England will be seeking revenge from their loss to the Springboks in the 2019 World Cup Final when they welcome the World Champions to Twickenham. Both sides will be eyeing up a clean sweep in the Autumn Series when they scrum down on Saturday, and you can bet Eddie Jones will have a few tricks up his sleeve now that he has the former Boks scrum coach Matt Proudfoot as part of his team.  Check out our preview and predictions for the game and don't miss the expert opinions of former internationals Andy Goode and Bernard Jackman which you can watch below.

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The director of South African rugby Rassie Erasmus has been banned from international duty for two months after being found guilty by World Rugby for threatening a referee, meaning he will miss the England game on Saturday. 

The Springboks have gone unbeaten from their two outings so far over Wales and Scotland, and will be determined to go through the Autumn Tour unbeaten for the first time since 2013.

England also remain unbeaten in the Autumn Internationals picking up their latest win against southern hemisphere rivals Australia, though this game against the reigning world champions will be their toughest challenge yet, with it being their first meeting since the 2019 World Cup Final in Tokyo. 

In that game England lost the front row battle which in turn made them lose the game, and South Africa’s “Bomb Squad” will be a determining factor in the outcome of this match. If England end up losing the scrummaging battle like they did in the final, the end result will likely be the same.

Jacques Nienaber has made three changes to the starting line-up that defeated Scotland last weekend, with Handre Pollard, Cobus Reinach and Franco Mostert all in the starting team this week. 

While Nienaber said these changes were rotational, Herschel Jantijes hasn’t found his footing this Autumn and was substituted at half-time in the last game against Scotland.

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South Africa To Win

England have two big names missing from the game this weekend in Jamie George and Owen Farrell. This will really dampen their chances of winning owing to the fluidity that those two bring to the side. 

Marcus Smith is likely to be the kicking replacement for Owen Farrell and they could see a decrease in efficiency considering his lack of experience on the international stage.

The evens handicap line has England at around two point favourites, and that is almost entirely down to this game being played on home soil. 

Recent head-to-heads are split at three apiece and in the games that the Springbok’s have won, they were victorious by a margin of 3, 11 and 20. Vice-versa, the winning margins were 1, 15 and 16 for England. 

Four of the last five have been played away from Twickenham, with that game seeing England take the spoils by a single point.

In what’s an extremely tough game to call, the return of Handre Pollard mirrored by the absence of Owen Farrell could be where this game is won and lost. 

It’s very rare that the Boks go into a game as underdogs, and on this occasion they look like the value bet in the 1x2 market.

PREDICTION:

SPRINGBOKS TO WIN

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Following losses to Scotland and England, Australia will be desperate to finish their Autumn International tour on a high with victory over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. The Wallabies came into their season ending tour full of confidence following a sucessful Rugby Championship campaign, however with several key players not featuring they have struggled against their northern hemisphere counterparts. Check out our preview and predictions for the game and don't miss the expert opinions of former internationals Andy Goode and Bernard Jackman which you can watch below.

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Having won five successive matches heading into this Autumn internationals, the Wallabies have come crashing back down to earth with defeats to Scotland and England. 

They have a fair argument that they are missing a host of key players, especially in their latest clash with as many as eight recognised starters absent. 

Quade Cooper and World Rugby Player of the year Nominee Samu Kerevi have been the biggest losses, while they’ll be joined by another nominee Michael Hooper this weekend.

Wales overcame Tier 2 Fiji at the weekend, though made hard work of it. Fiji took the lead early on, and only let go of it with 13 minutes left to play, despite losing a man 24 minutes into the game. 

That victory was Wales’ first in five matches now and while it’s their sixth victory of 2021, three have now come with the opposition receiving a red card and two of the others were over Italy and Canada, so that doesn’t bode well for them if Australia can keep all their men on the field for the full 90.

Wales have now won back-to-back matches against Australia for the first time since 1975, which was also the last time they won three on the bounce, and there’s no better time to replicate that feat than against this weakened side on home soil. 

With that said, Wayne Pivac has some absentees of his own, with WillGriff John and Will Rowlands both sidelined through head injuries, though the doubtful trio of Tomas Francis, Josh Adams and Aaron Wainwright are all cleared to start this game in what will be a big boost for the hosts.

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Australia +4 Handicap

Those two recent wins for Wales in this clash came by narrow three and four point margins, while the Wallabies had won 13 clashes in a row prior to that. 

The market has the hosts as roughly four point favourites for this game, which is interesting when considering they haven’t beaten Australia by more than that margin in any of the last 32 meetings going back to 1981.

While this is a weakened visiting side, they still possess a lot of danger with wingers Andrew Kellaway, who’s been nominated for World Rugby breakthrough star of the year alongside Wales’ Louis Rees-Zammit, and Filipo Daugunu, while Tupou’s return to the side should shore up their scrum. 

It’s not been a positive visit so far for Dave Rennie’s men, though they’ll be determined to leave on a high and while they may not necessarily get over the line, they should manage to keep this one close and we’ll take them on the handicap.

