Ireland survive Fiji scare

Ian Keatley kicked a 73rd-minute penalty to guide Ireland to a thrilling 23-20 win over Fiji at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Argentina’s late surge floors Italy

Nicolás Sánchez kicked 13 points as Argentina registered a hard-fought 31-15 win over Italy in Florence on Saturday.

Amos spares Wales’ blushes

Hallam Amos scored the only try of the match as Wales ground out an unconvincing 13-6 win over Georgia at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.

Japan power past Tonga

Lomano Lemeki scored a brace of tries as Japan cruised to a 39-6 victory against Tonga in Toulouse on Saturday.

Romania stun Samoa

Ionel Badiu scored a 74th-minute try as Romania secured a comeback 17-13 win over Samoa in Bucharest on Saturday.

‘Hour of truth for Boks, France’

What the French newspapers are saying on Saturday about the Test against the Springboks.

Shields snubs All Blacks

Hurricanes captain Brad Shields apparently turned down an offer to join the All Blacks as he plans to defect to England next year.

Watch: Test predictions (Week 2)

Craig Lewis makes his predictions for Saturday’s match between France and the Springboks​ in Paris, as well as the other big Tests.

Flip laments Springbok ‘mess’

Former Bok lock Flip van der Merwe says it ‘hurt’ to see the manner in which the Springboks suffered a record 38-3 loss to Ireland last Saturday.

‘Boks on brink of implosion’

What the French newspapers are saying on Friday about Saturday’s Test against the Springboks.