Kick off times: From Ireland v All Blacks to Springboks v Scotland
There is an action-packed weekend of international rugby to look forward, with fixtures between Ireland and the All Blacks, England v Australia and the Springboks and Scotland headlining the most mouthwatering match ups.
In addition, Italy will host Argentina, France take on Japan, and on Sunday it will be tricky to pick a winner between Wales and Fiji.
From Ireland v All Blacks to Springboks v Scotland, here are all the key kick-off times to note:
During this past weekend’s Test matches, the All Blacks clinched a thrilling win over England, while Scotland claimed a record victory against Fiji.
Rankings
New Zealand picked up 0.97 ranking points for their victory, but remained in third place, while England lost 0.97 points and stayed fifth.
Meanwhile, Scotland added 0.57 points to their tally for their victory, but stayed seventh overall.
Fiji lost 0.57 points and slipped to 10th, with Australia moving up to ninth.
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1 | Ireland | 92.12 |
| 2 | South Africa | 91.77 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 89.67 |
| 4 | France | 86.96 |
| 5 | England | 84.43 |
| 6 | Argentina | 84.30 |
| 7 | Scotland | 83.39 |
| 8 | Italy | 79.98 |
| 9 | Australia | 79.32 |
| 10 | Fiji | 79.07 |
| 11 | Wales | 76.04 |
| 12 | Georgia | 74.10 |
| 13 | Samoa | 72.68 |
| 14 | Japan | 72.31 |
| 15 | Portugal | 70.61 |
| 16 | Tonga | 68.12 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 67.39 |
| 18 | Spain | 66.29 |
| 19 | USA | 65.70 |
| 20 | Romania | 62.62 |
The Springboks have already had a full training week to prepare for the Tests against Scotland – who come off a morale boosting 57-17 victory against Fiji – England (Saturday 16 November) and Wales (Saturday 23 November).
The made the direct journey from Jersey to Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon and after arriving in the Scottish capital, prop Wilco Louw said “it definitely feels real now”.
“We had a good training week in Jersey,” he said. “It offered us a great opportunity to align as a squad after everyone returned from their franchises and clubs, so we’re really excited about the week ahead here in Scotland.”
With the camp now over and the squad settled and focused on the task at hand, Louw said they were ready for the Outgoing Tour.
“We’re definitely where we want to be going to into the tour after having a chance to get on the same page and focus on the match against Scotland next week,” said Louw.
“The last week was tough, but good, and we’re in a good space. Everyone knows what our objectives are, which is important because it’s going to be a tough game against Scotland.
“They kept the team busy in the Rugby World Cup pool match last year, so we know it’s going to be challenging, but we’re looking forward to it.”
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