PREDICTION:

AUSTRALIA +4 HANDICAP

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The All Blacks will be looking to put their loss to Ireland behind them when they finish off their Autumn International series against France on Saturday. The hosts led by world player of the year nominee Antoine Dupont, are without question one of the most talented sides in world rugby and more than capable of sending them home with back-to-back losses, however they will have to dig deep if they are going to overcome a side that has reeled off 14 consecutive wins against them. Check out our preview and predictions for the game and don't miss the expert opinions of former internationals Andy Goode and Bernard Jackman which you can watch below.

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With no disrespect to Argentina or Georgia, they’re not the most challenging sides France could have faced so far over these Autumn Internationals, though there’s none bigger than New Zealand. 

Le Bleus struggled over the line against Los Pumas, though were comfortable in victory over Georgia despite not covering the 37 point handicap line. This will be a real challenge though as they look to overcome the All Blacks for the first time since 2009.

New Zealand had won three on the bounce since their defeat to the Springboks at the end of the Rugby Championship at the beginning of October, but with those wins coming against USA, Italy and a second string Welsh side, it’s not exactly an impressive feat. 

They faltered in their first real test of the Autumn when losing 29-20 to Ireland last weekend, so this is far from a foregone conclusion.

All Blacks -6 Handicap

Since that last French win in 2009, the All Blacks have won 14 consecutive matches and are going to be extremely difficult to turnover considering. The Handicap line currently sits at six points, a line that New Zealand have covered in 11 of those 14 wins including each of the last four. 

Admittedly, the most recent three of those did come in New Zealand, and only three of those 14 games were played here at the Stade de France, with the visitors’ margin of victory in each coming by 5,7 and 20 point margins.

The handicap could be seen as an overcorrection to New Zealand’s defeat last weekend, though with Ian Foster making seven changes to his line-up that could also play a factor. 

The most notable change comes at half-back where Aaron Smith plays his first test in three months, and his experience will undoubtedly prove invaluable in the battle of the nines. 

Beauden Barrett remains unavailable so Richie Mo’Unga will play at 10, and while Barratt is a substantial loss, Mo’Unga is one of the best around will provide great dynamism to this backline.

Fabien Galthie has fielded his strongest possible side here and they could give New Zealand a really good game, though the Southern Hemisphere side have lost just two of their last 15 outings, so it’s unlikely they’ll manage two on the bounce and we’d expect a big response from the visitors.

PREDICTION:

ALL BLACKS -6 HANDICAP

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Ireland will be seeking revenge for their World Cup quarterfinal loss when they welcome the All Blacks to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. Ireland kicked-off their Autumn series with a 60-5 thrashing of Japan, however it will be a step up in class against a New Zealand side that has been without question the form side in the world this year. Check out our preview and predictions for the game and don't miss the expert opinions of former internationals Andy Goode and Bernard Jackman which you can watch below.

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A convincing win over the Italians was nothing short of what was expected from the All Blacks last weekend, and if anything they’ll be disappointed that they took the majority of the first half to find the breakthrough there. 

Ian Foster will know his side will have to be more ruthless in Dublin on Saturday, as the Irish are going to try and make this game as difficult as possible.

The Shamrocks looked ominous in their 60-5 dismantling of Japan last weekend, especially considering when they last faced the Cherry Blossoms in July they were run close in a 39-31 victory. 

That’s now six successive wins for Andy Farrell’s men, and although the most recent three have been expected against Japan (twice) and USA, wins over England and Scotland prior to that show just how dangerous this side can be.

Having not won any of the first 28 meetings with the All Blacks, with their best result coming as a draw back in 1973, the Irish have now won two of the last four and will take great confidence from that. 

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Ireland +11 Handicap

The handicap line sits around the 11 point mark, with the All Blacks obvious favourites for this one. The hosts haven’t lost by more than that margin in any of their last 14 matches going back to defeat at Twickenham in the 2020 Six Nations.

Ian Foster’s New Zealand side have won 13 of their last 14 matches since a shock defeat to Argentina nearly a year ago to the day, with their only loss in that run coming narrowly to World Champions South Africa, so we can’t see Ireland coming up trumps against what remains the best side in world rugby.

With the confidence Ireland are playing with at the moment and the fact that New Zealand looked a bit lost for ideas in the early stages against Italy before running riot, we can get behind the hosts on the handicap. 

Despite the last meeting ending in a thumping victory for the All Blacks at the World Cup, two of the last three head-to-heads here in Dublin have seen Ireland cover that 11 point handicap, with the exception coming in a 12 point victory for the All Blacks.

While a few names were rested for the Italy game, this is a more recognisable Kiwi side with Sevu Reece the only man retained in the starting line-up, and that should certainly see them over the line for this one, but the roaring Dublin crowd will certainly play their part.

PREDICTION:

IRELAND +11 HANDICAP

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