reported scenario in which Argentina could leapfrog sixth‑placed Australia with a win in Townsville.