5:00 PM GMT ESPN staff Can Warren Gatland’s Wales finally beat Australia? And is Italy-Georgia the match of the weekend? ESPN assesses the biggest talking points and players to watch. England vs New Zealand Saturday 3:00 p.m. (GMT), Twickenham, London England Player to Watch: Owen Farrell. It’s been talked and dissected to death, but ultimately

3:37 PM GMT LONDON — Amid a complicated relationship with international rugby and a spell out of sight in France lies one simple reason why Chris Ashton is back in the England team to play the All Blacks: his ability to score tries. In these days where props are expected to have the ball-handling skills

4:26 AM GMT ESPN staff Jack Goodhue will join Sonny Bill Williams in the All Blacks midfield after he was named at outside centre for the Test with England at Twickenham. Goodhue replaces Crusaders teammate Ryan Crotty in the No.13 jersey from the third Bledisloe Test a fortnight ago, with Ngani Laumape and Matt Proctor

11:12 PM GMT Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and

11:37 AM GMT Manu Tuilagi’s return to the England fold ahead of their clash with New Zealand has helped settle down Eddie Jones’ team, according to team-mate Ben Youngs. Tuilagi has made the 25-man squad for Saturday’s Quilter international against the All Blacks at Twickenham after recovering from a minor groin strain. He had been

10:45 PM GMT David Pocock admits Australia’s lineout needs to improve dramatically if they are to have any chance of putting Wales to the sword early Sunday morning (AEDT). Last weekend in Japan the All Blacks dealt comfortably with the Wallabies at set-pieces and Pocock is fully aware that they will need to be at

8:13 PM GMT Manu Tuilagi will return to the England squad after being included in Eddie Jones’ 25-man squad to face New Zealand on Saturday at Twickenham. Tuilagi, 27, has not played for England in two-and-a-half years, and last started in 2014, due to injury problems but has been looking good of late although he

1:49 PM GMT England flanker Tom Curry will miss the rest of the November internationals after being ruled out with an ankle injury. Curry limped off shortly after half time in England’s 12-11 win against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday before leaving the stadium on crutches. England head coach Eddie Jones says rugby union

7:02 AM GMT After being ruled out of Saturday’s test against France and possibly the rest of the tour, South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth is back in contention after the ankle injury he suffered turned out to be less serious than initially thought. Netflix to chill? NBA for game night? Need to scratch the gaming

11:00 PM GMT New Zealand coach Steve Hansen will set aside his friendship with his England counterpart when their teams meet at Twickenham on Saturday, expecting Eddie Jones to have done his homework on the world champions. Hansen said he and the Australian speak or text roughly once a fortnight: “You don’t ring up people